Contact by Carl SaganI, Robot by Isaac AsimovA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyFahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,704 books — 25,657 voters
1984 by George OrwellBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyThe Giver by Lois LowryThe Supernaturalist by Eoin Colfer
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
3,980 books — 26,587 voters

A New Earth by Eckhart Tolle
Healing & Spirituality
996 books — 1,360 voters

The Dharma Bums by Jack KerouacOn the Road by Jack KerouacThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger1984 by George OrwellBrave New World by Aldous Huxley
Cult Classics
1,576 books — 2,133 voters
Twenties Girl by Sophie KinsellaBridget Jones’s Diary by Helen FieldingThe Devil Wears Prada by Lauren WeisbergerSummer Sisters by Judy Blume
Favorite Chick-Lit
2,412 books — 4,625 voters

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis CarrollA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleThe Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test by Tom WolfeTrainspotting by Irvine Welsh
Trippy Books
855 books — 909 voters
Bridget Jones’s Diary by Helen FieldingThe Bad Beginning by Lemony SnicketThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerConfessions of a Shopaholic by Sophie KinsellaAngus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging by Louise Rennison
Books that Make you Laugh
3,516 books — 5,218 voters

Phèdre by Jean RacineThe Princess Diaries by Meg CabotTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
32,507 books — 123,732 voters
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. RowlingEragon by Christopher PaoliniElla Enchanted by Gail Carson LevineHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. RowlingHoles by Louis Sachar
The Book Was Better Than the Movie
1,579 books — 18,688 voters

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants by Ann Brashares
Best Young Adult Books
13,189 books — 80,422 voters
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis CarrollBrave New World by Aldous Huxley
Best Books Ever
78,132 books — 291,294 voters