The Devil in the White City by Erik LarsonThe God Delusion by Richard DawkinsA Brief History of Time by Stephen W. HawkingNickel and Dimed by Barbara EhrenreichThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
Best Non-Fiction (no biographies)
6,236 books — 8,067 voters
Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine PatersonThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryThe Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams Bianco
Books that Made You Cry!
3,357 books — 7,971 voters

1984 by George OrwellThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodThe Metamorphosis by Franz KafkaThe Glass Castle by Jeannette WallsV for Vendetta by Alan             Moore
The Most Disturbing Books Ever Written
3,245 books — 11,527 voters
Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryHamlet by William Shakespeare
100 Books to Read in a Lifetime: Readers' Picks
15,662 books — 18,000 voters

Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. JamesWicked by Gregory MaguireMockingjay by Suzanne CollinsThe Bridges of Madison County by Robert James Waller
The Worst Books of All Time
8,096 books — 19,874 voters

Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel KahnemanGalileo's Daughter by Dava Sobel
Best Science Books - Non-Fiction Only
1,866 books — 3,612 voters
The Lightning Thief by Rick RiordanThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen ChboskyLooking for Alaska by John GreenUglies by Scott Westerfeld
Best Young Adult Books
13,156 books — 80,228 voters

The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
Best Novels Set in the Ancient World
511 books — 423 voters
The Graveyard Book by Neil GaimanThe Goose Girl by Shannon HaleFairest by Gail Carson LevineThe Looking Glass Wars by Frank Beddor
Books That Should Be Made Into Movies
32,354 books — 69,161 voters

Anna Karenina by Leo TolstoyThe Ultimate Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsHouse of Leaves by Mark Z. DanielewskiThe Forsyte Saga by John GalsworthyThe Pickwick Papers by Charles Dickens
Big Fat Books Worth the Effort
1,873 books — 6,995 voters
The Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar WildeAlice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis CarrollThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Best Books Ever
77,091 books — 286,785 voters