Of Mice and Men by John SteinbeckCannery Row by John SteinbeckFlatland by Edwin A. Abbott
World's Greatest Novellas
713 books — 1,438 voters
Blood Meridian, or, the Evening Redness in the West by Cormac McCarthyAll the Pretty Horses by Cormac McCarthyTrue Grit by Charles PortisThe Crossing by Cormac McCarthyNo Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthy
Literary Westerns
282 books — 382 voters

True Grit by Charles PortisBlood Meridian, or, the Evening Redness in the West by Cormac McCarthyAll the Pretty Horses by Cormac McCarthyNo Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthyShane by Jack Schaefer
Best Westerns
1,371 books — 1,492 voters
Hyperion by Dan SimmonsEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardDune by Frank HerbertFoundation by Isaac Asimov
Best Space Opera
1,049 books — 1,700 voters

Ender’s Game by Orson Scott CardDune by Frank HerbertFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyFoundation by Isaac AsimovStranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. Heinlein
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,270 books — 24,515 voters
Scaramouche by Rafael Sabatini
Best Unappreciated Books
4,355 books — 2,186 voters

Killing Rommel by Steven Pressfield
Best World War II History (nonfiction)
676 books — 494 voters
The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre DumasDon Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra
Best Classics Ever Written
480 books — 281 voters

Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by J.K. Rowling1984 by George OrwellAnimal Farm by George OrwellThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienLord of the Flies by William Golding
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,287 books — 118,745 voters
The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre DumasTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeJ.R.R. Tolkien 4-Book Boxed Set by J.R.R. TolkienEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
Best Books Ever
75,305 books — 279,367 voters

Dune by Frank HerbertEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardThe Moon Is a Harsh Mistress by Robert A. HeinleinAll You Zombies and Other Stories by Robert A. HeinleinStarship Troopers by Robert A. Heinlein
Best Science Fiction
3,587 books — 6,840 voters