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
4,679 books — 5,742 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
1,873 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
15,234 books — 16,867 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
2,730 books — 4,600 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
7,353 books — 15,923 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
3,245 books — 11,539 voters
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
I'm glad someone made me read this book
11,066 books — 10,600 voters

The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
I Don't Understand All That Fuss
994 books — 2,584 voters
It by Stephen  KingPet Sematary by Stephen  KingThe Green Mile by Stephen  King
Best of Stephen King
179 books — 3,878 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
77,105 books — 286,875 voters