Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad
Darkest Books of All Time
1,275 books — 1,716 voters
The House of Hades by Rick RiordanEragon by Christopher PaoliniThe Way of Kings by Brandon SandersonA Dance with Dragons by George R.R. MartinBrisingr by Christopher Paolini
Best "Strong Female" Fantasy Novels
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Throne of Glass by Sarah J. MaasSix of Crows by Leigh BardugoDaughter of Smoke & Bone by Laini TaylorGraceling by Kristin Cashore
The Enemies to Lovers Trope
455 books — 659 voters
The Secret History by Donna Tartt
Best Transgressive Fiction
868 books — 966 voters

The Queen's Gambit by Walter TevisA Deadly Education by Naomi NovikMiss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs
Dark Academia
364 books — 1,495 voters

The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen ChboskyThirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher
Depression and Mental Illness
562 books — 487 voters
The Two Towers by J.R.R. TolkienThe Return of the King by J.R.R. TolkienThe Princess Bride by William GoldmanNeverwhere by Neil GaimanThe Golden Compass by Philip Pullman
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,434 books — 24,669 voters

The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeAnimal Farm by George Orwell
The Most Influential Books
1,479 books — 5,285 voters
The Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Help by Kathryn Stockett
Best Books You've Probably Never Read
619 books — 412 voters

The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienEragon by Christopher PaoliniCoraline by Neil GaimanThe Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. TolkienThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
What To Read Next
20,304 books — 24,203 voters
The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
The Most Disturbing Books Ever Written
3,207 books — 11,313 voters

The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen ChboskyThirteen Reasons Why by Jay AsherLooking for Alaska by John GreenThe Outsiders by S.E. HintonThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
Best Teen Books About Real Problems
2,982 books — 12,438 voters
Son by Lois LowryPurple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Best Books Ever
76,334 books — 283,975 voters

The Kill Order by James DashnerMessenger by Lois Lowry
YA Dystopia Novels
1,883 books — 11,249 voters
Eldest by Christopher PaoliniLegend by Marie LuThe Night Circus by Erin MorgensternThe Alchemyst by Michael  ScottInkspell by Cornelia Funke
Books That Should Be Made Into Movies
32,225 books — 68,421 voters

The Giver by Lois LowryDivergent by Veronica RothThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsLord of the Flies by William GoldingThe Maze Runner by James Dashner
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
3,754 books — 25,990 voters
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan DoyleAnd Then There Were None by Agatha ChristieMurder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie
Best Detective/Mystery Series
2,211 books — 2,298 voters

The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisHarry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Most Interesting World
8,088 books — 4,736 voters
The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
Best History Books
3,710 books — 3,744 voters