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
15,722 books — 18,191 voters

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Best Free Kindle Books
431 books — 625 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
1,321 books — 1,342 voters

The Gate to Women's Country by Sheri S. TepperEqual Rites by Terry PratchettDragonflight by Anne McCaffrey
Best Feminist Science Fiction/Fantasy
700 books — 627 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
697 books — 535 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
8,592 books — 25,064 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
1,134 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
1,859 books — 4,682 voters
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. RowlingEats, Shoots & Leaves by Lynne Truss
Best Books of the 21st Century
9,854 books — 22,231 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
2,404 books — 4,619 voters
For the Sake of Elena by Elizabeth  George
The Best British Crime/Mystery Fiction
1,211 books — 1,260 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
5,202 books — 9,690 voters