Charlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteLittle House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls WilderWhere the Sidewalk Ends by Shel SilversteinThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienGreen Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss
Favorite books from my childhood
4,420 books — 7,431 voters
Daughter of the Forest by Juliet Marillier
The Best Fairytales and Retellings
2,798 books — 9,156 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeAnne of Green Gables by L.M. MontgomeryTheir Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale HurstonThe Color Purple by Alice WalkerThe Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,899 books — 49,790 voters
Night Watch by Sergei LukyanenkoThe Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
The Best Urban Fantasy
4,411 books — 12,562 voters

Stardust by Neil Gaiman
Magic, Adventure, Romance
2,351 books — 5,141 voters
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall SmithDeath of a Gossip by M.C. BeatonThe Quiche of Death by M.C. Beaton
Cozy Mystery Series - First Book of a Series
1,160 books — 2,473 voters

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingKushiel's Dart by Jacqueline CareyThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonHarry Potter Series Box Set by J.K. RowlingMe Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,186 books — 28,369 voters
I Am Spock by Leonard NimoyI Am Not Spock by Leonard NimoyStar Trek Memories by William ShatnerUp Till Now by William ShatnerTo the Stars by George Takei
Where No Man Has Gone Before
32 books — 34 voters

Star Trek by Rick SternbachI, Q by John de LancieOnce Burned by Peter DavidStar Trek Star Fleet Technical Manual by Franz JosephThe Star Trek Encyclopedia by Michael Okuda
Best Star Trek Books
396 books — 276 voters
Breakfast at Tiffany’s and Three Stories by Truman CapoteJourney to the Center of the Earth by Jules VerneJane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
What books should I read in 2011?
163 books — 42 voters

Artemis Fowl by Eoin ColferCharlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald DahlAnne of Green Gables by L.M. MontgomeryThe Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Best Young Adult Books
13,125 books — 80,192 voters
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. RowlingThe Name of the Wind by Patrick RothfussHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling
Best Fantasy Books of the 21st Century
3,062 books — 9,910 voters

The Alienist by Caleb CarrThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonAnd Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
Best Crime & Mystery Books
7,318 books — 15,642 voters
The Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm X
Best American History Books
2,135 books — 2,502 voters

Six Easy Pieces by Richard P. FeynmanA Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonA Brief History of Time by Stephen W. HawkingCosmos by Carl SaganThe Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins
Best Science Books - Non-Fiction Only
1,838 books — 3,601 voters
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsMe Talk Pretty One Day by David SedarisAmerica (The Book) by Jon   StewartA Walk in the Woods by Bill BrysonDress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim by David Sedaris
Best Humorous Books
4,345 books — 7,947 voters

Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
My Favourite Historical Romance
1,972 books — 2,157 voters
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeA Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonThe Stranger by Albert Camus
Reddit Recommendations
577 books — 762 voters

Kushiel's Dart by Jacqueline Carey
Best "Strong Female" Fantasy Novels
4,489 books — 18,291 voters
Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeAnne of Green Gables by L.M. MontgomeryThe Giving Tree by Shel SilversteinLittle House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder
Read Them Twice...At Least
13,872 books — 11,451 voters

Kushiel's Dart by Jacqueline CareyWizard's First Rule by Terry GoodkindThe Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss
The Best Epic Fantasy (fiction)
4,228 books — 25,819 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëMemoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenWuthering Heights by Emily Brontë
Couldn't Put The Book Down
16,980 books — 16,857 voters

Godless by Ann CoulterMiles to Go by Miley CyrusIf Democrats Had Any Brains, They'd Be Republicans by Ann CoulterSlander by Ann CoulterThe Way Things Ought to Be by Rush Limbaugh
Books I Have No Intention of Reading
1,638 books — 5,990 voters

Charlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteLittle House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls WilderWhere the Sidewalk Ends by Shel SilversteinAnne of Green Gables by L.M. MontgomeryLittle Women by Louisa May Alcott
What Book Got You Hooked?
3,850 books — 10,543 voters
Gone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellA Tale of Two Cities by Charles DickensThe Clan of the Cave Bear by Jean M. Auel
Best Historical Fiction
7,436 books — 25,623 voters

Finger Lickin' Fifteen by Janet EvanovichThe Year of the Flood by Margaret AtwoodTea Time for the Traditionally Built by Alexander McCall SmithZeitoun by Dave EggersThe Strain by Guillermo del Toro
Best Books of 2009
1,766 books — 6,931 voters
Angela’s Ashes by Frank McCourtThe Giving Tree by Shel SilversteinA Child Called "It" by Dave PelzerThe Bell Jar by Sylvia PlathLolita by Vladimir Nabokov
Most Depressing Book of All Time
1,232 books — 3,913 voters

The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,482 books — 24,748 voters
Harry Potter Series Box Set by J.K. RowlingJ.R.R. Tolkien 4-Book Boxed Set by J.R.R. TolkienAnne of Green Gables by L.M. MontgomeryThe Little House Collection by Laura Ingalls WilderThe Complete Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle
The Best Omnibuses and Box Sets
671 books — 1,502 voters


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