The Fountainhead by Ayn RandAtlas Shrugged by Ayn RandAnimal Farm by George OrwellThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar WildeThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Best Philosophical Literature
1,166 books — 2,724 voters
The Philosophy Book by Will BuckinghamThe History Book by R.G. GrantThe Ecology Book by D.K. PublishingThe Maths Book by D.K. Publishing
Big Ideas Simply Explained
42 books — 66 voters

Catch-22 by Joseph HellerThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsThe Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde
Best Humorous Books
4,303 books — 7,858 voters
Rendezvous with Rama by Arthur C. Clarke2001 by Arthur C. Clarke
Ultimate Hard Science Fiction
113 books — 162 voters

A Clockwork Orange by Anthony BurgessThe Awakening by Kate ChopinThe Haunted Bookshop by Christopher  MorleyThe Dead Secret by Wilkie CollinsPoor Folk by Fyodor Dostoevsky
What we've read so far in...2014
9,380 books — 2,034 voters
Poems by Martin Carter by Stewart BrownMy Bones and My Flute by Edgar MittelholzerThe Games Were Coming by Michael AnthonyWide Sargasso Sea by Jean RhysSea Grapes by Derek Walcott
Caribbean Literature
578 books — 263 voters

Homunculus 1 by Hideo YamamotoFullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 1 by Hiromu Arakawaブラックパラドクス [Black Paradox] by Junji ItoCase Closed, Vol. 1 by Gosho Aoyama
My Graphic Novels and Manga
78 books — 25 voters
An Antarctic Mystery by Jules VernePoems by Martin Carter by Stewart BrownAnthem by Ayn RandThe Mysterious Island by Jules VerneMy Bones and My Flute by Edgar Mittelholzer
Read Up All Night
177 books — 73 voters

The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre DumasThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar WildeJourney to the Center of the Earth by Jules VerneAnthem by Ayn RandPoems by Martin Carter by Stewart Brown
'Best Curl Up In Bed And Re-Read Books!
409 books — 86 voters
Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia WoolfThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar WildeAnimal Farm by George Orwell
Books to reread in 10 years from now
59 books — 13 voters

Voyage of the Beagle by Charles DarwinGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondThe Origin of Species by Charles DarwinThe Descent of Man by Charles Darwin
Best Science Books - Non-Fiction Only
1,837 books — 3,596 voters
It by Stephen        KingOne Past Midnight by Stephen        KingPet Sematary by Stephen        KingThinner by Richard  BachmanTwo Past Midnight by Stephen        King
Best of Stephen King
178 books — 3,875 voters

Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia WoolfThe Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway
Writers who committed suicide
456 books — 285 voters

Macbeth by William ShakespeareA Midsummer Night’s Dream by William ShakespeareKing Lear by William ShakespeareThe Taming of the Shrew by William ShakespeareThe Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare
Best of William Shakespeare
100 books — 1,238 voters
The Shakespeare Secret by Jennifer Lee CarrellJulius Caesar by William ShakespeareThe Poe Shadow by Matthew Pearl
Books Named for Authors
76 books — 26 voters

Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'DellThe Swiss Family Robinson by Johann David WyssThe Coral Island by R.M. BallantyneRobinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe
Best Survival Stories
1,153 books — 1,608 voters

Haunted by Chuck PalahniukHannibal by Thomas  Harris
The Most Disturbing Books Ever Written
3,188 books — 11,270 voters
Miles to Go by Miley CyrusMy Life by Bill ClintonConfessions of an Heiress by Paris HiltonThe Audacity of Hope by Barack Obama
Books I Have No Intention of Reading
1,637 books — 5,996 voters

The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson BurnettIsland of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'DellThe Complete Grimm's Fairy Tales by Jacob GrimmTreasure Island by Robert Louis StevensonJourney to the Center of the Earth by Jules Verne
My Favorite Childhood books
751 books — 400 voters
Anthem by Ayn RandAnimal Farm by George OrwellThe Time Machine by H.G. WellsNotes from Underground, White Nights, The Dream of a Ridiculo... by Fyodor Dostoevsky1984 by George Orwell
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
3,732 books — 25,959 voters

And Never Let Her Go by Ann Rule
True Crime
722 books — 608 voters
Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha ChristieThe Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle
Best Detective/Mystery Series
2,201 books — 2,282 voters

Jane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëDavid Copperfield by Charles DickensA Tale of Two Cities by Charles DickensTreasure Island by Robert Louis StevensonThe Coral Island by R.M. Ballantyne
Victorian Novels
213 books — 507 voters
Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia WoolfIsland of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'DellAnthem by Ayn Rand
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,814 books — 49,784 voters

Haunted by Chuck Palahniuk
Books That Should Be Made Into Movies
32,198 books — 68,030 voters
Great Expectations by Charles DickensWuthering Heights by Emily BrontëThe War of the Worlds by H.G. WellsThe Time Machine by H.G. Wells
The Book Was Better Than the Movie
1,561 books — 18,694 voters

Anthem by Ayn RandThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar WildeAnimal Farm by George OrwellJane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,405 books — 119,677 voters
The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar WildeNotes from Underground, White Nights, The Dream of a Ridiculo... by Fyodor Dostoevsky2BR02B by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.Flatland by Edwin A. Abbott
Project Gutenberg
619 books — 115 voters


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