The Thorn Birds by Colleen McCulloughA Town Like Alice by Nevil ShutePicnic at Hanging Rock by Joan LindsayThe Secret River by Kate GrenvilleA Fortunate Life by A.B. Facey
Historical fiction: Australia
224 books — 105 voters
Crime and Punishment by Fyodor DostoevskyAnna Karenina by Leo TolstoyOne Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich by Aleksandr SolzhenitsynDoctor Zhivago by Boris PasternakThe Gulag Archipelago 1918–1956 by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
Russian Social History
292 books — 87 voters

Wild Swans by Jung Chang1Q84 by Haruki MurakamiThe White Tiger by Aravind AdigaThe Orphan Master's Son by Adam  JohnsonThe God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy
Best Books on Asia
997 books — 819 voters
Norwegian Wood by Haruki MurakamiThe Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki MurakamiKafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami
Best Japanese Books
772 books — 3,250 voters

Under the Volcano by Malcolm Lowry
Most Difficult Novels
589 books — 2,042 voters
11/22/63 by Stephen  KingThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.Timeline by Michael Crichton
The Best Time Travel Books of All Time
823 books — 1,698 voters

Crime and Punishment by Fyodor DostoevskyPerfume by Patrick SüskindThe Woman in White by Wilkie CollinsShutter Island by Dennis Lehane
Best Historical Mystery
2,082 books — 4,543 voters
The Joy Luck Club by Amy TanThe Namesake by Jhumpa LahiriThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniInterpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa LahiriAngela’s Ashes by Frank McCourt
Immigrant Experience Literature
1,011 books — 1,452 voters

Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury1984 by George Orwell
Books That Make You Think
130 books — 98 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeePride and Prejudice by Jane Austen1984 by George OrwellLord of the Flies by William GoldingWuthering Heights by Emily Brontë
1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die
1,320 books — 5,847 voters

Interview with the Vampire by Anne RiceI Am Legend and Other Stories by Richard MathesonThe Hunger by Whitley Strieber
Best Adult Vampire Books
1,786 books — 4,921 voters
Perdido Street Station by China MiévilleThe Time Machine by H.G. Wells
Best Steampunk Books
1,248 books — 4,093 voters

1984 by George OrwellBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyThe Handmaid's Tale by Margaret AtwoodLord of the Flies by William Golding
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
3,762 books — 26,013 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Prince of Tides by Pat ConroyThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
Quirky Southern Fiction
970 books — 1,907 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeHarry Potter Series Box Set by J.K. Rowling
most inspiring books for young adults
86 books — 22 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardCoraline by Neil GaimanLord of the Flies by William GoldingThe Princess Bride by William Goldman
Best Young Adult Books
13,114 books — 80,184 voters

Ender’s Game by Orson Scott CardFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyDo Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. DickThe Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury
Best Science Fiction
3,658 books — 6,994 voters
The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerThe Time Machine by H.G. Wells11/22/63 by Stephen  KingThe Forever War by Joe Haldeman
Best Time Travel Fiction
1,967 books — 5,252 voters

Old Man's War by John ScalziThe Road by Cormac McCarthyNever Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century
1,214 books — 8,962 voters
The Thorn Birds by Colleen McCulloughA Town Like Alice by Nevil ShutePicnic at Hanging Rock by Joan LindsayThe Secret River by Kate GrenvilleA Fortunate Life by A.B. Facey
Best Modern Australian Literature
562 books — 670 voters

Magician by Raymond E. FeistA Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinThe Name of the Wind by Patrick RothfussThe Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. LewisThe Warded Man by Peter V. Brett
The Best Epic Fantasy (fiction)
4,208 books — 25,801 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeLord of the Flies by William GoldingMacbeth by William ShakespeareThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerCharlotte’s Web by E.B. White
Best School Assigned Books
765 books — 2,061 voters

Notes from a Small Island by Bill BrysonA Year in Provence by Peter MayleJourney Across Tibet by Sorrel WilbyWithout Reservations by Alice SteinbachA Thousand Days in Venice by Marlena de Blasi
Best Traveling Vicariously
2,132 books — 1,855 voters
Catch-22 by Joseph HellerAnimal Farm by George OrwellThe Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar WildeScoop by Evelyn WaughRiotous Assembly by Tom Sharpe
Best Satires
305 books — 363 voters

Mao's Last Dancer by Li CunxinWild Swans by Jung Chang
Chinese Literature
321 books — 150 voters
Wild Swans by Jung Chang
Best books to read about China
173 books — 106 voters

Saving Fish from Drowning by Amy TanThe Perfect Hostage by Justin Wintle
Myanmar/Burma
147 books — 74 voters
The God of Small Things by Arundhati RoyThe Inheritance of Loss by Kiran Desai
South Asian Fiction by Women
183 books — 163 voters

The God of Small Things by Arundhati RoyThe White Tiger by Aravind AdigaA Suitable Boy by Vikram SethThe Inheritance of Loss by Kiran Desai
Best Indian Fiction Books
914 books — 2,423 voters
East of Eden by John SteinbeckLolita by Vladimir NabokovLord of the Flies by William GoldingEnder’s Game by Orson Scott Card
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,899 books — 49,784 voters


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