Life After Life by Kate Atkinson
World War II England
484 books — 198 voters
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann ShafferBridget Jones’s Diary by Helen FieldingLes Liaisons dangereuses by Pierre Choderlos de LaclosThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon
Epistolary Fiction
855 books — 848 voters

Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia WoolfA Single Man by Christopher Isherwood
A Single Day
141 books — 105 voters
Les Liaisons dangereuses by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos
Best Anti-heroes in Books
600 books — 430 voters

Dangerous Liaisons by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos
Fictional Crushes
636 books — 578 voters
The Three Sisters by Anton Chekhov
Best Russian Literature
513 books — 2,280 voters

Little Dorrit by Charles Dickens
I Will Make Myself Read These!
35 books — 44 voters

Thérèse Raquin by Émile ZolaLes Liaisons dangereuses by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos
Classic French Literature
344 books — 255 voters
Thérèse Raquin by Émile ZolaLes Liaisons dangereuses by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos
Best French Literature
873 books — 1,573 voters

A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William ShakespeareAs You Like It by William Shakespeare
Best of William Shakespeare
103 books — 1,239 voters
The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar WildeA Midsummer Night’s Dream by William ShakespeareMrs. Dalloway by Virginia WoolfThe Iliad by Homer
Books to be Savored
277 books — 94 voters

Giovanni’s Room by James Baldwin
Best of James Baldwin
27 books — 83 voters
Giovanni’s Room by James BaldwinA Single Man by Christopher IsherwoodFingersmith by Sarah Waters
Best Gay Fiction
2,664 books — 3,868 voters

North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell
Best Books of the 19th Century
1,704 books — 6,876 voters
North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell
Victorian Novels
214 books — 506 voters

North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell
Victoriana
89 books — 53 voters
North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell
Books to Read On a Rainy Day
766 books — 453 voters

Of Mice and Men by John SteinbeckSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerThe Iliad by HomerThe Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,657 books — 120,522 voters
Hamlet by William ShakespeareMacbeth by William ShakespeareNorth and South by Elizabeth Gaskell
Books With Unforgettable Characters
9,435 books — 8,429 voters