The Help by Kathryn StockettThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerThe Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Best for Book Clubs
14,784 books — 18,655 voters
Night by Elie Wiesel
Oprah's Book Club Picks
124 books — 2,202 voters

The Night Circus by Erin MorgensternThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienWuthering Heights by Emily BrontëThe Complete Stories and Poems by Edgar Allan PoeFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
Best Books To Read In Autumn
977 books — 520 voters

Secret Garden by Johanna BasfordEnchanted Forest by Johanna Basford
Best Adult Coloring Books
28 books — 25 voters
The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. LewisThe Princess Bride by William GoldmanThe Odyssey by Homer
The Best Epic Fantasy (fiction)
4,212 books — 25,806 voters

Fahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Giver by Lois LowryThe Time Machine by H.G. Wells
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,447 books — 24,722 voters
Eragon by Christopher PaoliniAtonement by Ian McEwanThe Lost Symbol by Dan    BrownThe City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau
What To Read Next
20,476 books — 24,320 voters

The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Giver by Lois LowryDivergent by Veronica RothFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyLord of the Flies by William Golding
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
3,763 books — 26,018 voters
Les Misérables by Victor HugoThe Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre DumasJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëSense and Sensibility by Jane AustenFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
The Great Classics You Have Not Read Yet
746 books — 1,812 voters

And Then There Were None by Agatha ChristieThe Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan DoyleMurder on the Orient Express by Agatha ChristieThe Complete Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan DoyleThe Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie
The Best British Crime/Mystery Fiction
1,209 books — 1,256 voters
Anne of Green Gables by L.M. MontgomeryThe Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan DoyleThe Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix PotterWhite Fang by Jack London
Best Books of the Decade: 1900s
467 books — 855 voters

The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson BurnettThe Phantom of the Opera by Gaston LerouxThe 39 Steps by John BuchanAnne of the Island by L.M. MontgomeryThe Valley of Fear by Arthur Conan Doyle
Best Books of the Decade: 1910s
530 books — 776 voters
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldWinnie-the-Pooh by A.A. MilneThe Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha ChristieThe Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha ChristieThe Secret Adversary by Agatha Christie
Best Books of the Decade: 1920s
765 books — 1,130 voters

The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellAnd Then There Were None by Agatha ChristieLittle House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls WilderMurder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie
Best Books of the Decade: 1930s
904 books — 1,255 voters
The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryCurious George by H.A. ReyMrs. Piggle-Wiggle by Betty MacDonaldThe Boxcar Children by Gertrude Chandler Warner
Best Books of the Decade: 1940s
819 books — 1,145 voters

The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyNight by Elie Wiesel
Best Books of the Decade: 1950s
1,182 books — 1,510 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeCharlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald DahlA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleGreen Eggs and Ham by Dr. SeussIsland of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell
Best Books of the Decade: 1960s
1,360 books — 1,778 voters

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsThe Princess Bride by William GoldmanWhere the Sidewalk Ends by Shel SilversteinThe Lorax by Dr. SeussTuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt
Best Books of the Decade: 1970s
1,955 books — 1,880 voters
Matilda by Roald DahlThe Alchemist by Paulo CoelhoNumber the Stars by Lois LowryA Light in the Attic by Shel Silverstein
Best Books of the Decade: 1980s
2,258 books — 2,432 voters

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. RowlingA Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinThe Giver by Lois Lowry
Best Books of the Decade: 1990s
3,129 books — 3,678 voters
The Fault in Our Stars by John GreenDivergent by Veronica RothMockingjay by Suzanne CollinsGone Girl by Gillian FlynnInsurgent by Veronica Roth
Best Books of the Decade: 2010s
7,687 books — 14,196 voters

The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsDivergent by Veronica RothPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Fault in Our Stars by John GreenCatching Fire by Suzanne Collins
Men I Wish Were Real
1,684 books — 1,284 voters
Gone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel HawthorneSarah's Key by Tatiana de RosnayThe Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare
Best Historical Fiction
7,438 books — 25,618 voters

The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar WildeDracula by Bram StokerThe Time Machine by H.G. WellsThe Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan DoyleThe War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells
Best Books of the Decade: 1890s
466 books — 499 voters
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark TwainDr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis StevensonTreasure Island by Robert Louis StevensonA Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan DoyleKidnapped by Robert Louis Stevenson
Best Books of the Decade: 1880s
378 books — 411 voters

Black Beauty by Anna SewellAlice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll
Best Books of the Decade: 1870s
258 books — 346 voters
Little Women by Louisa May AlcottLes Misérables by Victor Hugo
Best Books of the Decade: 1860s
235 books — 398 voters


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