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The Alphabet Sisters by Monica McInerney
Best Fiction Set in Ireland
819 books — 561 voters
Russian Winter by Daphne KalotayBallet Shoes by Noel StreatfeildLife in Motion by Misty Copeland
Best Books About Dance
227 books — 196 voters

The Lightning Thief by Rick RiordanCinder by Marissa MeyerElla Enchanted by Gail Carson LevineDaughter of the Forest by Juliet MarillierWildwood Dancing by Juliet Marillier
Mythologies and Retellings of Fairy Tales & Classics
1,818 books — 2,092 voters
The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer BradleyIrish Fairy and Folk Tales by W.B. YeatsThe Norse Myths by Kevin Crossley-HollandThe Complete Fairy Tales by Hans Christian AndersenMyths of the Norsemen by Hélène A. Guerber
Mythology/Folklore
584 books — 226 voters

The Book of Lost Things by John Connolly
Inspired by Fairy/Folk Tales (Not Retellings)
75 books — 54 voters
Folktales of China by Wolfram EberhardTibetan Folk Tales by Audrey Hyde-ChambersGrimm's Complete Fairy Tales by Jacob GrimmItalian Folktales by Italo CalvinoChinese Fairy Tales and Fantasies by Moss Roberts
Folktales
220 books — 10 voters

The Blue Castle by L.M. MontgomeryWildwood Dancing by Juliet Marillier
Best Lesser-Known Books
1,719 books — 1,114 voters
The Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Thirteenth Tale by Diane SetterfieldThe Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónUnwind by Neal Shusterman
Five Star Beauties
158 books — 36 voters

Warbreaker by Brandon SandersonPoison Study by Maria V. SnyderMistborn by Brandon SandersonThe Caller by Juliet Marillier
"High Fantasy" with Female Leads / protoganists
458 books — 526 voters
Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellAnna and the French Kiss by Stephanie PerkinsThe Fault in Our Stars by John Green
Romance Books Everyone Should Read
3,329 books — 3,129 voters

The Thirteenth Tale by Diane SetterfieldThe Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
Modern Gothic
725 books — 1,383 voters
The Bad Beginning by Lemony SnicketAnne of Green Gables by L.M. MontgomeryHarry Potter Series Box Set by J.K. RowlingJourney to the River Sea by Eva IbbotsonGraceling by Kristin Cashore
Awesome Orphans
161 books — 76 voters

The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsThe Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank BaumAmerican Gods by Neil Gaiman
Road Trip
532 books — 277 voters
The Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónThe Thirteenth Tale by Diane SetterfieldFahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Best Books About Loving Books
376 books — 515 voters

1984 by George OrwellThe Giver by Lois LowryFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardUnwind by Neal Shusterman
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
4,039 books — 26,780 voters
The Lightning Thief by Rick RiordanThe Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants by Ann Brashares
Young Adult Road Trip Novels
370 books — 1,964 voters

The Fault in Our Stars by John GreenTess of the D’Urbervilles by Thomas HardyThe Amber Spyglass by Philip PullmanThe Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel HawthorneGone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
Tragic Romances
145 books — 204 voters
One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García MárquezThe Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónLa casa de los espíritus by Isabel Allende
Libros en Español
772 books — 658 voters

The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen ChboskyLooking for Alaska by John GreenIf I Stay by Gayle FormanThe Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
Best Teen Books About Real Problems
3,035 books — 12,508 voters
Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Outsiders by S.E. HintonOne Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García MárquezThe Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónThe Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
The Rory Gilmore Reading Challenge pt 3
100 books — 24 voters

Anne of Green Gables by L.M. MontgomeryJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëThe Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. TolkienAnimal Farm by George Orwell
Best Books with Rural Settings
1,156 books — 1,034 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellThe Help by Kathryn Stockett
Best Southern Literature
1,393 books — 2,611 voters

The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienA Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinThe Eye of the World by Robert JordanAmerican Gods by Neil GaimanMistborn by Brandon Sanderson
Fantasy Books Written for Adults
1,343 books — 1,654 voters
The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. TolkienA Midsummer Night’s Dream by William ShakespeareThe Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. LewisThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienArtemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer
The Best Books about Elves or Faeries
816 books — 1,070 voters

The Lightning Thief by Rick RiordanDaughter of the Forest by Juliet MarillierHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingAnansi Boys by Neil Gaiman
Books Based on Myths, Legends, Fairy Tales, and Folktales
1,216 books — 776 voters
Outlander by Diana GabaldonDaughter of the Forest by Juliet MarillierThe Chronicles of Prydain by Lloyd Alexander
Great Celtic Fiction
345 books — 438 voters

The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienDaughter of the Forest by Juliet MarillierThe Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. LewisNeverwhere by Neil Gaiman
The Best of Mythic Fiction
710 books — 744 voters
The Bronze Horseman by Paullina SimonsAnna Karenina by Leo TolstoyWar and Peace by Leo TolstoyDoctor Zhivago by Boris PasternakThe Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky
Historical Fiction: Russia
323 books — 495 voters

Anna Karenina by Leo TolstoyWar and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
Best Russian Literature
525 books — 2,313 voters
Anne of Green Gables by L.M. MontgomeryThe Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank BaumThe Lightning Thief by Rick RiordanThe Giver by Lois Lowry
Books I missed as a kid and love as an adult
51 books — 57 voters


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