To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeePride and Prejudice by Jane Austen1984 by George OrwellThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die
1,336 books — 5,849 voters
The Windup Girl by Paolo BacigalupiPerdido Street Station by China MiévilleThe City & the City by China MiévilleThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century
1,251 books — 9,019 voters

J.R.R. Tolkien 4-Book Boxed Set by J.R.R. TolkienThe Earthsea Trilogy by Ursula K. Le Guin
The Best Epic Fantasy (fiction)
4,240 books — 25,914 voters

The Difference Engine by William Gibson
Best Steampunk Books
1,250 books — 4,093 voters
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardThe Moonstone by Wilkie Collins
Best Twists
8,378 books — 9,039 voters

The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre DumasHeart of Darkness by Joseph ConradGreat Expectations by Charles DickensWuthering Heights by Emily BrontëThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
The Great Classics You Have Not Read Yet
746 books — 1,815 voters
The Stand by Stephen  KingDune by Frank HerbertA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyThe Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,524 books — 24,805 voters

Very Far Away from Anywhere Else by Ursula K. Le GuinAbout a Boy by Nick HornbyWuthering Heights by Emily BrontëA River Runs Through It and Other Stories by Norman MacleanThe Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
Best Bildungsroman book
364 books — 324 voters
Very Far Away from Anywhere Else by Ursula K. Le Guin
Best Books of All Time for Teens
906 books — 1,113 voters

Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeWuthering Heights by Emily BrontëLonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry
Best Books Ever
76,754 books — 285,575 voters
The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien
Best Page-Turners with Redeeming Social Value
8,081 books — 5,764 voters