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Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice SendakGoodnight Moon by Margaret Wise BrownThe Cat in the Hat by Dr. SeussWinnie-the-Pooh by A.A. MilneThe Lorax by Dr. Seuss
Wonderful Picture Books
447 books — 196 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodOne Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken KeseyThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsThe Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
Modern-day Classics
363 books — 188 voters

COOPER by Elizabeth JacobsThe Three Privileges by A.V. DavinaThe Cavalier by Israh AziziDon't Close Your Eyes by Lynessa JamesComplicated Moonlight by Lynessa Layne
So good I've read it multiple times
302 books — 177 voters
No Urgency To Be Home by Neha R. KrishnaLullaby of Love by Rebecca WinningThe Princess Saves Herself in This One by Amanda LovelaceThe Collected Poems by Sylvia PlathThe Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson by Emily Dickinson
Poetry by Women
443 books — 177 voters

The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienUnwritten by Alicia J. NovoThe Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. TolkienThe Return of the King by J.R.R. TolkienThe Two Towers by J.R.R. Tolkien
Books To Read After Chronicles of Narnia
258 books — 176 voters
The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerThe Alchemist by Paulo CoelhoJonathan Livingston Seagull by Richard BachThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldThe Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway
How DID They Become Classics?
113 books — 174 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeePride and Prejudice by Jane AustenJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien
Catching up on Classics (and lots more!) Group Reads
432 books — 174 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeWhere Are You Now? by Sarah ConnellThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien1984 by George Orwell
Best Books of Your Lifetime
530 books — 172 voters

The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodThe Bell Jar by Sylvia PlathThe Remains of the Day by Kazuo IshiguroInfinite Jest by David Foster WallaceBeloved by Toni Morrison
(Not) Modern Library's 100 Best Novels of the 20th Century
100 books — 159 voters
Becoming by Michelle ObamaWhere the Crawdads Sing by Delia OwensEleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail HoneymanDaisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins ReidCirce by Madeline Miller
2019: What People Born in the 1980's Have Read in 2019
1,402 books — 159 voters

Les Misérables by Victor HugoLolita by Vladimir Nabokov1984 by George OrwellThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerDracula by Bram Stoker
Feel Guilty That I Haven't Read
227 books — 157 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeFahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury1984 by George OrwellThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankRomeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare
Books Every High School Student Should Read
198 books — 157 voters

Dune by Frank HerbertEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardFoundation by Isaac Asimov1984 by George OrwellThe Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury
The Best Classical Science Fiction Works
112 books — 154 voters
Romeo and Juliet by William ShakespearePride and Prejudice by Jane AustenJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëWuthering Heights by Emily BrontëTemptation by Karen Ann Hopkins
Star-Crossed Lovers
163 books — 154 voters

Jane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson BurnettLittle Women by Louisa May AlcottWuthering Heights by Emily Brontë
Penguin Classics Deluxe & Threads Editions
127 books — 151 voters
Crime and Punishment by Fyodor DostoevskyAnna Karenina by Leo TolstoyThe Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor DostoevskyWar and Peace by Leo TolstoyThe Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov
MUST READ RUSSIAN CLASSICS
113 books — 141 voters

Frankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyThe Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey ChaucerJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëDr. Faustus by Christopher MarloweGulliver’s Travels by Jonathan Swift
Books I Read At University/College
1,009 books — 140 voters
O mie nouă sute optzeci și patru by George OrwellPădurea norvegiană by Haruki MurakamiPortretul lui Dorian Gray by Oscar WildeFerma animalelor by George Orwell...Să ucizi o pasăre cîntătoare by Harper Lee
TOP 10+ (Polirom)
357 books — 132 voters

Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia OwensLittle Fires Everywhere by Celeste NgThe Testaments by Margaret AtwoodSuch a Fun Age by Kiley ReidEducated by Tara Westover
2020: What People Born in the 1980's Have Read in 2020
1,384 books — 128 voters
The Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm XWolf Hustle by Cin FabréThe Souls of Black Folk by W.E.B. Du BoisSet the Night on Fire by Mike DavisThe New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander
Best Books on African American Studies (nonfiction)
240 books — 125 voters

Fahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniWatership Down by Richard AdamsEast of Eden by John Steinbeck
Books that SHOULD be on the 1001-list but aren't
444 books — 123 voters
The Outsiders by S.E. HintonThe Giver by Lois LowryHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerOf Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
Young Adult Classics
59 books — 119 voters

Who Colored the Leaves? by Robert D DeanHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingIt's Time To Wake, Jake! by Amanda Beth ConnollyBooks for Benjamin by R.G. de RouenMatilda by Roald Dahl
Children's Books Worth Loving
143 books — 117 voters
Being Lucy by Dale Lorna JacobsenThe Cavalier by Israh AziziLeading Hybrid and Remote Teams by Gleb TsipurskyDon't Close Your Eyes by Lynessa JamesThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien
My Favorite Books I've Read
350 books — 115 voters

Becoming by Michelle ObamaLittle Fires Everywhere by Celeste NgWhere the Crawdads Sing by Delia OwensEducated by Tara WestoverEleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman
What Women Born in the 80's are Reading in 2019
913 books — 115 voters
The Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan DoyleThe Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha ChristieA Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan DoyleThe Collected Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe by Edgar Allan PoeRebecca by Daphne du Maurier
The Haycraft-Queen Definitive Library of Crime, Detective and Mystery Fiction
186 books — 112 voters

Homage to Catalonia by George OrwellFor Whom the Bell Tolls by Ernest HemingwayThe Battle for Spain by Antony BeevorThe Assassin's Mark by David EbsworthWinter in Madrid by C.J. Sansom
The Spanish Civil War (fiction and nonfiction)
163 books — 112 voters
Jane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëWuthering Heights by Emily BrontëFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingLittle Women by Louisa May Alcott
The Guardian's 50 most influential books by women in English literature
53 books — 108 voters

Jane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Odyssey by Homer1984 by George OrwellThe Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer
Clifton Fadiman's Lifetime Reading Plan
182 books — 106 voters
The Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Walking Drum by Louis L'AmourThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerRoom by Emma DonoghueFahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Books that you wish had a sequel(s)
156 books — 98 voters

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