Munnu by Malik SajadRumours of Spring by Farah Bashir
Kashmir
32 books — 37 voters

One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García MárquezNorwegian Wood by Haruki MurakamiAngels & Demons by Dan    BrownWhere the Wild Things Are by Maurice SendakThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
Around the World One Book from Each Country
1,084 books — 976 voters
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldBreakfast at Tiffany’s and Three Stories by Truman CapoteThe Age of Innocence by Edith WhartonThe Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael ChabonLet the Great World Spin by Colum McCann
Tales of New York City
1,679 books — 1,238 voters

1984 by George OrwellThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryAnimal Farm by George Orwell
1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die
1,336 books — 5,856 voters
Watchmen by Alan             MooreThe Complete Maus by Art SpiegelmanV for Vendetta by Alan             MoorePersepolis by Marjane SatrapiBatman by Alan             Moore
Required Reading Graphic Novels
1,175 books — 2,015 voters

All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony DoerrAtonement by Ian McEwanCatch-22 by Joseph HellerSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael Chabon
WWII Historic Fiction
1,470 books — 1,549 voters

The Call of the Wild by Jack LondonFight Club by Chuck PalahniukThe Merchant of Venice by William ShakespeareCharlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald DahlDeath of a Salesman by Arthur Miller
Best Banned, Censored, and Challenged Books
927 books — 2,381 voters
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark HaddonFlowers for Algernon by Daniel KeyesThe Color Purple by Alice WalkerThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodThe Martian by Andy Weir
Epistolary Fiction
856 books — 849 voters

The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric CarleWhere the Wild Things Are by Maurice SendakGreen Eggs and Ham by Dr. SeussGoodnight Moon by Margaret Wise BrownThe Cat in the Hat by Dr. Seuss
Best Picture Books
3,102 books — 2,008 voters
Maus I by Art SpiegelmanPersepolis by Marjane SatrapiMarch by John             LewisPalestine by Joe SaccoAmerican Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang
History through graphic novels
617 books — 494 voters

The Song of Achilles by Madeline MillerVariations on an Apple by Yoon Ha Lee
Literary Retellings of Greek Myths
103 books — 139 voters
My Brilliant Friend by Elena FerranteThe Complete Persepolis by Marjane SatrapiThe Story of a New Name by Elena FerranteThe Story of the Lost Child by Elena FerranteCome Close by Sappho
Women in Translation
931 books — 305 voters

Nimona by N.D. StevensonFun Home by Alison BechdelThe Complete Persepolis by Marjane SatrapiThe Complete Maus by Art SpiegelmanThrough the Woods by E.M. Carroll
Standalone Graphic Novels
402 books — 81 voters
American Born Chinese by Gene Luen YangBone by Jeff SmithThe Arrival by Shaun TanBill the Boy Wonder by Marc Tyler NoblemanAnya's Ghost by Vera Brosgol
Best Graphic Novels for Children
1,455 books — 1,806 voters

Saga, Volume 1 by Brian K. VaughanThe Fade Out, Vol. 1 by Ed BrubakerThe Fade Out, Vol. 3 by Ed BrubakerChew, Vol. 2 by John LaymanSex Criminals, Vol. 1 by Matt Fraction
Best of Image Comics
386 books — 447 voters

The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael ChabonThe Road by Cormac McCarthyThe History of Love by Nicole KraussAtonement by Ian McEwanThe Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Díaz
Best Literary Fiction of 21st Century
642 books — 279 voters
The Return of the King by J.R.R. TolkienThe Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien1984 by George OrwellOne Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García MárquezThe Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael Chabon
Gilmore Girls Complete Reading List
396 books — 659 voters

Fahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyThe History of Love by Nicole KraussMatilda by Roald DahlThe Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael ChabonWit by Margaret Edson
Books about Books
1,385 books — 1,519 voters
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof by Tennessee WilliamsAnd Tango Makes Three by Justin RichardsonThe Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael ChabonLe bleu est une couleur chaude by Jul MarohAristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz
Best LGBTQIA literature
1,783 books — 2,176 voters

The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael ChabonThe Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki MurakamiThe History of Love by Nicole KraussAtonement by Ian McEwanSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
World War II Fiction
1,399 books — 2,029 voters
The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger1984 by George OrwellLolita by Vladimir NabokovOne Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García MárquezThe Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka
Best Beginning
722 books — 654 voters


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