Peter Pan by J.M. BarrieThe Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. LewisThe Complete Grimm's Fairy Tales by Jacob GrimmSnow White and Rose Red by Patricia C. WredeThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien
The Best Fairytales and Retellings
2,797 books — 9,158 voters
The Time Machine by H.G. WellsThe War of the Worlds by H.G. WellsTwenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by Jules VerneJourney to the Center of the Earth by Jules VerneThe Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,351 books — 24,668 voters

Wuthering Heights by Emily BrontëTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeDracula by Bram StokerPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
I Should Probably Read This Sometime...
11,412 books — 10,151 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeePride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienAnimal Farm by George Orwell
1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die
1,321 books — 5,842 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeAlice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis CarrollThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
Best Banned, Censored, and Challenged Books
924 books — 2,380 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeePride and Prejudice by Jane AustenAlice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis CarrollThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar WildeRebecca by Daphne du Maurier
Recommended Reads
3,703 books — 1,538 voters

A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
Best Historical Fiction
7,406 books — 25,587 voters
Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. TolkienThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Two Towers by J.R.R. Tolkien
Read Them Twice...At Least
13,709 books — 11,307 voters

Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenWuthering Heights by Emily BrontëEmma by Jane AustenSense and Sensibility by Jane AustenRebecca by Daphne du Maurier
Best Love Stories
5,172 books — 9,632 voters
Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenWuthering Heights by Emily BrontëAlice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis CarrollThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar WildeEmma by Jane Austen
Best Books of the 19th Century
1,704 books — 6,872 voters

Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. TolkienThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Return of the King by J.R.R. Tolkien
Books You Can't Live Without
1,655 books — 1,184 voters
Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenRebecca by Daphne du MaurierThe Da Vinci Code by Dan    BrownTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Books You Could Not Put Down
11,321 books — 7,531 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Golden Compass by Philip PullmanLittle Women by Louisa May AlcottThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Best Young Adult Books
13,096 books — 80,176 voters
Wuthering Heights by Emily BrontëAlice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis CarrollTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar WildeDracula by Bram Stoker
Best Books Ever
76,191 books — 283,302 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. TolkienThe Return of the King by J.R.R. TolkienThe Two Towers by J.R.R. Tolkien
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,807 books — 49,785 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeePride and Prejudice by Jane AustenAlice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis CarrollThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,546 books — 120,130 voters