Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad
Darkest Books of All Time
1,302 books — 1,717 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
464 books — 665 voters
The Secret History by Donna Tartt
Best Transgressive Fiction
873 books — 970 voters

The Queen's Gambit by Walter TevisA Deadly Education by Naomi NovikMiss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs
Dark Academia
368 books — 1,500 voters

The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen ChboskyThirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher
Depression and Mental Illness
563 books — 490 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
8,547 books — 24,976 voters

The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeAnimal Farm by George Orwell
The Most Influential Books
1,462 books — 5,290 voters
The Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Help by Kathryn Stockett
Best Books You've Probably Never Read
618 books — 411 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
20,688 books — 24,564 voters
The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
The Most Disturbing Books Ever Written
3,248 books — 11,554 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
2,994 books — 12,443 voters
Son by Lois LowryPurple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Best Books Ever
77,123 books — 287,230 voters

The Kill Order by James DashnerMessenger by Lois Lowry
YA Dystopia Novels
1,935 books — 11,326 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
32,367 books — 69,188 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
3,853 books — 26,117 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
2,244 books — 2,336 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
8,137 books — 4,832 voters
The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
Best History Books
3,792 books — 3,816 voters