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
8,436 books — 24,677 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
3,758 books — 25,989 voters

A New Earth by Eckhart Tolle
Healing & Spirituality
953 books — 1,268 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
1,568 books — 2,119 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
2,398 books — 4,617 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
848 books — 899 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
3,499 books — 5,075 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
31,624 books — 120,428 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
1,561 books — 18,685 voters

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants by Ann Brashares
Best Young Adult Books
13,113 books — 80,181 voters
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis CarrollBrave New World by Aldous Huxley
Best Books Ever
76,443 books — 284,337 voters