Books I Have No Intention of Reading
1,638 books — 5,991 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
8,551 books — 24,869 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
1,563 books — 18,684 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 — 28,369 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
13,148 books — 80,220 voters

Dracula by Bram StokerWorld War Z by Max BrooksFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyIt by Stephen  King
Best Horror Novels
2,087 books — 5,462 voters
Three Men in a Boat by Jerome K. Jerome
Best Humorous Books
4,353 books — 7,963 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
2,093 books — 11,805 voters
The Eye of the World by Robert Jordan
The Best Epic Fantasy (fiction)
4,258 books — 25,919 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 — 103 voters
Whatever You Do, Don't Run by Peter AllisonInto Africa by Martin Dugard
Best books for an African Safari
476 books — 525 voters

Dracula by Bram StokerTheir Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale HurstonFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
Must Read Classics
1,879 books — 4,671 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 — 1,291 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
1,103 books — 448 voters
The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,961 books — 121,330 voters

The Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter
Best Books About Animals
1,846 books — 1,854 voters
The Devil in the White City by Erik LarsonCollapse by Jared DiamondGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared Diamond
Best Non-Fiction (no biographies)
6,236 books — 8,067 voters

The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova
Best Adult Vampire Books
1,799 books — 4,930 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
7,492 books — 25,685 voters

The Far Pavilions by M.M. KayeAztec by Gary Jennings
Thickest Books Ever
889 books — 2,487 voters