Don't Worry, It Gets Worse by Alida Nugent
Non-Fiction for Women in their Twenties
354 books — 278 voters
1984 by George OrwellThe Giver by Lois LowryThe Handmaid's Tale by Margaret AtwoodThe City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrauThe Time Machine by H.G. Wells
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
3,752 books — 25,991 voters

Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury
Quality Dark Fiction
2,508 books — 3,230 voters
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen1984 by George OrwellJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëThe Giving Tree by Shel SilversteinAlice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,558 books — 120,192 voters

The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónThe Angel's Game by Carlos Ruiz ZafónThe Physick Book of Deliverance Dane by Katherine HoweThe Thirteenth Tale by Diane SetterfieldThe Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton
Modern Gothic
712 books — 1,359 voters
The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells
Dystopia!
1,219 books — 2,754 voters

The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellThe Cat in the Hat by Dr. SeussThe Witches by Roald DahlThe Complete Novels by Jane Austen
Best Books Ever
76,235 books — 283,504 voters

Shadow of Night by Deborah HarknessThe Sandcastle Girls by Chris Bohjalian
Best Books of July 2012
90 books — 190 voters