Along Came a Spider by James  PattersonIntensity by Dean KoontzThe Shining by Stephen  KingPatriot Games by Tom ClancyStep on a Crack by James  Patterson
Thrillers
4,819 books — 5,923 voters
A Fly Went By by Mike McClintockRobert the Rose Horse by Joan HeilbronerThe Crayon Box that Talked by Shane DeRolfEdward the Emu by Sheena KnowlesAbiyoyo by Pete Seeger
Best children's books EVER
2,151 books — 2,246 voters

I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You by Ally CarterShiver by Maggie Stiefvater
Books That Should Be Made Into Movies
32,448 books — 69,705 voters
The Source by James A. MichenerThe Heretic Queen by Michelle    MoranNefertiti by Michelle    MoranCleopatra's Daughter by Michelle    MoranRiver God by Wilbur Smith
Novels Set in Ancient Egypt
203 books — 313 voters

The Gunslinger by Stephen  KingThe Dragonriders of Pern by Anne McCaffreyThe Crystal Cave by Mary  Stewart
The Best Epic Fantasy (fiction)
4,549 books — 26,604 voters
The Giver by Lois LowryLord of the Flies by William GoldingAnthem by Ayn Rand
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
3,932 books — 26,290 voters

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Giver by Lois LowryThe Outsiders by S.E. HintonUglies by Scott WesterfeldThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien
Best Young Adult Books
13,246 books — 80,343 voters
A Tale of Two Cities by Charles DickensThe Clan of the Cave Bear by Jean M. AuelShōgun by James ClavellThe Source by James A. MichenerRoots by Alex Haley
Best Historical Fiction
7,795 books — 26,091 voters

The Holy Bible by AnonymousThe Giver by Lois LowryA Tale of Two Cities by Charles DickensThe Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
32,387 books — 123,387 voters
Little House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls WilderThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Boxcar Children by Gertrude Chandler WarnerAre You There God? It’s Me, Margaret by Judy BlumeWatership Down by Richard  Adams
Favorite books from my childhood
4,488 books — 7,655 voters

Helter Skelter by Vincent BugliosiJaws by Peter BenchleyA Clockwork Orange by Anthony BurgessRed Dragon by Thomas  HarrisThe Shining by Stephen  King
Books That Gave Me Nightmares
271 books — 486 voters
Angels & Demons by Dan    BrownThe Name of the Rose by Umberto EcoA Time to Kill by John GrishamSnow Falling on Cedars by David Guterson
Best Crime & Mystery Books
7,414 books — 16,251 voters

The Giver by Lois LowryThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankThe Da Vinci Code by Dan    BrownThe Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark TwainThe Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie
Best Banned, Censored, and Challenged Books
929 books — 2,386 voters
Watership Down by Richard  AdamsWhere the Wild Things Are by Maurice SendakThe Outsiders by S.E. HintonGoodnight Moon by Margaret Wise BrownThe Clan of the Cave Bear by Jean M. Auel
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,888 books — 49,805 voters

Angels & Demons by Dan    BrownThe Lovely Bones by Alice SeboldHeaven is for Real by Todd BurpoThe Book of Bright Ideas by Sandra Kring
Best Page-Turners with Redeeming Social Value
8,092 books — 5,809 voters