A Tale of Two Cities by Charles DickensNeverwhere by Neil Gaiman
London Calling
1,234 books — 645 voters
The Three-Body Problem by Liu CixinWorld War Z by Max Brooks
Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century
1,297 books — 9,215 voters

The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre DumasGreat Expectations by Charles DickensAnna Karenina by Leo TolstoyJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëAlice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll
Best Books of the 19th Century
1,720 books — 6,886 voters
The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre DumasThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienJonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna ClarkeAnna Karenina by Leo TolstoyJane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
Big Fat Books Worth the Effort
1,873 books — 6,995 voters

Anna Karenina by Leo TolstoyLolita by Vladimir Nabokov
Best Russian Literature
514 books — 2,284 voters
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldThe Sound and the Fury by William FaulknerRebecca by Daphne du Maurier1984 by George Orwell
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,889 books — 49,792 voters

City of Bones by Cassandra Clare
The Best Urban Fantasy
4,409 books — 12,615 voters
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki MurakamiKafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami
Best Japanese Books
774 books — 3,250 voters

Kafka on the Shore by Haruki MurakamiRevolutionary Road by Richard YatesBonjour tristesse by Françoise SaganSnakes And Earrings by Hitomi KaneharaShanghai Baby by Wei Hui
Best Books Ever
77,188 books — 287,767 voters