Top Retellings of Classic Tales

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Wuthering Heights by Emily BrontëThe Wind in the Willows by Kenneth GrahameOne Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken KeseyThe Rime of the Ancient Mariner by Samuel Taylor ColeridgeThe Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin
Most Poetic Book Titles
2,064 books — 890 voters
Good Omens by Terry PratchettAmerican Gods by Neil GaimanA Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess
Sympathy for the Devil
331 books — 318 voters

Watchmen by Alan MooreKingdom Come by Mark Waid
Best Graphic Novels
3,441 books — 6,757 voters
The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. LewisThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
Christian Fantasy
818 books — 637 voters

Fahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyLord of the Flies by William GoldingPerfume by Patrick Süskind
Recommended Thriller/Suspense
2,359 books — 2,098 voters
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyLord of the Flies by William GoldingThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienOne Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey1984 by George Orwell
The Five Books I Would Require If I Taught an English Literature Class
625 books — 2,755 voters

Mistborn by Brandon SandersonSabriel by Garth NixAlanna by Tamora Pierce
Best "Strong Female" Fantasy Novels
4,404 books — 18,110 voters
J.R.R. Tolkien 4-Book Boxed Set by J.R.R. TolkienFahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Best Books Ever
74,946 books — 277,991 voters