Infinite Jest by David Foster WallaceA Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinHarry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. RowlingFight Club by Chuck PalahniukThe Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
Best Books of the Decade: 1990s
3,156 books — 3,680 voters
A Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinThe Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. TolkienHarry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Gunslinger by Stephen  KingThe Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Best Series
3,478 books — 9,571 voters

The Color Purple by Alice WalkerThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodThe Help by Kathryn StockettThe Bell Jar by Sylvia PlathPride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Best Feminist Books
2,791 books — 3,738 voters
Les Misérables by Victor HugoCrime and Punishment by Fyodor DostoevskyPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëDracula by Bram Stoker
Best Books of the 19th Century
1,748 books — 6,901 voters

The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen ChboskyHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenJane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
Young Adult Romance
4,103 books — 9,710 voters
The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsReady Player One by Ernest Cline
YA Dystopia Novels
1,982 books — 11,363 voters

The Godfather by Mario PuzoThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonGone Girl by Gillian FlynnA Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan DoyleCrime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky
Best Crime & Mystery Books
7,414 books — 16,254 voters
The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerThe Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen ChboskyThe Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
Best Teen Books About Real Problems
3,008 books — 12,459 voters

1984 by George OrwellFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,677 books — 25,213 voters
A Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinThe Gunslinger by Stephen  KingThe Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss
The Best Epic Fantasy (fiction)
4,555 books — 26,608 voters

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Help by Kathryn StockettThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,215 books — 28,370 voters
1984 by George OrwellHarry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,888 books — 49,805 voters

War and Peace by Leo TolstoyAnna Karenina by Leo TolstoyDon Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes SaavedraUlysses by James JoyceThe Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
I Should Probably Read This Sometime...
12,053 books — 10,832 voters
A Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss
Best Fantasy Series, Trilogies, and Duologies
2,167 books — 12,210 voters

The Book Thief by Markus ZusakMemoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenThe Color Purple by Alice WalkerOne Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García MárquezThe Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne
Best Historical Fiction
7,797 books — 26,093 voters
The Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniThe Help by Kathryn StockettTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeMemoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden
Books That Exceeded Your Expectations
15,411 books — 17,242 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeePride and Prejudice by Jane AustenJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
Best Woman-Authored Books
8,643 books — 5,684 voters
The Martian by Andy WeirReady Player One by Ernest ClineThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsWorld War Z by Max BrooksCloud Atlas by David  Mitchell
Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century
1,340 books — 9,242 voters

1984 by George OrwellThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsDivergent by Veronica RothBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyThe Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
3,934 books — 26,310 voters
1984 by George OrwellA Clockwork Orange by Anthony BurgessLolita by Vladimir NabokovLord of the Flies by William GoldingThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
The Most Disturbing Books Ever Written
3,269 books — 11,599 voters

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Fault in Our Stars by John GreenDivergent by Veronica RothTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Best Young Adult Books
13,246 books — 80,345 voters

It by Stephen  KingThe Shining by Stephen  KingMisery by Stephen  KingThe Green Mile by Stephen  King11/22/63 by Stephen  King
Best of Stephen King
189 books — 3,880 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeHarry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. Rowling1984 by George OrwellPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
32,391 books — 123,410 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeLes Misérables by Victor HugoA Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinIt by Stephen  King1984 by George Orwell
Best Books Ever
77,836 books — 290,401 voters