The Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettA Light in the Attic by Shel SilversteinNumber the Stars by Lois LowryHatchet by Gary Paulsen
Best Books of the Decade: 1980s
2,320 books — 2,451 voters
The Giver by Lois LowryHarry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. RowlingA Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinAngela's Ashes by Frank McCourtThe Secret History by Donna Tartt
Best Books of the Decade: 1990s
3,131 books — 3,697 voters

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. RowlingWorld Without End by Ken FollettThe Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,208 books — 28,383 voters
The Light Between Oceans by M.L. StedmanAll the Light We Cannot See by Anthony DoerrMiss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom RiggsThe Nightingale by Kristin HannahThe Goldfinch by Donna Tartt
Best Books of the Decade: 2010s
7,685 books — 14,507 voters

Howards End by E.M. ForsterBrideshead Revisited by Evelyn Waugh
Downton Abbey-esque Books
616 books — 1,014 voters
The Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
I Should Probably Read This Sometime...
12,402 books — 11,754 voters

Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeWuthering Heights by Emily BrontëThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Best Books Ever
79,960 books — 297,629 voters
The Fault in Our Stars by John  GreenThe Help by Kathryn StockettTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeGone Girl by Gillian FlynnWater for Elephants by Sara Gruen
Smart Summer Reads
13,975 books — 11,867 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee1984 by George OrwellPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
33,162 books — 125,606 voters