Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse
A Buddhist Reading List
923 books — 1,200 voters
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead by Tom StoppardThe Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan KunderaOne Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez
Metafiction
444 books — 582 voters

The Giver by Lois LowryHoles by Louis SacharA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleNumber the Stars by Lois LowryBridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson
Newbery Medal Winner Books
105 books — 374 voters
Charlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteLittle Town on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls WilderHatchet by Gary PaulsenHoot by Carl HiaasenThe Tombs of Atuan by Ursula K. Le Guin
Newbery Medal Honor Books
346 books — 446 voters

WRITE NOW! How to turn your ideas into great stories by Karen BradfordOn Writing by Stephen  KingThe Elements of Style by William Strunk Jr.Zen in the Art of Writing by Ray BradburyWriting Down the Bones by Natalie Goldberg
Best Books on Writing
802 books — 1,333 voters
Shōgun by James ClavellThe Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel HawthorneThe Color Purple by Alice WalkerIsland Beneath the Sea by Isabel AllendeThe Clan of the Cave Bear by Jean M. Auel
Best Historical Fiction
7,921 books — 26,352 voters

The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienFantastic Mr. Fox by Roald DahlCharlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald DahlTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Princess Bride by William Goldman
Books Made into Movies
1,106 books — 452 voters
The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodThe Color Purple by Alice WalkerBeloved by Toni MorrisonEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardThe Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley
Best Books of the Decade: 1980s
2,255 books — 2,435 voters

Watership Down by Richard  AdamsThe Princess Bride by William GoldmanThe Stand by Stephen  KingInterview with the Vampire by Anne RiceShōgun by James Clavell
Best Books of the Decade: 1970s
1,949 books — 1,888 voters
The Cat Who Came for Christmas by Cleveland AmoryThe Fur Person by May SartonTailchaser's Song by Tad WilliamsThe Incredible Journey by Sheila BurnfordI Can Has Cheezburger? by Professor Happycat
Great Cat Books
1,604 books — 969 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
32,568 books — 124,007 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee1984 by George OrwellThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerThe Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,878 books — 49,831 voters

A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Golden Compass by Philip PullmanThe Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
Best Young Adult Books
13,218 books — 80,489 voters
Blankets by Craig ThompsonSalmon Doubts by Adam SacksHarvey Pekar's Cleveland by Harvey PekarV for Vendetta by Alan MooreY by Brian K. Vaughan
Best Graphic Novels
3,457 books — 6,780 voters

The Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniCaravans by James A. Michener
Afghanistan in Literature
221 books — 264 voters
The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories by Angela CarterThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
Best Feminist Fiction
1,525 books — 2,691 voters