Angela’s Ashes by Frank McCourtDubliners by James JoycePaddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha by Roddy DoyleBrooklyn by Colm Tóibín
Best Irish Books
686 books — 603 voters
Dubliners by James JoyceAngela’s Ashes by Frank McCourtDracula by Bram StokerPaddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha by Roddy DoyleA Modest Proposal by Jonathan Swift
Best Irish Literature
632 books — 719 voters

The Complete Stories by Flannery O'ConnorBark by Lorrie MooreThe Assassination of Margaret Thatcher by Hilary Mantel
Women's Short Stories
611 books — 39 voters
Ten Men Dead by David BeresfordWritings from Prison by Bobby SandsBreakfast on Pluto by Patrick McCabeThe Lieutenant of Inishmore by Martin McDonaghSay Nothing by Patrick Radden Keefe
Books about the Northern Irish Troubles
119 books — 57 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeFried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie FlaggCat on a Hot Tin Roof by Tennessee WilliamsThe Sound and the Fury by William FaulknerWise Blood by Flannery O'Connor
Deep South
54 books — 26 voters
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis CarrollThe Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark TwainDaisy Miller by Henry James
Best Books of the Decade: 1870s
258 books — 345 voters

The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar WildeDracula by Bram StokerThe Yellow Wall-Paper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Best Books of the Decade: 1890s
466 books — 499 voters
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
Best Books of the Decade: 1880s
377 books — 410 voters

The Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan Doyle
Best Books of the Decade: 1900s
466 books — 853 voters
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldThe Sound and the Fury by William Faulkner
Best Books of the Decade: 1920s
764 books — 1,130 voters

Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
Best Books of the Decade: 1930s
904 books — 1,253 voters
The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryThe Stranger by Albert CamusA Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee WilliamsThe Heart Is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullersCannery Row by John Steinbeck
Best Books of the Decade: 1940s
819 books — 1,142 voters

Fahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyCharlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteNight by Elie WieselThe Crucible by Arthur MillerThe Cat in the Hat by Dr. Seuss
Best Books of the Decade: 1950s
1,181 books — 1,508 voters
The World According to Garp by John IrvingBreakfast of Champions by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.Sula by Toni MorrisonThe Complete Stories by Flannery O'ConnorEven Cowgirls Get the Blues by Tom Robbins
Best Books of the Decade: 1970s
1,946 books — 1,879 voters

The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodThe Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan KunderaBeloved by Toni MorrisonPerfume by Patrick SüskindA Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving
Best Books of the Decade: 1980s
2,257 books — 2,433 voters
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyThe Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen ChboskyOf Mice and Men by John SteinbeckAnimal Farm by George OrwellThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Short & Sweet Treats Under 250 Pages
968 books — 366 voters

The Secret History by Donna TarttAngels in America by Tony Kushner
Best Books of 1992
457 books — 197 voters
Like Water for Chocolate by Laura EsquivelA Prayer for Owen Meany by John IrvingThe Remains of the Day by Kazuo IshiguroGeek Love by Katherine Dunn
Best Books of 1989
378 books — 227 voters

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingMemoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenThe Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen ChboskyHoles by Louis SacharFight Club by Chuck Palahniuk
Best Books of the Decade: 1990s
3,129 books — 3,679 voters
The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryOf Mice and Men by John SteinbeckWelcome to the Monkey House by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.The Metamorphosis by Franz KafkaThe Lottery and Other Stories by Shirley Jackson
Good short fiction
663 books — 390 voters

The Complete Stories by Flannery O'ConnorThe Lottery and Other Stories by Shirley JacksonThe Yellow Wall-Paper by Charlotte Perkins GilmanDrown by Junot DíazForty Stories by Donald Barthelme
Best Short Stories
1,758 books — 1,040 voters
The Complete Stories by Flannery O'ConnorThe Lottery and Other Stories by Shirley JacksonJesus’ Son by Denis JohnsonDrown by Junot DíazTenth of December by George Saunders
Best Short Story Collections
1,552 books — 856 voters

The Friend by Sigrid NunezMy Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa MoshfeghFlorida by Lauren Groff
The 2019 Tournament of Books Longlist
76 books — 431 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeePride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodBeloved by Toni MorrisonFried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie Flagg
Best Woman-Authored Books
8,230 books — 5,215 voters

The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan KunderaOne Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García MárquezThe Heart Is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullersExtremely Loud & Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran FoerTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Most Poetic Book Titles
2,064 books — 892 voters


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