1984 by George OrwellThe Road by Cormac McCarthyAmerican Psycho by Bret Easton EllisEurope Central by William T. VollmannThe Kindly Ones by Jonathan Littell
Dark Literary Fiction
138 books — 55 voters
The Glass Bead Game by Hermann HesseEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardPress Start to Play by Daniel H. WilsonBlack Chalk by Christopher J. YatesReady Player One by Ernest Cline
Game Theory
436 books — 109 voters

The Windup Girl by Paolo BacigalupiWorld War Z by Max BrooksThe Road by Cormac McCarthyCloud Atlas by David  MitchellThe City & the City by China Miéville
Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century
1,235 books — 9,184 voters

1984 by George OrwellBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyThe Handmaid's Tale by Margaret AtwoodAnimal Farm by George OrwellYol by Cormac McCarthy
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
4,156 books — 27,065 voters
1984 by George OrwellThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodThe Road by Cormac McCarthyBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyNever Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
Smart Apocalyptic and Dystopian Fiction
553 books — 769 voters

J.R.R. Tolkien 4-Book Boxed Set by J.R.R. TolkienThe Windup Girl by Paolo BacigalupiThe Ultimate Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsTenth of December by George SaundersRed Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,932 books — 26,292 voters
Perdido Street Station by China MiévilleThe City & The City by China MiévilleHouse of Leaves by Mark Z. DanielewskiVeniss Underground by Jeff VandermeerLight by M. John Harrison
Best Outside-the-box Speculative Fiction
919 books — 510 voters

The Sisters Brothers by Patrick deWittThe Orphan Master's Son by Adam  JohnsonA Brief History of Seven Killings by Marlon JamesTenth of December by George SaundersThe Fault in Our Stars by John  Green
Best Books of the Decade: 2010s
7,686 books — 14,507 voters
House of Sand and Fog by Andre Dubus IIIA Simple Plan by Scott        SmithThe Innocent by Ian McEwanThe Shining by Stephen  KingThe Secret History by Donna Tartt
Thrillers
5,131 books — 7,161 voters

The Wasp Factory by Iain BanksAmerican Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis1984 by George OrwellThe Road by Cormac McCarthyHouse of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski
The Most Disturbing Books Ever Written
3,262 books — 11,767 voters
A Theory of Justice by John RawlsA Distant Mirror by Barbara W. TuchmanWe Wish to Inform You That Tomorrow We Will Be Killed With Ou... by Philip GourevitchGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared Diamond
Best Non-Fiction (no biographies)
6,535 books — 8,276 voters

Blood Meridian, or, the Evening Redness in the West by Cormac McCarthy1984 by George OrwellThe Grapes of Wrath by John SteinbeckOne Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García MárquezLolita by Vladimir Nabokov
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,801 books — 49,898 voters
Pattern Recognition by William GibsonThe Man in the High Castle by Philip K. Dick
Mundane Science Fiction
48 books — 39 voters

Will You Please Be Quiet, Please? by Raymond Carver
Best Book Titles
12,471 books — 8,975 voters
The Complete Works by William ShakespeareBlood Meridian, or, the Evening Redness in the West by Cormac McCarthyOne Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García MárquezLolita by Vladimir NabokovThe Oresteia by Aeschylus
Best Books Ever
80,143 books — 298,643 voters

Cloud Atlas by David  MitchellHouse of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski2666 by Roberto BolañoAtonement by Ian McEwanEurope Central by William T. Vollmann
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,208 books — 28,383 voters
Watchmen by Alan MooreThe Complete Maus by Art SpiegelmanBatman by Frank MillerThe Sandman, Vol. 1 by Neil GaimanGhost World by Daniel Clowes
Best Graphic Novels
3,529 books — 6,859 voters

The Shining by Stephen  KingThe Stand by Stephen  KingDifferent Seasons by Stephen  KingCarrie by Stephen  KingSkeleton Crew by Stephen  King
Best of Stephen King
197 books — 3,927 voters
God Is Not Great by Christopher HitchensAmerican Psycho by Bret Easton EllisThe End of Faith by Sam HarrisThe Anarchist Cookbook by William PowellThe Fire Gospel by Michel Faber
Books I Am Going to Hell For Reading
378 books — 416 voters

The Shining by Stephen  KingHouse of Leaves by Mark Z. DanielewskiAmerican Psycho by Bret Easton EllisWorld War Z by Max BrooksTropic of Night by Michael Gruber
Best Horror Novels
2,140 books — 5,855 voters
Cloud Atlas by David  Mitchell2666 by Roberto BolañoAtonement by Ian McEwanThe Kindly Ones by Jonathan Littell
Best Books of the 21st Century
9,804 books — 22,856 voters