Romeo and Juliet by William ShakespeareA Midsummer Night’s Dream by William ShakespeareThe Prince by Niccolò MachiavelliMuch Ado About Nothing by William ShakespeareAs You Like It by William Shakespeare
Best Books of the 16th Century
192 books — 544 voters
Hamlet by William ShakespeareMacbeth by William ShakespeareParadise Lost by John MiltonKing Lear by William ShakespeareShakespeare's Sonnets by William Shakespeare
Best Books of the 17th Century
326 books — 705 voters

U.S. Constitution (Saddlewire) by Founding FathersThe Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward GibbonA Modest Proposal and Other Satirical Works by Jonathan SwiftAn Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations by Adam SmithCommon Sense by Thomas Paine
Best Books of the 18th Century
375 books — 1,009 voters
Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëLittle Women by Louisa May AlcottThe Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar WildeThe Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Best Books of the 19th Century
1,705 books — 6,881 voters

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryThe Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,899 books — 49,790 voters
The Help by Kathryn StockettThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Glass Castle by Jeannette WallsSnow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See
Best Books of the 21st Century
9,849 books — 22,081 voters

The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankInto Thin Air by Jon KrakauerInto the Wild by Jon KrakauerIn Cold Blood by Truman CapoteFast Food Nation by Eric Schlosser
Must Read Non-Fiction
5,272 books — 4,494 voters
The Fault in Our Stars by John GreenHoles by Louis SacharThe Outsiders by S.E. HintonTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
Best Young Adult Books
13,139 books — 80,217 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeePride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldLittle Women by Louisa May Alcott
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,848 books — 121,085 voters

The Fault in Our Stars by John GreenSpeak by Laurie Halse AndersonThe Outsiders by S.E. HintonThe Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants by Ann BrasharesStargirl by Jerry Spinelli
Best Young Adult Realistic Novels
2,674 books — 12,178 voters
Bridget Jones's Diary by Helen FieldingThe Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants by Ann BrasharesThe Second Summer of the Sisterhood by Ann BrasharesCharlotte’s Web by E.B. WhitePride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
I Own the Movie and the Book!
101 books — 22 voters

Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryLittle Women by Louisa May Alcott
Best Books Ever
76,762 books — 285,657 voters