Guns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondSapiens by Yuval Noah Harari
Best Science Books - Non-Fiction Only
2,035 books — 3,693 voters
Lone Wolf and Cub, Vol. 1 by Kazuo Koike
Best Manga Book Ever
1,253 books — 3,949 voters

The Dark Elf Trilogy Collector's Edition by R.A. SalvatoreDragonlance Chronicles by Margaret WeisJ.R.R. Tolkien 4-Book Boxed Set by J.R.R. TolkienThe Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien
The Best Epic Fantasy (fiction)
4,885 books — 27,107 voters
Dragonlance Chronicles by Margaret WeisThe Dark Elf Trilogy Collector's Edition by R.A. Salvatore
Best Fantasy Series, Trilogies, and Duologies
2,254 books — 12,298 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeSamarkand by Amin MaaloufAll Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria RemarqueThe Grapes of Wrath by John SteinbeckThe Return of the King by J.R.R. Tolkien
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,801 books — 49,897 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniJane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë1984 by George OrwellThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
Books You Would Recommend to Strangers
13,377 books — 8,877 voters

All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque
Best Books of the Decade: 1920s
758 books — 1,137 voters

Sister Carrie by Theodore DreiserWhite Fang by Jack London
Best Books of the Decade: 1900s
480 books — 867 voters
The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerThe Grapes of Wrath by John SteinbeckSister Carrie by Theodore Dreiser
100 Best American Authors
754 books — 618 voters

Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Best by African Authors
413 books — 224 voters
Little Bee by Chris Cleave
Africa (fiction and nonfiction)
1,916 books — 1,815 voters

Great Expectations by Charles DickensThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerA Tale of Two Cities by Charles DickensThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
Must Read Classics
1,909 books — 4,818 voters
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë1984 by George OrwellGreat Expectations by Charles DickensWuthering Heights by Emily BrontëA Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
Classics Library
634 books — 524 voters

The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëWuthering Heights by Emily BrontëThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
33,247 books — 126,101 voters
1984 by George Orwell
Books That Changed My World
3,292 books — 3,525 voters

Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë
Best Books Ever
80,132 books — 298,574 voters
The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónA Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniThe Da Vinci Code by Dan    BrownAngels & Demons by Dan    Brown
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,208 books — 28,383 voters