The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
Book Club Books
488 books — 350 voters

Into the Wild by Jon KrakauerIn the Heart of the Sea by Nathaniel Philbrick
True Life Adventure
396 books — 275 voters

Chocolat by Joanne HarrisFried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie FlaggThe Sound of a Wild Snail Eating by Elisabeth Tova BaileyThe Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michele RichardsonRebecca by Daphne du Maurier
Most Charming Novels
408 books — 187 voters
Into the Wild by Jon KrakauerFast Food Nation by Eric SchlosserThe Worst Hard Time by Timothy EganIn the Heart of the Sea by Nathaniel Philbrick
The Last 10 Nonfiction Books I Read
2,995 books — 1,160 voters

Beloved by Toni MorrisonFried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie FlaggGorky Park by Martin Cruz Smith
Best Books of the Decade: 1980s
2,320 books — 2,449 voters
The Diaries of Kathleen Lynn by Mary McAuliffe
Women's Journals and Diaries in History
489 books — 247 voters

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington IrvingBeloved by Toni MorrisonThe Call of the Wild, White Fang and Other Stories by Jack LondonSong of Solomon by Toni Morrison
A Journey Through Literary America
168 books — 237 voters
Beloved by Toni MorrisonChocolat by Joanne HarrisLife of Pi by Yann Martel
Favorite Magical Realism Novels
1,372 books — 4,695 voters

The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
Immigrant Experience Literature
1,098 books — 1,838 voters
Jane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëWuthering Heights by Emily BrontëThe Yellow Wall-Paper by Charlotte Perkins GilmanJamaica Inn by Daphne du MaurierThe Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
Best Gothic Books of All Time
671 books — 3,634 voters

Close Range by Annie Proulx
Collections of Short Stories
2,975 books — 2,094 voters

The Devil in the White City by Erik LarsonWalden or, Life in the Woods by Henry David ThoreauKing Leopold's Ghost by Adam HochschildThe Worst Hard Time by Timothy EganThe Call of the Wild by Jack London
I Should Probably Read This Sometime...
12,245 books — 11,530 voters
The Call of the Wild by Jack LondonInto the Wild by Jon KrakauerThe Shipping News by Annie ProulxBeloved by Toni Morrison
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,818 books — 49,878 voters

The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien
Books To Read After Chronicles of Narnia
266 books — 184 voters
Dracula by Bram StokerA Star Called Henry by Roddy DoylePeig by Peig Sayers
Best Irish Books
690 books — 615 voters

The Call of the Wild by Jack LondonThe Black Stallion by Walter FarleyThe Jungle Books by Rudyard Kipling
Best Books About Animals
1,874 books — 1,967 voters
Deep South by Paul TherouxInto the Wild by Jon KrakauerA Walk in the Woods by Bill  BrysonRolling Nowhere by Ted ConoverGrandma Gatewood's Walk by Ben Montgomery
On the Road
64 books — 38 voters

America's Women by Gail Collins
Adventurous (and badass) Women
174 books — 64 voters

The Hedgerow Handbook by Adele Nozedar
Nonfiction Books about Plants
440 books — 153 voters
The Call of the Wild by Jack LondonWhite Fang by Jack London
Best Books of the Decade: 1900s
480 books — 867 voters

Grandma Gatewood's Walk by Ben MontgomeryThe Sound of a Wild Snail Eating by Elisabeth Tova Bailey
What an Odd Thing to Read About!
179 books — 44 voters
Doc by Mary Doria Russell
Best Westerns
1,447 books — 1,636 voters


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