Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenLongbourn by Jo Baker
Superbly Written Historical Fiction
503 books — 266 voters
The Art of War by Sun TzuBattle Cry of Freedom by James M. McPhersonZen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance by Robert M. PirsigNotes from a Small Island by Bill BrysonThe Diving Bell and the Butterfly by Jean-Dominique Bauby
Best Non-Fiction (no biographies)
6,236 books — 8,067 voters

London in the Nineteenth Century by Jerry   White
British History
786 books — 202 voters

Lord of the Flies by William GoldingFlowers in the Attic by V.C. AndrewsPerfume by Patrick SüskindThe Metamorphosis by Franz KafkaBlood Meridian, or, the Evening Redness in the West by Cormac McCarthy
The Most Disturbing Books Ever Written
3,245 books — 11,526 voters
Step in Time by Anne BarbourThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
The Best Time-Travel Romance Novels
1,000 books — 4,143 voters

Sophie’s Choice by William StyronThe Pianist by Władysław SzpilmanThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakSchindler’s List by Thomas KeneallyThe Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael Chabon
Well-Written Holocaust Books
896 books — 2,892 voters
Boots and Saddles by Elizabeth Bacon CusterBury My Heart at Wounded Knee by Dee BrownNo Life for a Lady by Agnes Morley CleavelandThe American West by Dee BrownLand of Enchantment by Marion Sloan Russell
The American Frontier
688 books — 157 voters

Таис Афинская by Ivan EfremovDiary of a Madman and Other Stories by Nikolai GogolTaras Bulba by Nikolai Gogol
Crash Course in Slavic Literature
443 books — 232 voters
Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëBel-Ami by Guy de Maupassant
Best Books of the 19th Century
1,719 books — 6,883 voters

Twelve Red Herrings by Jeffrey ArcherThe Five Orange Pips by Arthur Conan DoyleThree Men in a Boat by Jerome K. JeromeThe Three Musketeers by Malvina G. VogelOne Thread Pulled by Diana J. Oaks
Five, Four, Three, Two, One-READ!
253 books — 23 voters
Inside the Victorian Home by Judith Flanders
Nonfiction Books about Servants
143 books — 28 voters

The Master and Margarita by Mikhail BulgakovThe Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman by Laurence SterneTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeePride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
100 Books to Read in a Lifetime: Readers' Picks
15,662 books — 17,999 voters