American Gods by Neil GaimanWelcome to Night Vale by Joseph FinkIt Devours! by Joseph FinkIt by Stephen  King
Speculative Americana
102 books — 14 voters
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley1984 by George OrwellFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyThe Stand by Stephen  King
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
3,779 books — 26,041 voters

1984 by George OrwellBrave New World and Brave New World Revisited by Aldous HuxleyThe Giving Tree by Shel SilversteinFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyAtlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,857 books — 121,132 voters
Dead Bitch Army by Andre DuzaThe Hollow Chocolate Bunnies of the Apocalypse by Robert RankinThe Night Circus by Erin MorgensternThe Cosmic Puppets by Philip K. DickRumble Fish by S.E. Hinton
There Ought to be a Band
2,425 books — 1,104 voters

Harry Potter Series Box Set by J.K. RowlingThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien1984 by George OrwellAmerican Gods by Neil Gaiman
Science Fiction and Fantasy Must Reads
3,984 books — 5,132 voters
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling
Best Books of the Decade: 1990s
3,137 books — 3,678 voters

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. RowlingThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonThe Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg LarssonHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,188 books — 28,372 voters
Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
Best Books of the Decade: 2010s
7,703 books — 14,247 voters