The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde
Best Humorous Books
4,373 books — 7,993 voters
I Cheerfully Refuse by Leif EngerThe Spirit Bares Its Teeth by Andrew Joseph White
2025 Tournament of Books Longlist
85 books — 324 voters

Stone Butch Blues by Leslie FeinbergThe Essential Dykes To Watch Out For by Alison BechdelThis Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-MohtarGideon the Ninth by Tamsyn MuirHarrow the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir
Best Lesbian Fiction
2,044 books — 2,709 voters
We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley JacksonBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyMiss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs
Best Weird Fiction Books
1,218 books — 1,155 voters

Moominvalley in November by Tove JanssonThe Summer Book by Tove JanssonTales from Moominvalley by Tove JanssonComet in Moominland by Tove JanssonMoominland Midwinter by Tove Jansson
Best Scandinavian and Nordic Literature
1,218 books — 1,245 voters
Finn Family Moomintroll by Tove JanssonA Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky ChambersCrying in H Mart by Michelle ZaunerA Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le GuinMoominvalley in November by Tove Jansson
Best Woman-Authored Books
8,536 books — 5,498 voters

A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le GuinThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. TolkienThe Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
What To Read After Harry Potter
2,188 books — 6,290 voters
Piranesi by Susanna ClarkeAlice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
Unreliable Settings
16 books — 8 voters

Finn Family Moomintroll by Tove JanssonComet in Moominland by Tove JanssonGoodnight Moon by Margaret Wise BrownWhere the Wild Things Are by Maurice SendakAlice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll
Best Children's Books
5,385 books — 6,864 voters
The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienGoodnight Moon by Margaret Wise BrownA Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le GuinOh, the Places You’ll Go! by Dr. Seuss
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
32,233 books — 122,728 voters

Stone Butch Blues by Leslie FeinbergThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar WildeFun Home by Alison BechdelSimon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli
Best LGBTQIA literature
1,785 books — 2,230 voters

Nimona by N.D. StevensonThe Girl from the Sea by Lee Knox OstertagThe Witch Boy by Lee Knox OstertagFun Home by Alison BechdelThe Prince and the Dressmaker by Jen Wang
Graphic Novels Featuring LGBTIQ+ Themes
1,060 books — 1,045 voters

Catching Fire by Suzanne CollinsMiss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom RiggsLittle Women by Louisa May AlcottThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab
One Million Ratings!
239 books — 1,074 voters
Finn Family Moomintroll by Tove JanssonComet in Moominland by Tove JanssonThe Moomins and the Great Flood by Tove JanssonGoodnight Moon by Margaret Wise BrownThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Best Books of the Decade: 1940s
821 books — 1,148 voters

Moominland Midwinter by Tove JanssonMoominsummer Madness by Tove JanssonMoominpappa's Memoirs by Thomas WarburtonThe Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. TolkienThe Two Towers by J.R.R. Tolkien
Best Books of the Decade: 1950s
1,195 books — 1,512 voters
Tales from Moominvalley by Tove JanssonMoominpappa at Sea by Tove JanssonSculptor's Daughter by Tove JanssonFrom the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L. KonigsburgA Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin
Best Books of the Decade: 1960s
1,363 books — 1,775 voters

Holes by Louis SacharGood Omens by Terry PratchettWicked by Gregory MaguireOh, the Places You’ll Go! by Dr. Seuss
Best Books of the Decade: 1990s
3,155 books — 3,679 voters
Catching Fire by Suzanne CollinsThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Lightning Thief by Rick RiordanCoraline by Neil GaimanThe Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,218 books — 28,368 voters

The Backyard Bird Chronicles by Amy Tan
Best Books of 2024
871 books — 937 voters
The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allan PoeFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyWe Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley JacksonThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar WildeThe Cask of Amontillado by Edgar Allan Poe
Best Gothic Books of All Time
621 books — 3,542 voters

J.R.R. Tolkien 4-Book Boxed Set by J.R.R. TolkienThe Earthsea Trilogy by Ursula K. Le GuinHowl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones
The Best Epic Fantasy (fiction)
4,396 books — 26,356 voters
The Lightning Thief by Rick RiordanGood Omens by Terry Pratchett
The Best Urban Fantasy
4,387 books — 12,635 voters

A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William ShakespeareAlice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis CarrollDracula by Bram StokerThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Pre-Tolkien Fantasy
382 books — 366 voters

Little Women by Louisa May AlcottA Midsummer Night’s Dream by William ShakespeareThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allan PoeEmma by Jane Austen
Best classics
349 books — 330 voters
Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn MuirHarrow the Ninth by Tamsyn MuirThe Spirit Bares Its Teeth by Andrew Joseph WhitePet by Akwaeke EmeziCarmilla by J. Sheridan Le Fanu
Queer Horror
705 books — 430 voters

Dykette by Jenny Fran Davis
Unhinged Women Who Self Destruct
44 books — 39 voters
A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky ChambersThis Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-MohtarA Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le GuinThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienA Prayer for the Crown-Shy by Becky Chambers
CozySFF
374 books — 417 voters


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