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
2,807 books — 9,149 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
8,550 books — 24,852 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...
11,813 books — 10,443 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
1,318 books — 5,852 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 — 2,379 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
3,688 books — 1,534 voters

A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
Best Historical Fiction
7,486 books — 25,678 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
14,060 books — 11,545 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
5,184 books — 9,647 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
1,715 books — 6,884 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
1,649 books — 1,183 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
11,803 books — 7,767 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
13,144 books — 80,215 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
76,916 books — 286,206 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
7,899 books — 49,787 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
31,940 books — 121,257 voters