The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonThe Lovely Bones by Alice SeboldThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon
Best Crime & Mystery Books
7,353 books — 15,972 voters
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldLittle Women by Louisa May AlcottA Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniThe Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónThe Moonstone by Wilkie Collins
Literary Love Triangles (Non-YA)
534 books — 1,888 voters

The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonCatching Fire by Suzanne CollinsA Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniThe Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
Books That Exceeded Your Expectations
15,252 books — 16,944 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeAnimal Farm by George Orwell1984 by George OrwellRomeo and Juliet by William ShakespeareThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Best School Assigned Books
765 books — 2,059 voters

The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar WildeThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.Frankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyMacbeth by William Shakespeare
Best Philosophical Literature
1,184 books — 2,793 voters
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. DickTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeA Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniThe Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen ChboskyThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
Best Book Titles
11,935 books — 8,238 voters

The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerAnimal Farm by George OrwellTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Best Books Ever
77,177 books — 287,647 voters