The Silmarillion by J.R.R. TolkienThe Sound and the Fury by William FaulknerThe Tale of Genji by Murasaki ShikibuLorna Doone by R.D. BlackmoreThe Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Díaz
Abandoned Books
1,464 books — 1,464 voters
Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. LewisJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëThe Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien
Books I Will Never Forget
11,053 books — 7,888 voters

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Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,188 books — 28,370 voters
Kristin Lavransdatter by Sigrid UndsetQuo Vadis by Henryk SienkiewiczDeath Comes for the Archbishop by Willa Cather
Best Historical Fiction
7,487 books — 25,679 voters