One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García MárquezThe Lovely Bones by Alice SeboldFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyLittle Women by Louisa May AlcottThe Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien
Best Books Ever
77,823 books — 290,348 voters
Animal Farm by George OrwellThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyThe Alchemist by Paulo CoelhoOne Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
32,375 books — 123,381 voters

One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García MárquezFahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury1984 by George OrwellAnimal Farm by George Orwell
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,888 books — 49,803 voters
Cinder by Marissa MeyerThe Selection by Kiera CassPoison Study by Maria V. Snyder
Books That Should Be Made Into Movies
32,448 books — 69,705 voters

American Gods by Neil GaimanThe Metamorphosis by Franz KafkaAnnihilation by Jeff VandermeerNeverwhere by Neil GaimanThe Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman
Best Weird Fiction Books
1,219 books — 1,158 voters
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. RowlingMemoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenA Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinHarry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling
Best Books of the Decade: 1990s
3,156 books — 3,680 voters

A Dance with Dragons by George R.R. MartinThe Wise Man's Fear by Patrick RothfussAnd the Mountains Echoed by Khaled HosseiniThe Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil GaimanReady Player One by Ernest Cline
Best Books of the Decade: 2010s
7,719 books — 14,317 voters
Siddhartha by Hermann HesseThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienLittle Women by Louisa May AlcottThe Origin of Species by Charles DarwinThe Republic by Plato
The Most Influential Books
1,489 books — 5,293 voters

Fahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyThe Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. TolkienAmerican Gods by Neil GaimanThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,675 books — 25,206 voters
Animal Farm by George OrwellSiddhartha by Hermann Hesse
World's Greatest Novellas
726 books — 1,457 voters

A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin
Best "Strong Female" Fantasy Novels
4,712 books — 18,942 voters
A Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinThe Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss
The Best Epic Fantasy (fiction)
4,542 books — 26,603 voters

And Then There Were None by Agatha ChristieThe Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie
Best Crime & Mystery Books
7,412 books — 16,247 voters
And Then There Were None by Agatha ChristieMurder on the Orient Express by Agatha ChristieThe Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha ChristieA Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinCity of Bones by Cassandra Clare
Best Twists
8,553 books — 9,294 voters

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Lightning Thief by Rick RiordanCity of Bones by Cassandra ClareThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsDivergent by Veronica Roth
Best Young Adult Books
13,244 books — 80,340 voters