Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienA Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinHis Dark Materials by Philip PullmanThe Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley
Best Fantasy Series, Trilogies, and Duologies
2,268 books — 12,271 voters
Anna Karenina by Leo TolstoyDead Souls by Nikolai Gogol
Best Russian Literature
499 books — 2,307 voters

The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer BradleyThe Once and Future King by T.H. WhiteLe Morte d'Arthur by Thomas MaloryThe Sword in the Stone by T.H. WhiteThe History of the Kings of Britain by Geoffrey of Monmouth
The Arthurian Legend Retold
466 books — 767 voters
The Color Purple by Alice WalkerCien años de soledad by Gabriel García MárquezThe Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot DíazChronicle of a Death Foretold by Gabriel García MárquezThings Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe
Reading Diversely 2014
37 books — 12 voters

The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret AtwoodThe Color Purple by Alice WalkerBeloved by Toni MorrisonThe Joy Luck Club by Amy TanThe Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley
Best Books of the Decade: 1980s
2,320 books — 2,450 voters
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. TolkienThe Da Vinci Code by Dan    BrownThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
Best Action-Adventure Novels
2,872 books — 3,384 voters

A Room with a View by E.M. ForsterLittle Women by Louisa May AlcottThe Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie
Downton Abbey-esque Books
616 books — 1,014 voters
Gone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakA Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
Best Historical Fiction
8,302 books — 27,350 voters

One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García MárquezLord of the Flies by William GoldingThe Old Man and the Sea by Ernest HemingwayBeloved by Toni MorrisonChronicle of a Death Foretold by Gabriel García Márquez
Nobel Laureates
674 books — 577 voters
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingThe Golden Compass by Philip PullmanA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleThe Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer BradleyHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
Best Heroine in a Fantasy Book
1,505 books — 1,815 voters

Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien1984 by George OrwellThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
Best British and Irish Literature
1,182 books — 1,115 voters

The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienA Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Princess Bride by William GoldmanHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling
Favorites of the Fantasy Book Club
814 books — 1,731 voters
The Bell Jar by Sylvia PlathPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëThe Help by Kathryn StockettThe Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan
Best Novels in Female Perspective
656 books — 436 voters

The Fault in Our Stars by John  GreenThe Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen ChboskyLooking for Alaska by John  GreenWill Grayson, Will Grayson by John  Green
Best Young Adult Realistic Novels
2,797 books — 12,431 voters
The Magician's Nephew by C.S. LewisThe Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley
Fantasy Books That Should Be Movies
956 books — 1,092 voters

The Fault in Our Stars by John  Green
Best Book Boyfriends
10,981 books — 29,373 voters
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldA Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty  SmithBreakfast at Tiffany’s and Three Stories by Truman CapoteThe Bell Jar by Sylvia PlathRagtime by E.L. Doctorow
Tales of New York City
1,766 books — 1,352 voters

The Book Thief by Markus ZusakGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellThe Help by Kathryn StockettThe Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas
Recommended Historical Fiction
4,035 books — 4,342 voters
Animal Farm by George Orwell1984 by George OrwellTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryThe Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Books that Changed the Way You View Life
10,627 books — 6,165 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Help by Kathryn Stockett1984 by George OrwellPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Best Page-Turners with Redeeming Social Value
8,101 books — 5,868 voters
Animal Farm by George OrwellAll the President’s Men by Carl BernsteinOut of Africa by Isak DinesenAnna Karenina by Leo TolstoyThe Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
100 Books to Read in a Lifetime: Readers' Picks
16,125 books — 19,065 voters

The Help by Kathryn StockettThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann ShafferWater for Elephants by Sara Gruen
Best Historical Fiction of the 21st Century
1,551 books — 3,046 voters
1984 by George OrwellThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodAnimal Farm by George OrwellCatching Fire by Suzanne Collins
Dystopia!
1,247 books — 2,834 voters


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