Common Sense, The Rights of Man and Other Essential Writings by Thomas Paine
Best Books of the 18th Century
375 books — 1,007 voters
Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky
Best Books of the 19th Century
1,705 books — 6,856 voters

The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien
Best Books of the Decade: 1930s
905 books — 1,250 voters
On the Road by Jack KerouacLolita by Vladimir Nabokov
Best Books of the Decade: 1950s
1,190 books — 1,503 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
Best Books of the Decade: 1960s
1,351 books — 1,777 voters
The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey ChaucerPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenBrave New World by Aldous Huxley
Classics Library
634 books — 522 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeCold Mountain by Charles Frazier
Great Books of Southern Fiction
379 books — 441 voters
Lolita by Vladimir NabokovTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeAnne of Green Gables by L.M. MontgomeryPride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Books With Unforgettable Characters
9,403 books — 8,330 voters

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling
Best Books of 2007
1,114 books — 990 voters
People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks
Best Books of 2008
1,632 books — 6,783 voters

The Outsiders by S.E. HintonIsland of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell
Best Young Adult Books
13,031 books — 80,084 voters
The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley
Best Arthurian Fiction
474 books — 1,430 voters

Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance by Robert M. Pirsig
Best Books of the Decade: 1970s
1,936 books — 1,870 voters
The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodLove Medicine by Louise Erdrich
Best Books of the Decade: 1980s
2,252 books — 2,422 voters

The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara KingsolverThe English Patient by Michael OndaatjeSkinny Legs and All by Tom Robbins
Best Books of the Decade: 1990s
3,141 books — 3,670 voters
The Name of the Rose by Umberto EcoA Tale of Two Cities by Charles DickensThe English Patient by Michael OndaatjeWhen Christ and His Saints Slept by Sharon Kay PenmanHere Be Dragons by Sharon Kay Penman
Best Historical Fiction
7,261 books — 25,408 voters

Crime and Punishment by Fyodor DostoevskyLonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry
Best Books Ever
74,930 books — 277,866 voters
Best Historical Fiction of the 21st Century
1,416 books — 2,284 voters

The Grapes of Wrath by John SteinbeckTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee1984 by George OrwellThe Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,788 books — 49,738 voters