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
4,439 books — 7,451 voters
Daughter of the Forest by Juliet Marillier
The Best Fairytales and Retellings
2,815 books — 9,158 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
7,889 books — 49,793 voters
Night Watch by Sergei LukyanenkoThe Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
The Best Urban Fantasy
4,409 books — 12,616 voters

Stardust by Neil Gaiman
Magic, Adventure, Romance
2,391 books — 5,170 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
1,174 books — 2,481 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
7,185 books — 28,365 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 — 275 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
13,179 books — 80,266 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
3,095 books — 10,022 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
7,353 books — 15,987 voters
The Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm X
Best American History Books
2,174 books — 2,525 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
1,869 books — 3,614 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
4,365 books — 7,981 voters

Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
My Favourite Historical Romance
1,983 books — 2,162 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 — 761 voters

Kushiel's Dart by Jacqueline Carey
Best "Strong Female" Fantasy Novels
4,564 books — 18,559 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
14,152 books — 11,661 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)
4,346 books — 26,159 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
17,239 books — 17,217 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?
3,905 books — 10,658 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
7,603 books — 25,895 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
1,764 books — 6,930 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
1,228 books — 3,930 voters

The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,583 books — 25,033 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 — 1,503 voters


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