The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerThe Pearl by John Steinbeck
How DID They Become Classics?
108 books — 174 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeePride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank1984 by George OrwellHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
100 Books to Read in a Lifetime: Readers' Picks
15,406 books — 17,661 voters

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Best Free Kindle Books
431 books — 623 voters
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH by Robert C. O'BrienLittle Women by Louisa May AlcottPersepolis by Marjane SatrapiThe House on Mango Street by Sandra CisnerosThe Secret of the Old Clock by Carolyn Keene
Best Feminist Young Adult Books
1,320 books — 1,341 voters

The Gate to Women's Country by Sheri S. TepperEqual Rites by Terry PratchettDragonflight by Anne McCaffrey
Best Feminist Science Fiction/Fantasy
698 books — 626 voters
Monstrous Regiment by Terry PratchettThe Gate to Women's Country by Sheri S. TepperThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonThe Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley
Amazons, Valkyries, and Warrior Women
694 books — 534 voters

The Stand by Stephen  KingThe Time Machine by H.G. WellsThe Moon Is a Harsh Mistress by Robert A. Heinlein
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,446 books — 24,717 voters
Different Seasons by Stephen  KingThe Silence of the Lambs by Thomas  HarrisJaws by Peter BenchleyDo Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. DickFried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie Flagg
The MOVIE was BETTER than the BOOK
1,133 books — 10,101 voters

Watership Down by Richard  AdamsTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeMacbeth by William ShakespeareFlowers for Algernon by Daniel KeyesRebecca by Daphne du Maurier
Must Read Classics
1,862 books — 4,657 voters
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. RowlingEats, Shoots & Leaves by Lynne Truss
Best Books of the 21st Century
9,829 books — 22,008 voters

One for the Money by Janet EvanovichBridget Jones’s Diary by Helen FieldingFried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie FlaggThe Devil Wears Prada by Lauren Weisberger
Favorite Chick-Lit
2,398 books — 4,617 voters
For the Sake of Elena by Elizabeth  George
The Best British Crime/Mystery Fiction
1,209 books — 1,256 voters

Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenCyrano de Bergerac by Edmond RostandSummer of My German Soldier by Bette GreeneThe Bridges of Madison County by Robert James WallerRebecca by Daphne du Maurier
Best Love Stories
5,179 books — 9,640 voters