The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryThe Poisonwood Bible by Barbara KingsolverThe Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls
100 Books to Read in a Lifetime: Readers' Picks
15,699 books — 18,078 voters
The Giver by Lois Lowry
Bad Endings
167 books — 192 voters

The Miracle Worker by William  GibsonMadam Secretary by Madeleine K. AlbrightThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
Female Biographies
1,251 books — 413 voters
The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyPossession by A.S. Byatt
Stories For Book Lovers
8,418 books — 8,519 voters

The Feminine Mystique by Betty FriedanWild Swans by Jung ChangThe Namesake by Jhumpa LahiriDelta of Venus by Anaïs NinRebecca by Daphne du Maurier
Jezebel's Books All Women Should Read
772 books — 1,399 voters
Middlesex by Jeffrey EugenidesThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsLife of Pi by Yann MartelAngela's Ashes by Frank McCourt
Best Books Ever
77,133 books — 287,332 voters

The English Patient by Michael OndaatjeGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellShōgun by James ClavellThe Clan of the Cave Bear by Jean M. Auel
Best Historical Fiction
7,574 books — 25,847 voters
The Bourne Identity by Robert LudlumJaws by Peter Benchley
The MOVIE was BETTER than the BOOK
1,134 books — 10,099 voters

Sacajawea by Anna Lee Waldo
Thickest Books Ever
889 books — 2,487 voters
Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'DellPippi Longstocking by Astrid LindgrenCharlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald DahlHeidi by Johanna SpyriThe Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Best Young Adult Books
13,163 books — 80,244 voters

The Bridge of San Luis Rey by Thornton WilderTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryAtlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,886 books — 49,791 voters
The Pilot's Wife by Anita Shreve
The Worst Books of All Time
8,096 books — 19,873 voters

Middlesex by Jeffrey EugenidesLife of Pi by Yann MartelThe Glass Castle by Jeannette WallsThe Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri
Best Books of the 21st Century
9,850 books — 22,164 voters
Middlesex by Jeffrey EugenidesLife of Pi by Yann MartelThree Cups of Tea by Greg MortensonThe Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk KiddThe Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,187 books — 28,369 voters