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The Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyThe Color Purple by Alice WalkerOf Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
Books You Must Read!
12,085 books — 8,031 voters
NOT A BOOK by William LutherScientology by L. Ron HubbardBirth Control is Sinful in the Christian Marriages and also R... by Eliyzabeth Yanne Strong-And...A Parent's Guide to Preventing Homosexuality by Joseph NicolosiComing Out Straight by Richard Cohen
Worst Rated Books on Goodreads
532 books — 316 voters

Frankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyTheir Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale HurstonThe Joy Luck Club by Amy TanTo the Lighthouse by Virginia WoolfThe Yellow Wall-Paper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Best Woman-Authored Books
8,768 books — 6,019 voters
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire SáenzThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar WildeAngels in America by Tony KushnerThe Color Purple by Alice WalkerWe Are Okay by Nina LaCour
Best Gay Fiction
2,703 books — 3,915 voters

Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. JamesThe Notebook by Nicholas SparksThe Fault in Our Stars by John GreenEragon by Christopher PaoliniThe Twilight Saga by Stephenie Meyer
Most Overrated Books
725 books — 667 voters
Matched by Ally CondieThe Neverending Story by Michael EndeThe Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway
The Most Mediocre Books Ever
212 books — 31 voters

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire SáenzWe Are Okay by Nina LaCourAnnie on My Mind by Nancy GardenThe Miseducation of Cameron Post by Emily M. DanforthEverything Leads to You by Nina LaCour
Best YA Fiction with GLBTQQI themes / characters
1,989 books — 5,988 voters
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar WildeHamlet by William ShakespeareTo the Lighthouse by Virginia WoolfPassing by Nella Larsen
Homoerotic Subtext
52 books — 32 voters

The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar WildeFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyThe Communist Manifesto by Karl MarxMoby-Dick or, The Whale by Herman MelvilleDas Kapital by Karl Marx
Best Books of the 19th Century
1,752 books — 6,906 voters
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsThe Princess Bride by William GoldmanThe Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar WildeThe Essential Calvin and Hobbes by Bill WattersonDirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency by Douglas Adams
Best Humorous Books
4,421 books — 8,089 voters

Charlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisWhere the Wild Things Are by Maurice SendakWhere the Sidewalk Ends by Shel SilversteinThe Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein
Favorite books from my childhood
4,499 books — 7,705 voters
Les Misérables by Victor HugoMoby-Dick or, The Whale by Herman Melville
Big Fat Books Worth the Effort
1,876 books — 6,999 voters

Anne of Green Gables by L.M. MontgomeryThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldRomeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare
What Book Would You Like To Live In?
8,766 books — 8,986 voters
The Lovely Bones by Alice SeboldThe Metamorphosis by Franz KafkaFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
The Most Disturbing Books Ever Written
3,290 books — 11,633 voters

The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyHamlet by William ShakespeareTheir Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
Books that Blew Me Away and that I Still Think About
15,052 books — 15,775 voters
Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare
Best Love Stories
5,245 books — 9,776 voters

Shiver by Maggie StiefvaterLinger by Maggie StiefvaterAsh by Malinda LoTithe by Holly BlackForever by Maggie Stiefvater
Judge A Book By Its Cover!
15,831 books — 17,853 voters
Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. JamesGuilty by Ann CoulterThe Twilight Saga by Stephenie MeyerScientology by L. Ron HubbardBook of Mormon, Doctrine and Covenants, Pearl of Great Price by The Church of Jesus Christ ...
The Worst Books of All Time
8,120 books — 19,893 voters

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankRomeo and Juliet by William ShakespeareThe Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
32,552 books — 123,927 voters
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldAnne of Green Gables by L.M. MontgomeryBeloved by Toni MorrisonThe Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,878 books — 49,825 voters

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldHamlet by William ShakespearePassing by Nella LarsenFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyThe Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka
Best Books Ever
78,248 books — 291,856 voters