The Shining by Stephen  King’Salem’s Lot by Stephen  KingDracula by Bram StokerMisery by Stephen  KingCarrie by Stephen  King
Best Horror Novels
1,984 books — 5,447 voters
Dracula by Bram StokerJurassic Park by Michael Crichton
Most Interesting World
8,086 books — 4,736 voters

The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne CollinsThe Glass Hotel by Emily St. John Mandel
Can't Wait Books of 2020
1,121 books — 2,487 voters
Recursion by Blake Crouch
Mystery & Thriller 2019
246 books — 562 voters

1984 by George OrwellThe Road by Cormac McCarthyThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodAnimal Farm by George OrwellMisery by Stephen  King
The Most Disturbing Books Ever Written
3,191 books — 11,287 voters

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingAnimal Farm by George Orwell1984 by George OrwellThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankDracula by Bram Stoker
Works of Pure Genius
727 books — 577 voters

The Martian Chronicles by Ray BradburyThe Complete Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan DoyleThe Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan DoyleI, Robot by Isaac Asimov
Collections of Short Stories
2,894 books — 2,039 voters
Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
Best Quirky Dark Novels
131 books — 174 voters

The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonThe Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg LarssonThe Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest by Stieg LarssonThe Da Vinci Code by Dan    BrownAngels & Demons by Dan    Brown
Thrillers You Must Read!
4,719 books — 6,567 voters

Somewhere In Time by Richard MathesonSophie’s Choice by William StyronThe First Four Years by Laura Ingalls WilderJaws by Peter BenchleyThe Amityville Horror by Jay Anson
Best Books of the Decade: 1970s
1,946 books — 1,880 voters
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling
Top 10 for the Reading Challengers
5,967 books — 4,183 voters

Dracula by Bram StokerFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyThe Phantom of the Opera by Gaston LerouxThe Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington IrvingThe Raven by Edgar Allan Poe
Best Books to Read for Halloween
1,176 books — 1,250 voters
Somewhere In Time by Richard MathesonA Christmas Carol by Charles DickensThe Time Machine by H.G. WellsLightning by Dean Koontz
The Best Time Travel Books of All Time
817 books — 1,688 voters

The Complete Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan DoyleA Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan DoyleThe Secret of the Old Clock by Carolyn KeeneThe Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan Doyle
Best Crime & Mystery Books
7,306 books — 15,547 voters
The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel HawthorneThe Phantom of the Opera by Gaston LerouxFatherland by Robert   HarrisLittle House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder
Best Historical Fiction
7,392 books — 25,577 voters

The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank1984 by George OrwellHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingAnimal Farm by George OrwellThe Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
100 Books to Read in a Lifetime: Readers' Picks
15,172 books — 17,435 voters
The Time Machine by H.G. WellsA Christmas Carol by Charles DickensSomewhere In Time by Richard MathesonLightning by Dean KoontzHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling
Best Time Travel Fiction
1,957 books — 5,244 voters

Fahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyBrave New World by Aldous Huxley
There Ought to be a Band
2,436 books — 1,105 voters

A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens1984 by George OrwellThe Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan DoyleThe Complete Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan DoylePygmalion by George Bernard Shaw
London Calling
1,229 books — 642 voters
1984 by George OrwellThe War of the Worlds by H.G. WellsThe Road by Cormac McCarthyThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsCatching Fire by Suzanne Collins
Post Apocalyptic
252 books — 306 voters

Jurassic Park by Michael CrichtonThe Lost World by Michael CrichtonThe Time Machine by H.G. WellsDracula by Bram StokerThe Lost World by Arthur Conan Doyle
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,351 books — 24,663 voters
Fatal Vision by Joe McGinnissSmall Sacrifices by Ann RuleThe Stranger Beside Me by Ann Rule
True Crime
726 books — 607 voters

Fatal Vision by Joe McGinnissThe Stranger Beside Me by Ann RuleThe I-5 Killer by Ann RuleSmall Sacrifices by Ann RuleThe Cases That Haunt Us by John E. Douglas
Best True Crime
1,344 books — 1,885 voters
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingThe Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,189 books — 28,380 voters


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