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
4,292 books — 7,872 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
453 books — 1,543 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
1,649 books — 2,929 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
1,132 books — 10,106 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?
4,016 books — 2,064 voters
Versed by Rae ArmantroutLate Wife by Claudia EmersonDelights and Shadows by Ted KooserStag's Leap by Sharon OldsAmerican Primitive by Mary Oliver
Pulitzer Winners: Poetry
103 books — 54 voters

Real Sofistikashun by Tony HoaglandBird by Bird by Anne LamottHow to Read a Poem... by Molly Peacock
Best Books on Writing Poetry
110 books — 125 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 Gonzales
The Best How To Survive Books
84 books — 41 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
593 books — 321 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
8,057 books — 4,634 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
10,544 books — 7,604 voters

Rascal by Sterling NorthThe True Story of the 3 Little Pigs by Jon ScieszkaThe Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. LewisThe Mouse and the Motorcycle by Beverly ClearyStuart Little by E.B. White
Best Books About Animals
1,837 books — 1,853 voters

The Da Vinci Code by Dan    BrownThe Secret by Rhonda ByrneThe Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
Books I Regret Reading
2,247 books — 3,227 voters
Stuff I've Been Reading by Nick HornbyWhat We See When We Read by Peter MendelsundNabokov's Favorite Word Is Mauve by Ben BlattFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyMr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan
Stories For Book Lovers
8,357 books — 8,234 voters

The Road by Cormac McCarthyOf Mice and Men by John SteinbeckHamlet by William ShakespeareA Separate Peace by John KnowlesThe Magicians by Lev Grossman
Most Depressing Book of All Time
1,241 books — 3,901 voters
World War Z by Max BrooksThe Girl with All the Gifts by M.R. CareyEx-Heroes by Peter ClinesI Am Legend and Other Stories by Richard MathesonThe Scorch Trials by James Dashner
Zombies!
1,657 books — 4,314 voters

The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August by Claire NorthHow to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe by Charles Yu
Best Time Travel Fiction
1,942 books — 5,217 voters
The Holy Bible by AnonymousThe Complete Works by William ShakespeareMartin Luther's Ninety-Five Theses by Martin Lutherالقرآن الكريم by AnonymousDeclaration of Independence, Constitution of the United State... by Founding Fathers
The Most Influential Books
1,479 books — 5,280 voters

Packing for Mars by Mary RoachGrunt by Mary RoachWhat If? by Randall MunroeBeing Mortal by Atul GawandeGulp by Mary Roach
Best Non-Fiction (no biographies)
6,221 books — 8,058 voters
Haunted by Chuck PalahniukThe Hot Zone by Richard   PrestonThe Road by Cormac McCarthy
The Most Disturbing Books Ever Written
3,183 books — 11,141 voters

Sphere by Michael CrichtonLord of the Flies by William GoldingThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisBeowulf by Unknown
The Book Was Better Than the Movie
1,560 books — 18,698 voters
The Giver by Lois LowryFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyReady Player One by Ernest ClineThe Road by Cormac McCarthyEnder’s Game by Orson Scott Card
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
3,696 books — 25,898 voters

The Lightning Thief by Rick RiordanThe Magicians by Lev GrossmanEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardThe Giver by Lois LowryMiss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs
What To Read After Harry Potter
2,145 books — 6,295 voters
The Noble Gases by Adam FurgangFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyTwelve Angry Men by Reginald RoseLullabies for Little Criminals by Heather O'NeillAn Abundance of Katherines by John Green
There Ought to be a Band
2,435 books — 1,108 voters

Ten Years in the Tub by Nick HornbyFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyThe Polysyllabic Spree by Nick HornbyHousekeeping vs. the Dirt by Nick HornbyThe End of Your Life Book Club by Will Schwalbe
Books about Books
1,379 books — 1,517 voters


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