The Book of Atrus by Rand MillerThe Book of D'ni by Rand MillerThe Book of Ti'ana by Rand MillerThe Player of Games by Iain M. BanksThe Universe in Miniature in Miniature by Patrick Somerville
Books That Should Be Made Into Movies
32,885 books — 70,465 voters

Gory Details by Erika EngelhauptSmoke Gets in Your Eyes & Other Lessons from the Crematory by Caitlin DoughtyAssassination Vacation by Sarah VowellUltra-Processed People by Chris van Tulleken
If you like Mary Roach...
59 books — 19 voters

Fahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyMr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin SloanThe Midnight Library by Matt Haig84 Charing Cross Road by Helene HanffDear Fahrenheit 451 by Annie Spence
Books-about-Books
129 books — 74 voters
Lord of the Flies by William GoldingThe True Story of the 3 Little Pigs by Jon Scieszka
Books About Pigs
449 books — 58 voters

Being Mortal by Atul GawandeThrough the Language Glass by Guy DeutscherWhat If? by Randall Munroe
Best 21st Century Non-Fiction
2,427 books — 2,288 voters
No One Is Talking About This by Patricia LockwoodFuzz by Mary RoachThe Anthropocene Reviewed by John  GreenA Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers
Best Books of 2021
1,444 books — 1,638 voters

A Prayer for the Crown-Shy by Becky ChambersHappy-Go-Lucky by David Sedaris
Best Books of 2022
1,564 books — 1,874 voters
Revenge of the Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell
Best books of October, 2024
113 books — 13 voters

Big Dumb Eyes by Nate Bargatze
Best books of May, 2025
40 books — 20 voters
Automatic Noodle by Annalee Newitz
Best books of August, 2025
28 books — 6 voters

Replaceable You by Mary Roach
Best books of September, 2025
26 books — 6 voters
Finalists by Rae ArmantroutMuddy Matterhorn by Heather McHughA Very Punchable Face by Colin JostA City on Mars by Kelly WeinersmithThe Hurting Kind by Ada Limon
Best Books of the Decade: 2020's
3,058 books — 5,583 voters

The PreHistory of The Far Side by Gary LarsonHigh Fidelity by Nick HornbyThe Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales by Jon ScieszkaA Very Punchable Face by Colin JostI'm a Stranger Here Myself by Bill  Bryson
Best Humorous Books
4,514 books — 8,396 voters
Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott84, Charing Cross Road by Helene HanffI Was Told There'd Be Cake by Sloane CrosleyBossypants by Tina FeyYes Please by Amy Poehler
Funny Women Memoirs
524 books — 1,669 voters

Bonhoeffer by Eric MetaxasThe Secret Life of Houdini by William KalushDaws by Betty Lee SkinnerA Very Punchable Face by Colin JostShakespeare by Bill  Bryson
Best Biographies
1,866 books — 3,318 voters
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald DahlThe Swiss Family Robinson by Johann David WyssScott Pilgrim's Precious Little Life by Bryan Lee O'MalleyLes Misérables by Victor Hugo
The MOVIE was BETTER than the BOOK
1,123 books — 10,101 voters

Your Own Words by Barbara WallraffGulp by Mary RoachSmoke Gets in Your Eyes & Other Lessons from the Crematory by Caitlin DoughtyThe Disappearing Spoon by Sam KeanThe Know-It-All by A.J. Jacobs
You Read a Book about What?
4,209 books — 2,582 voters
Versed by Rae ArmantroutLate Wife by Claudia EmersonDelights and Shadows by Ted KooserStag's Leap (Pulitzer Prize Winner) by Sharon OldsAmerican Primitive by Mary Oliver
Pulitzer Winners: Poetry
104 books — 58 voters

Real Sofistikashun by Tony HoaglandBird by Bird by Anne LamottHow to Read a Poem... by Molly Peacock
Best Books on Writing Poetry
122 books — 146 voters
The Lightning Thief by Rick RiordanThe Magicians by Lev GrossmanGregor the Overlander by Suzanne CollinsThe Giver by Lois LowryThe Book of Atrus by Rand Miller
What Else To Read After Harry Potter
54 books — 36 voters

The Martian by Andy WeirDeep Survival by Laurence GonzalesHow to Invent Everything by Ryan North
The Best How To Survive Books
90 books — 77 voters
My Utmost for His Highest by Oswald ChambersCelebration of Discipline by Richard J. FosterMere Christianity by C.S. LewisWhen God is Silent by Barbara Brown TaylorThe Cost of Discipleship by Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Best Christian books
646 books — 460 voters

The Book of Atrus by Rand MillerThe Giver by Lois LowryReady Player One by Ernest ClineHarry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien
Most Interesting World
8,302 books — 5,364 voters
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyLord of the Flies by William GoldingHamlet by William ShakespeareA Separate Peace by John KnowlesSphere by Michael Crichton
Books I Will Never Forget
11,624 books — 8,513 voters


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