The Disappearing Spoon by Sam KeanThe Great Influenza by John M. Barry
You Read a Book about What?
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Books That Exceeded Your Expectations
15,252 books — 16,940 voters

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Personal Finance
216 books — 239 voters
Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson
The Most Deserving Newbery
113 books — 2,996 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee1984 by George OrwellBrave New World by Aldous Huxley
I'm glad someone made me read this book
11,081 books — 10,646 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
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32,060 books — 121,867 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee1984 by George OrwellAnimal Farm by George Orwell
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8,082 books — 5,787 voters
And Then There Were None by Agatha ChristieRebecca by Daphne du Maurier
Best Crime & Mystery Books
7,353 books — 15,969 voters

The Lorax by Dr. SeussThe Monster at the End of this Book by Jon StoneAlexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by Judith ViorstAre You My Mother? by P.D. EastmanBridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson
Best Children's Books
5,357 books — 6,745 voters
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsThe Princess Bride by William GoldmanA Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson
Best Humorous Books
4,364 books — 7,980 voters

A Prayer for Owen Meany by John IrvingThe Bridges of Madison County by Robert James WallerLes Misérables by Victor HugoBridge to Terabithia by Katherine PatersonWhere the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls
Books that Made You Cry!
3,357 books — 7,974 voters
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Best cyberpunk books
214 books — 453 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodWuthering Heights by Emily Brontë1984 by George Orwell
AP Literature
220 books — 221 voters
The Giving Tree by Shel SilversteinAlexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by Judith ViorstThe Monster at the End of this Book by Jon StoneCorduroy by Don FreemanWhere the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak
Best children's books EVER
2,129 books — 2,116 voters

The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Bridges of Madison County by Robert James WallerThe Princess Bride by William GoldmanThe Silence of the Lambs by Thomas  HarrisGirl, Interrupted by Susanna Kaysen
The MOVIE was BETTER than the BOOK
1,134 books — 10,099 voters
Les Misérables by Victor HugoThe Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre DumasThe Two Towers by J.R.R. TolkienJurassic Park by Michael CrichtonTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
The Book Was Better Than the Movie
1,577 books — 18,682 voters

A Prayer for Owen Meany by John IrvingThe Handmaid's Tale by Margaret AtwoodBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyOne Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García MárquezEnder’s Game by Orson Scott Card
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,889 books — 49,792 voters
Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine PatersonTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Westing Game by Ellen RaskinThe True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle by Avi
Best Young Adult Books
13,166 books — 80,258 voters