Dune by Frank Herbert
Best Science Fiction
3,859 books — 7,894 voters
Moby-Dick or, The Whale by Herman Melville
Nautical Novels
437 books — 334 voters

Lamb by Christopher MooreThe Challenge of Jesus by N.T. WrightThe Historical Christ and the Theological Jesus by Dale C. Allison Jr.Jesus by John Dominic CrossanThe Historical Figure of Jesus by E.P. Sanders
Books About Jesus
285 books — 185 voters
Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison
Best African American Books
1,075 books — 1,396 voters

The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael ChabonThe Road by Cormac McCarthyThe Devil in the White City by Erik LarsonThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerA Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius by Dave Eggers
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,206 books — 28,378 voters
Blankets by Craig ThompsonFrom Hell by Alan MooreBone by Jeff SmithAll-Star Superman, Vol. 1 by Grant MorrisonFables, Vol. 1 by Bill Willingham
Best Graphic Novels
3,508 books — 6,809 voters

The Big Sleep by Raymond ChandlerThe Postman Always Rings Twice by James M. CainRebecca by Daphne du MaurierThe Maltese Falcon by Dashiell HammettDouble Indemnity by James M. Cain
Best Crime & Mystery Books
7,509 books — 16,493 voters
The Art of Fielding by Chad HarbachThe Boys of Summer by Roger Kahn
Top reads for sports fans
964 books — 807 voters

Moby-Dick or, The Whale by Herman MelvilleThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark TwainLolita by Vladimir NabokovDon Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes SaavedraGreat Expectations by Charles Dickens
Best Books Ever
79,042 books — 294,560 voters
Paradise Lost by John MiltonFear and Trembling by Søren Kierkegaard
Favorite Christian Books
2,014 books — 1,746 voters