Watchmen by Alan             MooreThe Complete Maus by Art SpiegelmanThe Complete Persepolis by Marjane SatrapiBatman by Neil GaimanHellboy, Vol. 3 by Mike Mignola
Required Reading Graphic Novels
1,175 books — 2,019 voters

Twenty Love Poems and a Song of Despair by Pablo NerudaLe Monogramme by Odysseas ElytisBook of Longing by Leonard CohenAriel by Sylvia PlathShakespeare's Sonnets by William Shakespeare
Best Poetry Books
3,021 books — 2,510 voters
The Prophet by Kahlil GibranJonathan Livingston Seagull by Richard BachThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryNot Just Yet. Egypt 2011 by Mohamed Abdel-MaksoudThe Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein
Inspiring Books
4,820 books — 3,579 voters

Not Just Yet. Egypt 2011 by Mohamed Abdel-Maksoud
Best Egyptian Historical Fiction
197 books — 444 voters
Not Just Yet. Egypt 2011 by Mohamed Abdel-Maksoud
For a Better Egypt
178 books — 114 voters

Not Just Yet. Egypt 2011 by Mohamed Abdel-Maksoud
Best Egyptian Books
288 books — 883 voters
Battle Royale by Koushun TakamiThe Handmaid's Tale by Margaret AtwoodCloud Atlas by David  MitchellNever Let Me Go by Kazuo IshiguroThe Trial by Franz Kafka
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
3,938 books — 26,194 voters

Paradise Kiss, Vol. 1 by Ai Yazawaアオハライド 1 [Ao Haru Ride 1] by Io SakisakaOrange 1 by Ichigo Takano蛍火の杜へ [Hotarubi no Mori e] by Yuki MidorikawaKodocha by Miho Obana
Great Romance Manga Reads!
337 books — 674 voters
Paradise Kiss, Vol. 1 by Ai Yazawa蛍火の杜へ [Hotarubi no Mori e] by Yuki MidorikawaBeast Master, Vol. 1 by Kyousuke MotomiKiss/Hug, Vol. 01 by Kako Mitsukiキミはガールフレンド [Kimi wa Girlfriend] by Maki Minami
Best Short Manga Series
103 books — 55 voters

The Housekeeper and the Professor by Yōko OgawaBattle Royale by Koushun TakamiKitchen by Banana YoshimotoNorwegian Wood by Haruki MurakamiSilence by Shūsaku Endō
Best Japanese Books
776 books — 3,253 voters
The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Golden Compass by Philip PullmanTigana by Guy Gavriel KayDune by Frank HerbertThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
Best Fantasy World
1,673 books — 2,006 voters

Cloud Atlas by David  MitchellNumber9Dream by David  MitchellThe Bone Clocks by David  MitchellThe Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet by David  MitchellBlack Swan Green by David  Mitchell
David Mitchell
11 books — 105 voters
Skip Beat!, Vol. 1 by Yoshiki NakamuraKodocha by Miho Obanaアオハライド 1 [Ao Haru Ride 1] by Io SakisakaOrange 1 by Ichigo Takanoとなりの怪物くん 1 [Tonari no Kaibutsu-kun 1] by Robico
Favorite Shoujo Manga
487 books — 1,719 voters

Skip Beat!, Vol. 1 by Yoshiki NakamuraOuran High School Host Club, Vol. 1 by Bisco HatoriFruits Basket by Natsuki TakayaBeast Master, Vol. 1 by Kyousuke Motomi
Best Manga of All Time
538 books — 1,000 voters
The Last Temptation of Christ by Nikos KazantzakisThe Third Wedding by Costas TaktsisChrist Recrucified by Nikos KazantzakisΤα πλοία δεν άραξαν by Menelaos LountemisΕρωτόκριτος by Vitsentzos Kornaros
Favourite Greek Books
409 books — 375 voters

Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenWomen in Love by D.H. LawrenceJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienPersuasion by Jane Austen
Best British and Irish Literature
1,173 books — 1,111 voters
Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëEmma by Jane AustenPippi Longstocking by Astrid Lindgren
Best Female Lead Characters
4,888 books — 5,929 voters

Favorite Historical Romance Novels
3,443 books — 6,059 voters