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Twilight by Stephenie MeyerBreaking Dawn by Stephenie MeyerNew Moon by Stephenie MeyerThe Da Vinci Code by Dan BrownEclipse by Stephenie Meyer
Books I wish I had never read
1,278 books — 1,326 voters
Fun Home by Alison BechdelTipping the Velvet by Sarah WatersFingersmith by Sarah WatersThe Miseducation of Cameron Post by Emily M. DanforthThe Color Purple by Alice Walker
100 Best Lesbian Fiction & Memoir Books Of All Time
830 books — 1,140 voters

The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodAnne of Green Gables by L.M. MontgomeryLife of Pi by Yann MartelWater for Elephants by Sara GruenA Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry
Best Canadian Literature
2,326 books — 1,139 voters
The Color Purple by Alice WalkerTheir Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale HurstonBeloved by Toni MorrisonThe Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm XInvisible Man by Ralph Ellison
Best African American Books
991 books — 1,136 voters

Feral Sins by Suzanne WrightGo Fetch! by Shelly LaurenstonPack Challenge by Shelly LaurenstonA Hunger Like No Other by Kresley ColeWicked Cravings by Suzanne Wright
Best Werewolf Erotica
532 books — 1,112 voters
The Lightning Thief by Rick RiordanThe House of Hades by Rick RiordanThe Mark of Athena by Rick RiordanThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Last Olympian by Rick Riordan
Totally Amazing Books That Should Be Read By Everybody!
2,610 books — 1,101 voters

Girl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy ChevalierThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar WildeThe Da Vinci Code by Dan BrownThe Birth of Venus by Sarah DunantThe Lady and the Unicorn by Tracy Chevalier
Art & Artists in Fiction
921 books — 1,099 voters
Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson LevinePrincess Academy by Shannon HaleThe Goose Girl by Shannon HaleThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisThe Two Princesses of Bamarre by Gail Carson Levine
Best Pre Teen Female Fantasy Novels
811 books — 1,099 voters

Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa SeeThe Good Earth by Pearl S. BuckThe Joy Luck Club by Amy TanShanghai Girls by Lisa SeeThe Kitchen God's Wife by Amy Tan
Best Novels That Take Place in China
414 books — 1,093 voters
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonThe Big Sleep by Raymond ChandlerMurder on the Orient Express by Agatha ChristieThe Maltese Falcon by Dashiell HammettThe Complete Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle
Detective Fiction
1,177 books — 1,074 voters

The Stolen Heir by Holly BlackOne of Us Is Back by Karen M. McManusA Curse for True Love by Stephanie GarberChain of Thorns by Cassandra ClareLying in the Deep by Diana Urban
YA Novels of 2023
652 books — 1,070 voters
The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston LerouxLover Awakened by J.R. WardJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëDark Lover by J.R. WardThe Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Best Fiction With Disfigured/Disabled Leads
1,168 books — 1,059 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeePride and Prejudice by Jane Austen1984 by George OrwellJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëAnimal Farm by George Orwell
Favorites from 1001 Books You Should Read Before You Die
501 books — 1,053 voters
The Complete Stories and Poems by Edgar Allan PoeThe Tell-Tale Heart and Other Writings by Edgar Allan PoeThe Martian Chronicles by Ray BradburyDubliners by James JoyceThe Complete Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle
Best Short Stories
1,754 books — 1,047 voters

Legal Briefs by N.M. SilberThe King by J.R. WardCaptivated by You by Sylvia DayRare and Precious Things by Raine MillerATLAS by Isaac Hooke
2014's Most Anticipated Kindle Releases
829 books — 1,027 voters
Just Listen by Sarah DessenIf I Stay by Gayle FormanThis Lullaby by Sarah DessenWhere She Went by Gayle FormanNick & Norah's Infinite Playlist by Rachel Cohn
Fiction Involving Rock/Pop Music
880 books — 1,021 voters

Ball & Chain by Abigail RouxKings Rising by C.S. PacatNot So Innocent by Dani AlexanderTake by Ella FrankCross & Crown by Abigail Roux
Can't Wait M/M Romance of 2014
294 books — 1,021 voters
Frost Burned by Patricia BriggsTwice Tempted by Jeaniene FrostEver After by Kim HarrisonHeart of Obsidian by Nalini SinghHouse Rules by Chloe Neill
2013 Paranormal Romance/Urban Fantasy (January - June)
275 books — 1,017 voters

The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. LewisThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienCharlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteIl giardino segreto by Frances Hodgson BurnettHarry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by J.K. Rowling
50 Books Every Child Should Read
1,300 books — 1,015 voters
The Lacemaker by Laura FrantzIf I Live by Terri BlackstockA Song Unheard by Roseanna M. WhiteThe Masterpiece by Francine RiversA Refuge Assured by Jocelyn Green
Most Anticipated Christian Fiction 2018
388 books — 1,013 voters

The Spy Who Came In from the Cold by John Le CarréTinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy by John Le CarréThe Day of the Jackal by Frederick ForsythThe Bourne Identity by Robert LudlumThe Hunt for Red October by Tom Clancy
Espionage
972 books — 1,001 voters
The Score by Elle KennedyDirty by Kylie ScottUndo Me by M. RobinsonWicked Sexy Liar by Christina LaurenAppealed by Emma Chase
2016 Contemporary Romance/Romantic Suspense (January - June)
365 books — 995 voters

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen1984 by George OrwellThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëCrime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky
Goodreads Top 100 Literary Novels of All Time
106 books — 991 voters
Before I Go to Sleep by S.J. WatsonLove You More by Lisa GardnerDoing Max Vinyl by Frederick Lee BrookeThe Fifth Witness by Michael ConnellyFallen by Karin Slaughter
Best Mystery/Thriller/Suspense Novels Of 2011
251 books — 989 voters

Vampire Academy by Richelle MeadInterview with the Vampire by Anne RiceFrostbite by Richelle MeadShadow Kiss by Richelle MeadBlood Promise by Richelle Mead
Great Vampire Books That Aren't Twilight=p
897 books — 966 voters
The Bourbon Kings by J.R. WardAll of Me by Kelly MoranWalk Through Fire by Kristen AshleyReaper's Fall by Joanna WyldeA Winter Wedding by Brenda Novak
2015 Contemporary Romance/Romantic Suspense (July - December)
554 books — 962 voters

Animal Farm by George OrwellThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryThe Prince by Niccolò MachiavelliThe Communist Manifesto by Karl MarxThe Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka
Most influential books under 100 pages
250 books — 925 voters
Outlander by Diana GabaldonPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenDragonfly in Amber by Diana GabaldonGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellVoyager by Diana Gabaldon
Historical romances with more substance than your average wallpaper setting
535 books — 863 voters

Dubliners by James JoyceNine Stories by J.D. SalingerThe Complete Stories by Flannery O'ConnorInterpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa LahiriThe Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury
Best Short Story Collections
1,552 books — 851 voters
Vicious by L.J. ShenShameless by Lisa Renee JonesDefy by L.J. ShenProvocative by Lisa Renee JonesA Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J. Maas
What We've Read So Far in 2017
7,097 books — 838 voters

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