The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankRomeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare
Around the World in 100 Books
1,316 books — 706 voters
The Glass Castle by Jeannette WallsThe Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco
Books You Would Recommend to Strangers
12,252 books — 7,797 voters

Blood River by Tim ButcherMemoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenA Walk in the Woods by Bill BrysonThe Trigger by Tim ButcherThe Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls
Best Traveling Vicariously
2,119 books — 1,846 voters
Persuasion by Jane AustenThe Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre DumasA Tale of Two Cities by Charles DickensThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
I Should Probably Read This Sometime...
11,298 books — 10,026 voters

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling
Books That Exceeded Your Expectations
14,660 books — 16,284 voters
Blood River by Tim ButcherMissoula by Jon KrakauerA Walk in the Woods by Bill BrysonAnimal Farm by George OrwellMansfield Park by Jane Austen
Books With Place Names in the Title
1,006 books — 96 voters

1491 by Charles C. MannThe Rape of Nanking by Iris ChangThe Rise of Theodore Roosevelt by Edmund  MorrisJohn Adams by David McCullough
Best History Books
3,693 books — 3,731 voters

Emma by Jane AustenThe Odyssey by HomerA Tale of Two Cities by Charles DickensMockingjay by Suzanne Collins
Best Page-Turners with Redeeming Social Value
8,060 books — 5,719 voters
Emma by Jane AustenPersuasion by Jane AustenSense and Sensibility by Jane Austen1984 by George Orwell
Favorite Books
14,223 books — 9,832 voters

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingDivergent by Veronica RothAll the Light We Cannot See by Anthony DoerrPride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
What we've read so far in 2016
7,971 books — 974 voters
Ready Player One by Ernest ClineThe Fault in Our Stars by John GreenDivergent by Veronica Roth
Your Top 5 Reads in 2014
1,610 books — 1,251 voters

The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankUnbroken by Laura HillenbrandA Walk in the Woods by Bill BrysonA Distant Mirror by Barbara W. Tuchman
My Favourite Non Fiction Books
1,380 books — 261 voters

1984 by George OrwellThe Old Man and the Sea by Ernest HemingwayThe Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
Real Man Books
778 books — 309 voters
Night by Elie WieselAngela’s Ashes by Frank McCourt
Memoirs by Men
1,695 books — 665 voters

The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich by William L. Shirer1491 by Charles C. Mann1776 by David McCulloughMere Christianity by C.S. LewisCollapse by Jared Diamond
Best Non-Fiction (no biographies)
6,228 books — 8,066 voters
Night by Elie WieselThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankThe Agricola and The Germania by TacitusThe Glass Castle by Jeannette WallsAngela’s Ashes by Frank McCourt
Must Read Non-Fiction
5,243 books — 4,389 voters

Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
Foreign Lands
2,347 books — 2,191 voters

A Walk in the Woods by Bill BrysonThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien
Wanderlust
1,057 books — 1,149 voters
Animal Farm by George OrwellFahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Books that make you think.
1,116 books — 1,047 voters

Blood River by Tim ButcherDancing in the Glory of Monsters by Jason K. Stearns
Africa (fiction and nonfiction)
1,756 books — 1,632 voters
A Walk in the Woods by Bill BrysonKon-Tiki by Thor HeyerdahlBlood River by Tim ButcherRound Ireland with a Fridge by Tony HawksConfederates in the Attic by Tony Horwitz
Favorite Travel Books
2,019 books — 3,941 voters

Mere Christianity by C.S. LewisA Little Princess by Frances Hodgson BurnettGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondThe Elements of Style by William Strunk Jr.
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,417 books — 119,712 voters
John Adams by David McCulloughAll the Light We Cannot See by Anthony DoerrReady Player One by Ernest ClineTeam of Rivals by Doris Kearns Goodwin
Best Books of the 21st Century
9,841 books — 21,935 voters


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