A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisAlice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis CarrollLittle Women by Louisa May AlcottTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Favorite books from my childhood
4,453 books — 7,552 voters
Fragile Things by Neil GaimanThe Martian Chronicles by Ray BradburyThe Wind's Twelve Quarters by Ursula K. Le GuinThe Compass Rose by Ursula K. Le GuinMagic for Beginners by Kelly Link
Best Fantasy Short Story Collections
526 books — 294 voters

In the Woods by Tana FrenchPossession by A.S. ByattSpecial Topics in Calamity Physics by Marisha PesslThe Club Dumas by Arturo Pérez-ReverteSmilla's Sense of Snow by Peter Høeg
Best Literary Mysteries
2,616 books — 4,730 voters
Jane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëWuthering Heights by Emily BrontëRebecca by Daphne du MaurierThe Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson
Best Gothic Books of All Time
621 books — 3,541 voters

The Sandman, Vol. 1 by Neil GaimanFun Home by Alison BechdelFables, Vol. 1 by Bill Willingham
500 Essential Graphic Novels
940 books — 864 voters
The Blind Assassin by Margaret AtwoodNever Let Me Go by Kazuo IshiguroThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerFun Home by Alison BechdelThe Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,217 books — 28,368 voters

A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan
2011 Tournament of Books
16 books — 117 voters
The Sandman, Vol. 1 by Neil GaimanTitus Groan by Mervyn PeakeNight Watch by Sergei LukyanenkoDracula by Bram StokerThe Golden by Lucius Shepard
Quality Dark Fiction
2,569 books — 3,276 voters

Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn
The Worst Books of All Time
8,095 books — 19,875 voters
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki MurakamiKafka on the Shore by Haruki MurakamiOut by Natsuo KirinoA Wild Sheep Chase by Haruki MurakamiDance Dance Dance by Haruki Murakami
Best Japanese Books
776 books — 3,251 voters

In the Cities of Coin and Spice by Catherynne M. ValenteFables, Vol. 9 by Bill WillinghamThen We Came to the End by Joshua Ferris
Best Books of 2007
1,115 books — 991 voters
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenAlice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis CarrollLittle, Big by John Crowley
Favorite Books
14,834 books — 10,362 voters

’Salem’s Lot by Stephen  KingThe Golden by Lucius ShepardCarrion Comfort by Dan SimmonsSunshine by Robin McKinley
Best Adult Vampire Books
1,813 books — 4,944 voters
The Sound and the Fury by William FaulknerTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeAs I Lay Dying by William FaulknerThe Heart Is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullersGone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
Best Southern Books
835 books — 747 voters

The Cipher by Kathe KojaDracula by Bram Stoker’Salem’s Lot by Stephen  KingThe Haunting of Hill House by Shirley JacksonGhost Story by Peter Straub
Best Horror Novels
2,099 books — 5,477 voters
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleThe Martian Chronicles by Ray BradburyNever Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,602 books — 25,100 voters

The Sandman, Vol. 1 by Neil GaimanWatchmen by Alan             MooreFables, Vol. 1 by Bill Willingham
Best Graphic Novels
3,455 books — 6,776 voters