The Girl Who Fell Beneath Fairyland and Led the Revels There by Catherynne M. Valente
Books You Wish More People Knew About
17,388 books — 10,364 voters
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
32,104 books — 122,063 voters

Hamlet by William ShakespeareMacbeth by William ShakespeareLe Malade imaginaire by MolièreFables by Jean de la Fontaine
Best Books of the 17th Century
326 books — 706 voters
Les liaisons dangereuses by Pierre Choderlos de LaclosSongs of Innocence and of Experience by William BlakeThe Rime of the Ancient Mariner by Samuel Taylor ColeridgeThe History of Tom Jones, a Foundling by Henry FieldingA Vindication of the Rights of Woman by Mary Wollstonecraft
Best Books of the 18th Century
376 books — 1,009 voters

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis CarrollLes Misérables by Victor Hugo
Best Books of the 19th Century
1,720 books — 6,886 voters
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. RowlingThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon
Best Books of the 21st Century
9,854 books — 22,197 voters

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,889 books — 49,792 voters
The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. TolkienA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleSabriel by Garth NixThe Golden Compass by Philip PullmanThe Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own M... by Catherynne M. Valente
What To Read After Harry Potter
2,177 books — 6,281 voters

Fahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankThe Giver by Lois LowryA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleThe Color Purple by Alice Walker
Best of Banned and Challenged Books
214 books — 277 voters
Persepolis by Marjane SatrapiFun Home by Alison Bechdel
Best Feminist Young Adult Books
1,320 books — 1,341 voters

The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own M... by Catherynne M. ValenteThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon
I Picked It Up Because of the Title
7,931 books — 2,081 voters
The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own M... by Catherynne M. ValenteThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienAlice in Wonderland by Jane CarruthThe Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. TolkienElla Minnow Pea by Mark Dunn
Books that Love Words
93 books — 117 voters

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. RowlingThe Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. LewisThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakJ.R.R. Tolkien 4-Book Boxed Set by J.R.R. Tolkien
Best Books Ever
77,183 books — 287,843 voters