All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria RemarqueBirdsong by Sebastian FaulksThe Regeneration Trilogy by Pat BarkerA Very Long Engagement by Sébastien JaprisotPrivate Peaceful by Michael Morpurgo
Best World War I Fiction
152 books — 184 voters
The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryThe Grapes of Wrath by John SteinbeckThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,889 books — 49,808 voters

A Lesson Before Dying by Ernest J. GainesOne L by Scott TurowSnow Falling on Cedars by David GutersonThe Trial by Franz KafkaThe Innocent Man by John Grisham
ABA 30/30
36 books — 9 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingLittle Women by Louisa May AlcottCharlotte’s Web by E.B. White
100 Books to Read in a Lifetime: Readers' Picks
15,788 books — 18,390 voters

Team of Rivals by Doris Kearns GoodwinA People’s History of the United States by Howard ZinnFounding Brothers by Joseph J. EllisUndaunted Courage by Stephen E. AmbroseThe Path to Power by Robert A. Caro
Best American History Books
2,208 books — 2,605 voters
The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. LewisWuthering Heights by Emily BrontëRomeo and Juliet by William ShakespeareJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëAnne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery
Best Books Ever
77,908 books — 290,620 voters

The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Giver by Lois LowryTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeHoles by Louis Sachar
Best Young Adult Books
13,246 books — 80,358 voters
Ender’s Game by Orson Scott CardBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyThe Giver by Lois LowrySlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.The Stand by Stephen  King
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,684 books — 25,332 voters

The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall SmithThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonStill Life by Louise PennyPresumed Innocent by Scott TurowTears of the Giraffe by Alexander McCall Smith
Best Detective/Mystery Series
2,291 books — 2,495 voters
The Book Thief by Markus ZusakA Tale of Two Cities by Charles DickensGirl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy ChevalierThe Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel HawthorneLonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry
Best Historical Fiction
7,817 books — 26,123 voters

Shot in the Heart by Mikal GilmoreIn Cold Blood by Truman Capote
Top Ten True Crime Books
21 books — 16 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankAnimal Farm by George OrwellThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryRomeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
32,413 books — 123,454 voters
The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankNight by Elie WieselThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakNumber the Stars by Lois LowryThe Hiding Place by Corrie ten Boom
Well-Written Holocaust Books
909 books — 2,927 voters