Heart of Darkness by Joseph ConradThe Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel HawthorneThe Faerie Queene by Edmund SpenserThe Playboy of the Western World by J.M. Synge
Favorite Poorly Rated Books
1,513 books — 260 voters
Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Lightning Thief by Rick RiordanA Clash of Kings by George R.R. Martin
Most Interesting World
8,058 books — 4,649 voters

A Tale of Two Cities by Charles DickensThe Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel HawthorneThe Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas
Best Historical Fiction
7,270 books — 25,460 voters
Hamlet by William ShakespeareHappy Days by Samuel BeckettIn the Next Room, or the Vibrator Play by Sarah RuhlNoises Off by Michael FraynHenry V by William Shakespeare
Best Play Ever
520 books — 456 voters

The Road by Cormac McCarthyJ.R.R. Tolkien 4-Book Boxed Set by J.R.R. Tolkien
Best Books Ever
75,349 books — 279,514 voters