The Wasp Factory by Iain BanksOne Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken KeseyCarrie by Stephen  KingNo Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthyThe Shining by Stephen  King
Best Transgressive Fiction
871 books — 968 voters
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingTwilight by Stephenie MeyerTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Fault in Our Stars by John Green
Best Young Adult Books
13,125 books — 80,193 voters

The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne
Best Teen Books About Real Problems
2,981 books — 12,437 voters
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerA Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniLife of Pi by Yann Martel
Best Books of the 21st Century
9,847 books — 22,029 voters

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,186 books — 28,369 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeAnimal Farm by George OrwellHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,719 books — 120,745 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee1984 by George OrwellHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyAnimal Farm by George Orwell
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,899 books — 49,790 voters
The Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark HaddonA Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniThe Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
Books That Exceeded Your Expectations
14,913 books — 16,658 voters

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. RowlingThe Giving Tree by Shel SilversteinAnimal Farm by George OrwellThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerThe Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Best Books Ever
76,699 books — 285,010 voters