Resurrection by Leo TolstoyWar and Peace by Leo TolstoyAnna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
The Best of Tolstoy
31 books — 445 voters
Blindness by José SaramagoLife of Pi by Yann MartelHeart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad
Best Philosophical Literature
1,170 books — 2,726 voters

Catch-22 by Joseph HellerTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeOf Mice and Men by John SteinbeckLord of the Flies by William GoldingFrom the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L. Konigsburg
Best School Assigned Books
765 books — 2,061 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeLord of the Flies by William GoldingWar and Peace by Leo TolstoyThe Declaration of Independence / The Constitution of the Uni... by Founding Fathers
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,653 books — 120,516 voters

The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre DumasThe Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettOutlander by Diana GabaldonWar and Peace by Leo TolstoyThe Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky
Big Fat Books Worth the Effort
1,874 books — 6,996 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeLittle Women by Louisa May AlcottThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
Best Young Adult Books
13,113 books — 80,185 voters

We Wish to Inform You That Tomorrow We Will Be Killed with Ou... by Philip GourevitchThe Poisonwood Bible by Barbara KingsolverIn the Time of the Butterflies by Julia AlvarezCountry of My Skull by Antjie KrogA Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
Foreign Lands
2,359 books — 2,195 voters