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Heidi by Johanna Spyri
Best Children's Books, 1850-1900
160 books — 37 voters
Blanche on the Lam by Barbara NeelyOut by Natsuo Kirino
Mystery & Detective Novels by Women of Color
138 books — 88 voters

Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
Wise Women, Witches, Midwives, Healers, and Strong Girls!
1,428 books — 887 voters
Frankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsKindred by Octavia E. ButlerThe Lathe of Heaven by Ursula K. Le GuinDoomsday Book by Connie Willis
Science Fiction Books by Female Authors
1,705 books — 1,553 voters

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsThe Foundation Trilogy by Isaac AsimovThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe War of the Worlds by H.G. WellsOld Man's War by John Scalzi
Best Science Fiction
3,615 books — 6,827 voters
The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer BradleyAlanna by Tamora PierceSoulless by Gail CarrigerA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleI Shall Wear Midnight by Terry Pratchett
Speculative Fiction that Passes the Bechdel Test
836 books — 824 voters

The Golden Compass by Philip PullmanThe Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian SelznickThe Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore by William JoyceHowl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne JonesGood Night, Gorilla by Peggy Rathmann
100 Children's Books to Read in a Lifetime
2,248 books — 2,284 voters
The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón84, Charing Cross Road by Helene HanffThe Thirteenth Tale by Diane SetterfieldDash & Lily's Book of Dares by Rachel CohnThe Small Hand by Susan Hill
Books About Bookstores
640 books — 807 voters

Grimm's Complete Fairy Tales by Jacob GrimmThe Complete Works of William Shakespeare by William ShakespeareJonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna ClarkePersuasion by Jane AustenJane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
Rocking-chair Days - The Re-Reads
321 books — 62 voters
Infinite Jest by David Foster WallaceTrainspotting by Irvine WelshPet Sematary by Stephen KingGravity's Rainbow by Thomas Pynchon
Flavorwire's 50 Incredibly Tough Books for Extreme Readers
50 books — 105 voters

The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar WildeRomeo and Juliet by William ShakespeareKing Lear by William ShakespeareHamlet by William ShakespeareA Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare
Best Plays Ever Written
75 books — 32 voters
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen1984 by George OrwellHamlet by William ShakespeareOne Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez
100 Best Books of All Time: The World Library List
100 books — 1,712 voters

Whose Body? by Dorothy L. SayersSaint Joan by George Bernard Shaw
Best Books 1923
36 books — 22 voters
1984 by George OrwellOne Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García MárquezBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyA Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess
The ACTUAL 100 Best Novels of the 20th Century
214 books — 318 voters

Rebecca by Daphne du MaurierBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyAnd Then There Were None by Agatha ChristieMurder on the Orient Express by Agatha ChristieThe Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler
Best Books of the Decade: 1930s
905 books — 1,250 voters
Harry Potter Series Box Set by J.K. RowlingThe Hunger Games Trilogy Boxset by Suzanne CollinsHis Dark Materials by Philip PullmanThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
NPR 100 Best-Ever Teen Novels
105 books — 90 voters

Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeAnimal Farm by George OrwellJane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë1984 by George Orwell
1001 Books I Have Already Read
523 books — 457 voters
Uncle Tom’s Cabin by Harriet Beecher StoweThe Color Purple by Alice WalkerThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark TwainKindred by Octavia E. ButlerChains by Laurie Halse Anderson
Books about American slavery
405 books — 405 voters

1984 by George OrwellThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryOne Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García MárquezThe Trial by Franz KafkaThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
Le Monde's 100 Books of the Century
100 books — 477 voters
Good Omens by Terry PratchettFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyGirl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy ChevalierLooking for Alaska by John GreenThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
Books From World Book Night 2013
15 books — 7 voters

Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling
Boarding School Stories
957 books — 1,011 voters
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootStiff by Mary RoachSpook by Mary RoachPacking for Mars by Mary RoachBonk by Mary Roach
Popular Science Books Written By Women
181 books — 71 voters

A Dirty Job by Christopher MooreThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakReaper Man by Terry PratchettSoul Music by Terry PratchettHold Me Closer, Necromancer by Lish McBride
Death Gods and Reaper Protagonists
245 books — 314 voters
The Book Thief by Markus ZusakFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyMatilda by Roald DahlThe Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónThe Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
Books about Books
1,378 books — 1,515 voters

Into Thin Air by Jon KrakauerThe Perfect Storm by Sebastian JungerWind, Sand and Stars by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Extreme Classics: National Geographic's 100 Greatest Adventure Books of All Time
100 books — 262 voters
So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish by Douglas AdamsNeuromancer by William GibsonThe Hunt for Red October by Tom ClancyProof by Dick FrancisThe Deluxe Transitive Vampire by Karen Elizabeth Gordon
Best Books of 1984
344 books — 159 voters

Diary of a Wombat by Jackie French
Best Children's Books Most People Haven't Heard of...
1,682 books — 766 voters
Library Lion by Michelle KnudsenThe Library by Sarah StewartThe Boy Who Was Raised By Librarians by Carla MorrisThe Library Dragon by Carmen Agra DeedyWild About Books by Judy Sierra
Picture Books about the Library!
247 books — 196 voters

The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything by Linda WilliamsFive Little Pumpkins by Dan YaccarinoLos Gatos Black on Halloween by Marisa MontesScary Godmother by Jill ThompsonBoo! Ghosts in the School! by Peter Lerangis
Best Halloween Books
697 books — 717 voters
Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenHamlet by William Shakespeare1984 by George OrwellJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
The Five Books I Would Require If I Taught an English Literature Class
625 books — 2,755 voters


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