The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins1984 by George Orwell
Top 10 for the Reading Challengers
6,135 books — 4,762 voters
The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee1984 by George OrwellThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Recommended by Reading Challengers
6,234 books — 4,809 voters

Angels & Demons by Dan    BrownThe Da Vinci Code by Dan    BrownThe Shining by Stephen  KingMurder on the Orient Express by Agatha ChristieA Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess
Thrillers
4,837 books — 5,946 voters
Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha ChristieAngels & Demons by Dan    BrownOne Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken KeseyThe Snowman by Jo Nesbø
Best Literary Mysteries
2,646 books — 4,801 voters

The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha ChristieDead Until Dark by Charlaine HarrisFinger Lickin' Fifteen by Janet EvanovichWicked Appetite by Janet EvanovichSizzling Sixteen by Janet Evanovich
Best Cozy Mystery Series
2,728 books — 2,864 voters
Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia OwensBig Little Lies by Liane MoriartyAngels & Demons by Dan    BrownThe Woman in the Window by A.J. FinnThe Snowman by Jo Nesbø
Best Mysteries of the 21st Century
231 books — 285 voters

The Gathering by Kelley ArmstrongThe Calling by Kelley ArmstrongThe Rising by Kelley ArmstrongThe Glass Hotel by Emily St. John Mandel
Best Books Set In British Columbia
24 books — 17 voters
The Girl on the Train by Paula HawkinsBefore I Go to Sleep by S.J. WatsonBig Little Lies by Liane Moriarty
Thrillers You Must Read!
5,149 books — 7,232 voters

One for the Money by Janet EvanovichThe Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha ChristieMurder on the Orient Express by Agatha ChristieDifferent Seasons by Stephen  KingDead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris
Best Crime & Mystery Books
7,430 books — 16,263 voters
Dead Until Dark by Charlaine HarrisBitten by Kelley ArmstrongThe Summoning by Kelley Armstrong
Best Paranormal Romance Series
1,566 books — 12,800 voters

The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankThe Glass Castle by Jeannette WallsInto the Wild by Jon KrakauerA Long Way Gone by Ishmael BeahEducated by Tara Westover
Best Memoir / Biography / Autobiography
6,316 books — 7,043 voters

The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankThe Bell Jar by Sylvia PlathThe Color Purple by Alice Walker
Best Woman-Authored Books
8,662 books — 5,733 voters
The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
The Most Influential Books
1,490 books — 5,294 voters

My Sister's Keeper by Jodi PicoultThe Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants by Ann BrasharesOne for the Money by Janet EvanovichI've Got Your Number by Sophie Kinsella
Best Chick-Lit I've Ever Read
1,502 books — 2,699 voters
The Notebook by Nicholas SparksP.S. I Love You by Cecelia AhernThe Duke and I by Julia Quinn
Romance Books Everyone Should Read
3,303 books — 3,052 voters

Dead Until Dark by Charlaine HarrisDead to the World by Charlaine HarrisClub Dead by Charlaine Harris
The Best Adult Vampire Romance Books
1,248 books — 3,484 voters

The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien
The Book Was Better Than the Movie
1,578 books — 18,686 voters
J.R.R. Tolkien 4-Book Boxed Set by J.R.R. TolkienThe Gunslinger by Stephen  King
The Best Epic Fantasy (fiction)
4,567 books — 26,609 voters

1984 by George OrwellThe Handmaid's Tale by Margaret AtwoodOryx and Crake by Margaret AtwoodThe Gunslinger by Stephen  King
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
3,949 books — 26,316 voters
The Nightingale by Kristin HannahThe Color Purple by Alice WalkerThe Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer
Best Historical Fiction
7,807 books — 26,124 voters

The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankNight by Elie WieselA Man Called Ove by Fredrik BackmanThe Color Purple by Alice Walker
Saddest Books Ever
270 books — 296 voters

Bird Box by Josh MalermanHouse of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski
Best Horror Books of the 21st Century
497 books — 1,259 voters
A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess1984 by George OrwellLord of the Flies by William GoldingFlowers in the Attic by V.C. AndrewsNight by Elie Wiesel
The Most Disturbing Books Ever Written
3,276 books — 11,603 voters


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