The Round House by Louise ErdrichShell Shaker by LeAnne HoweLove Medicine by Louise ErdrichMonkey Beach by Eden RobinsonSmoke Dancing by Eric Gansworth
Native American Fiction
838 books — 641 voters
The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms by N.K. JemisinLilith's Brood by Octavia E. ButlerBloodchild and Other Stories by Octavia E. Butler
Speculative Fiction by Authors of Color
731 books — 477 voters

The Lives of Christopher Chant by Diana Wynne JonesCharmed Life by Diana Wynne Jones
Favourite Diana Wynne Jones
39 books — 389 voters
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan DoyleThe Historian by Elizabeth KostovaThe Beekeeper's Apprentice by Laurie R. KingThe Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor DostoevskyThe Interpretation of Murder by Jed Rubenfeld
Best Literary Mysteries
2,555 books — 4,616 voters

Fairy Tale Retellings: Hidden Gems
587 books — 732 voters
Interview with the Vampire by Anne RiceOf Love and Shadows by Isabel AllendeVittorio by Anne RiceHowards End by E.M. ForsterFive Complete Hercule Poirot Novels by Agatha Christie
When Bad Covers Happen to Good Books
213 books — 138 voters

The Sandman, Vol. 1 by Neil GaimanInterview with the Vampire by Anne RiceThe Witching Hour by Anne RiceThe Graveyard Book by Neil GaimanThe Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Best Books to Read for Halloween
1,176 books — 1,248 voters
The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories by Angela CarterThe Princess Bride by William GoldmanStardust by Neil GaimanWicked by Gregory MaguireHowl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones
The Best Fairytales and Retellings
2,797 books — 9,155 voters

Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna ClarkeStardust by Neil GaimanSunshine by Robin McKinley
Mythopoeic Fantasy Award Winners
84 books — 271 voters
Sunshine by Robin McKinleyDead Until Dark by Charlaine HarrisThe Witching Hour by Anne Rice
Vampires and Werewolves and Witches...Oh My!
1,948 books — 2,999 voters

Sabriel by Garth NixHowl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne JonesHis Dark Materials by Philip PullmanWicked by Gregory Maguire
Best "Strong Female" Fantasy Novels
4,474 books — 18,275 voters
Sunshine by Robin McKinleyFledgling by Octavia E. ButlerThe Historian by Elizabeth KostovaLet the Right One In by John Ajvide LindqvistInterview with the Vampire by Anne Rice
Best Adult Vampire Books
1,786 books — 4,921 voters

The Sandman, Vol. 7 by Neil GaimanThe Sandman, Vol. 5 by Neil GaimanThe Sandman, Vol. 8 by Neil GaimanThe Sandman, Vol. 9 by Neil GaimanThe Sandman, Vol. 4 by Neil Gaiman
Required Reading Graphic Novels
1,173 books — 2,013 voters
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna ClarkeThe Sandman, Vol. 1 by Neil GaimanRiddle-Master by Patricia A. McKillipAmerican Gods by Neil GaimanCharmed Life by Diana Wynne Jones
Best Fantasy Books
1,681 books — 1,986 voters

The Yellow Wall-Paper by Charlotte Perkins GilmanThe Bloody Chamber and Other Stories by Angela CarterJane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
Best Feminist Fiction
1,499 books — 2,672 voters
Grendel by John GardnerDarkly Dreaming Dexter by Jeff LindsayThe Vampire Lestat by Anne RiceDracula by Bram StokerHannibal by Thomas  Harris
Rooting for the Bad Guy
683 books — 1,466 voters

On Liberty by John Stuart MillWuthering Heights by Emily BrontëThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark TwainCrime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky
Best Books of the 19th Century
1,704 books — 6,876 voters
On Liberty by John Stuart MillOn The Revolutions of Heavenly Spheres by Nicolaus CopernicusParadise Lost by John MiltonThe Epic of Gilgamesh by AnonymousThus Spoke Zarathustra by Friedrich Nietzsche
The Most Influential Books
1,461 books — 5,286 voters

The Ultimate Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsMiddlemarch by George EliotHis Dark Materials by Philip PullmanGood Omens by Terry PratchettLeaves of Grass by Walt Whitman
Best Books Ever
76,544 books — 284,726 voters
Jane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëLes Misérables by Victor Hugo
Big Fat Books Worth the Effort
1,874 books — 6,997 voters

Wuthering Heights by Emily BrontëThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar WildeMacbeth by William ShakespeareWatchmen by Alan             MooreSweeney Todd by Stephen Sondheim
Best Anti-heroes in Books
600 books — 430 voters

Hamlet by William ShakespeareMacbeth by William ShakespeareA Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee WilliamsThe Crucible by Arthur MillerWaiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett
Best Plays Ever
854 books — 1,129 voters
The Hanged Man by Francesca Lia Block
YA Eating Disorder Fiction
168 books — 520 voters

Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare
YA Novels of 2010
568 books — 2,949 voters
City of Bones by Cassandra ClareDead Until Dark by Charlaine HarrisCry Wolf by Patricia BriggsClub Dead by Charlaine Harris
Best Paranormal Romance/Urban Fantasy
1,385 books — 2,169 voters

The Sun Also Rises by Ernest HemingwayCat on a Hot Tin Roof by Tennessee WilliamsA Moveable Feast by Ernest HemingwayOn the Road by Jack KerouacFinn by Jon Clinch
Drunken Masters
281 books — 376 voters
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark TwainMidnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John BerendtThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsGood Omens by Terry Pratchett
Books that Make you Laugh
3,499 books — 5,076 voters


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