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Notes from the Underground by Fyodor Dostoevsky'Tis Pity She's a Whore by John FordThe Lottery by Shirley JacksonThe Heart Is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullersThe Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
Best feel-bad books
37 books — 3 voters
Wuthering Heights by Emily BrontëTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsCrime and Punishment by Fyodor DostoevskyLord of the Flies by William Golding
Best Books Ever
78,999 books — 294,361 voters

The Sunne in Splendour by Sharon Kay Penman
Fiction Set in 15th Century
78 books — 49 voters
The Sunne in Splendour by Sharon Kay Penman
George R.R. Martin's Reading Recommendations
61 books — 13 voters

The Name of the Rose by Umberto EcoThe Sunne in Splendour by Sharon Kay PenmanThe Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel HawthorneWar and Peace by Leo TolstoyThe French Lieutenant’s Woman by John Fowles
Best Historical Fiction Books that Are Actually Historical Fiction
2,693 books — 3,291 voters
The Sunne in Splendour by Sharon Kay Penman
Faction
449 books — 85 voters

The Idiot by Fyodor DostoevskyThe Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor DostoevskyA Storm of Swords by George R.R. MartinA Clash of Kings by George R.R. MartinA Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin
Big Fat Books Worth the Effort
1,878 books — 7,002 voters
The Sunne in Splendour by Sharon Kay PenmanThe Broken Sword by Rhoda Edwards
Richard III in novels
44 books — 49 voters

The Sunne in Splendour by Sharon Kay Penman
Medieval England (Historical Fiction)
389 books — 188 voters
The Sunne in Splendour by Sharon Kay Penman
Historical Fiction: The House of Plantagenet
222 books — 494 voters

The Sunne in Splendour by Sharon Kay PenmanThe Name of the Rose by Umberto EcoThe Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel HawthorneThe French Lieutenant’s Woman by John Fowles
Best Historical Fiction
8,044 books — 26,725 voters
A Storm of Swords by George R.R. MartinDeath and the Dervish by Meša Selimović
Books With a Goodreads Average Rating of 4.5 and above and With At Least 100 Ratings
1,896 books — 2,321 voters

The Sunne in Splendour by Sharon Kay PenmanThe Broken Sword by Rhoda Edwards
Historical fiction: The Wars of the Roses
95 books — 181 voters
The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsCatching Fire by Suzanne CollinsMockingjay by Suzanne CollinsGone Girl by Gillian FlynnA Dance with Dragons by George R.R. Martin
Best Books of the 21st Century
9,833 books — 22,401 voters

Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant by Anne Tyler
Best of Anne Tyler
50 books — 34 voters
Brave New World by Aldous HuxleyLord of the Flies by William GoldingSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,817 books — 49,853 voters

Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare
Best Books of the 16th Century
189 books — 544 voters
'Tis Pity She's a Whore by John FordMacbeth by William ShakespeareParadise Lost by John MiltonKing Lear by William ShakespeareJulius Caesar by William Shakespeare
Best Books of the 17th Century
334 books — 709 voters

The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling by Henry FieldingSongs of Innocence and of Experience by William BlakeGulliver’s Travels by Jonathan SwiftThe Marriage of Heaven and Hell by William Blake
Best Books of the 18th Century
373 books — 1,013 voters
Wuthering Heights by Emily BrontëNotes from Underground, White Nights, The Dream of a Ridiculo... by Fyodor DostoevskyThe Idiot by Fyodor DostoevskyTess of the D’Urbervilles by Thomas HardyThe Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky
Best Books of the 19th Century
1,739 books — 6,913 voters

Rip it Up and Start Again. Post-punk 1978-1984 by Simon ReynoldsPlease Kill Me by Legs McNeilThe Life of Ian Curtis by Mick MiddlesBritpop! by John HarrisSongs That Saved Your Life by Simon Goddard
Best Books on Rock and Roll
908 books — 1,287 voters
A Storm of Swords by George R.R. MartinSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.Cat’s Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said by Philip K. Dick
Best Hugo Award Runner-Ups
195 books — 101 voters