Lamb by Christopher MooreThe Stupidest Angel by Christopher Moore
Best Humorous Books
4,339 books — 7,945 voters

Scent of the Missing by Susannah CharlesonThe Other End of the Leash by Patricia B. McConnellThe Possibility Dogs by Susannah CharlesonFor the Love of a Dog by Patricia B. McConnellBest Friends by Samantha Glen
Top Dog Reads
658 books — 669 voters
The Lady by Anne McCaffreyDanza! by Lynn Hall
Horse Books/Novels
1,549 books — 701 voters

The Eighty-Dollar Champion by Elizabeth LettsHorse Sense for People by Monty RobertsDanza! by Lynn Hall
Horse Lover's Literature
480 books — 196 voters
The Lorax by Dr. SeussBest Friends by Samantha Glen
Best Animal Rights Books
222 books — 186 voters

Black Beauty by Anna SewellMrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH by Robert C. O'BrienBeneath the Surface by John HargroveAnimals in Translation by Temple GrandinThe Horse Whisperer by Nicholas Evans
Best Books About Animals
1,846 books — 1,853 voters
Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson RawlsThe Call of the Wild by Jack LondonLost & Found by Jacqueline SheehanThe Other End of the Leash by Patricia B. McConnellPack of Two by Caroline Knapp
Great "Dog" Books
1,338 books — 1,932 voters

Shōgun by James ClavellThe Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettWorld Without End by Ken FollettThe Color Purple by Alice WalkerLonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry
Best Historical Fiction
7,434 books — 25,617 voters
The Anatomy of Freedom by Robin Morgan
Best Feminist Books
2,541 books — 3,537 voters

A Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinJ.R.R. Tolkien 4-Book Boxed Set by J.R.R. TolkienThe Eye of the World by Robert JordanHis Dark Materials by Philip PullmanWizard's First Rule by Terry Goodkind
The Best Epic Fantasy (fiction)
4,211 books — 25,805 voters
The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster
Best Young Adult Books
13,114 books — 80,185 voters

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson
Best Books of the Decade: 1880s
378 books — 411 voters
Cyrano de Bergerac by Edmond Rostand
Best Books of the Decade: 1890s
466 books — 499 voters

The Call of the Wild by Jack LondonWhite Fang by Jack LondonThe Monkey's Paw by W.W. Jacobs
Best Books of the Decade: 1900s
467 books — 855 voters
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James JoyceSwann’s Way by Marcel ProustThe Elements of Style by William Strunk Jr.
Best Books of the Decade: 1910s
530 books — 776 voters

Letters to a Young Poet by Rainer Maria RilkeUlysses by James Joyce
Best Books of the Decade: 1920s
765 books — 1,130 voters
Out of Africa by Isak Dinesen
Best Books of the Decade: 1930s
904 books — 1,255 voters

1984 by George OrwellAnimal Farm by George OrwellThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryThe Stranger by Albert Camus
Best Books of the Decade: 1940s
819 books — 1,145 voters
The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerCharlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteLord of the Flies by William GoldingEast of Eden by John Steinbeck
Best Books of the Decade: 1950s
1,182 books — 1,510 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Outsiders by S.E. HintonCatch-22 by Joseph HellerSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl
Best Books of the Decade: 1960s
1,360 books — 1,778 voters
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsWatership Down by Richard  AdamsThe Princess Bride by William GoldmanWhere the Sidewalk Ends by Shel SilversteinShōgun by James Clavell
Best Books of the Decade: 1970s
1,955 books — 1,880 voters

The Color Purple by Alice WalkerMatilda by Roald DahlBeloved by Toni MorrisonThe Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera
Best Books of the Decade: 1980s
2,258 books — 2,432 voters
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingA Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinThe Giver by Lois LowryOutlander by Diana GabaldonInfinite Jest by David Foster Wallace
Best Books of the Decade: 1990s
3,129 books — 3,679 voters

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerThe Help by Kathryn StockettThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonLife of Pi by Yann Martel
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,186 books — 28,367 voters
The Goldfinch by Donna TarttA Discovery of Witches by Deborah HarknessHeroes of the Frontier by Dave EggersEveryone Brave Is Forgiven by Chris CleaveYear of Yes by Shonda Rhimes
Best Books of the Decade: 2010s
7,687 books — 14,195 voters

The Color Purple by Alice WalkerJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëBeloved by Toni MorrisonFried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie FlaggKindred by Octavia E. Butler
Best Feminist Fiction
1,499 books — 2,672 voters