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
2,259 books — 2,432 voters
The Giver by Lois LowryHarry Potter and the Sorcerer'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
3,135 books — 3,678 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
7,187 books — 28,372 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
7,701 books — 14,238 voters

Howards End by E.M. ForsterBrideshead Revisited by Evelyn Waugh
Downton Abbey-esque Books
603 books — 1,001 voters
The Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
I Should Probably Read This Sometime...
11,731 books — 10,408 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
76,762 books — 285,650 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
12,953 books — 10,859 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
31,848 books — 121,083 voters