The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonThe Silence of the Lambs by Thomas  HarrisThe Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg LarssonRed Dragon by Thomas  Harris
Thrillers
4,605 books — 5,599 voters
It by Stephen  KingSchindler’s List by Thomas KeneallyA Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinThe Stand by Stephen  KingCrime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky
Big Fat Books Worth the Effort
1,874 books — 6,995 voters

The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonLisey's Story by Stephen  KingThe Constant Gardener by John le CarréThe Reader by Bernhard Schlink
Books That Exceeded Your Expectations
14,780 books — 16,490 voters
The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerOn the Road by Jack KerouacHeart of Darkness by Joseph ConradThirteen Reasons Why by Jay AsherGirl, Interrupted by Susanna Kaysen
Disappointing Books
2,735 books — 4,604 voters

The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonPerfume by Patrick SüskindDifferent Seasons by Stephen  KingCrime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky
Best Crime & Mystery Books
7,315 books — 15,569 voters
Girl, Interrupted by Susanna Kaysen
The MOVIE was BETTER than the BOOK
1,134 books — 10,099 voters

It by Stephen  KingPerfume by Patrick SüskindPet Sematary by Stephen  KingThe Exorcist by William Peter BlattyGerald's Game by Stephen  King
The Most Disturbing Books Ever Written
3,206 books — 11,305 voters
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
I'm glad someone made me read this book
10,718 books — 10,337 voters

The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
I Don't Understand All That Fuss
1,032 books — 2,572 voters
It by Stephen  KingPet Sematary by Stephen  KingThe Green Mile by Stephen  King
Best of Stephen King
178 books — 3,874 voters

Perfume by Patrick SüskindIt by Stephen  KingSchindler’s List by Thomas KeneallyThe Silence of the Lambs by Thomas  HarrisThe Reader by Bernhard Schlink
Best Books Ever
76,303 books — 283,834 voters