Books I Have No Intention of Reading
1,637 books — 5,993 voters
Bad Boys, Bad Men by Donald W. BlackWitchcraft in the Southwest by Marc SimmonsMind Hunter by John E. DouglasAndean Lives by Ricardo Valderrama FernándezThe Millionaire Next Door by Thomas J. Stanley
Greatest Psychology Books
794 books — 1,332 voters

I Am Legend and Other Stories by Richard MathesonThe Giver by Lois LowryJurassic Park by Michael CrichtonA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,326 books — 24,669 voters
Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenIt by Stephen  KingI Am Legend and Other Stories by Richard Matheson
The Book Was Better Than the Movie
1,561 books — 18,687 voters

The Historian by Elizabeth KostovaLife of Pi by Yann MartelThe Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónThe Devil in the White City by Erik Larson
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,188 books — 28,376 voters
Z for Zachariah by Robert C. O'BrienThe Giver by Lois LowryIsland of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'DellA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleRatha's Creature by Clare Bell
Best Young Adult Books
13,096 books — 80,174 voters

Dracula by Bram StokerWorld War Z by Max BrooksFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyIt by Stephen  King
Best Horror Novels
1,987 books — 5,447 voters
Three Men in a Boat by Jerome K. Jerome
Best Humorous Books
4,327 books — 7,891 voters

The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienRedwall by Brian JacquesThe Eye of the World by Robert Jordan
Best Fantasy Series, Trilogies, and Duologies
2,076 books — 11,672 voters
The Eye of the World by Robert Jordan
The Best Epic Fantasy (fiction)
4,209 books — 25,726 voters

The Blessing Way by Tony HillermanA Thief of Time by Tony HillermanThe Dark Wind by Tony HillermanDance Hall of the Dead by Tony HillermanListening Woman by Tony Hillerman
Native American Detectives (fiction)
152 books — 102 voters
Whatever You Do, Don't Run by Peter AllisonInto Africa by Martin Dugard
Best books for an African Safari
475 books — 525 voters

Dracula by Bram StokerTheir Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale HurstonFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
Must Read Classics
1,861 books — 4,648 voters
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldTheir Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale HurstonJulius Caesar by William ShakespeareTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeRomeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare
Required Reading in High School
813 books — 1,289 voters

The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienMemoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenNo Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthyJurassic Park by Michael CrichtonThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
Books Made into Movies
1,098 books — 445 voters
The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,546 books — 120,152 voters

The Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter
Best Books About Animals
1,842 books — 1,853 voters
The Devil in the White City by Erik LarsonCollapse by Jared DiamondGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared Diamond
Best Non-Fiction (no biographies)
6,226 books — 8,060 voters

The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova
Best Adult Vampire Books
1,770 books — 4,916 voters
Shōgun by James ClavellAztec by Gary JenningsKing and Goddess by Judith TarrLord of the Two Lands by Judith TarrThrone of Isis by Judith Tarr
Best Historical Fiction
7,406 books — 25,585 voters

The Far Pavilions by M.M. KayeAztec by Gary Jennings
Thickest Books Ever
889 books — 2,489 voters