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The Name of the Rose by Umberto EcoCelebrated Cases Of Judge Dee by Robert van Gulik
40+ Main Characters
327 books — 81 voters
The Night Life of the Gods by Thorne SmithThe King Must Die by Mary RenaultThe Bull from the Sea by Mary RenaultThe Labours of Hercules by Agatha ChristieAmerican Gods by Neil Gaiman
Books with Greek mythology references
509 books — 695 voters

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark HaddonTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
books with compelling young narrators
217 books — 176 voters
Battle Cry of Freedom by James M. McPhersonParting the Waters by Taylor BranchThe Age of Reform by Richard HofstadterA Nation Under Our Feet by Steven HahnThe Hemingses of Monticello by Annette Gordon-Reed
Pulitzer Winners: History
106 books — 109 voters

Russia and the West under Lenin and Stalin by George F. KennanIvan the Terrible by Henri TroyatPeter the Great by Robert K. MassieCatherine the Great by Robert K. MassieRussia and the Golden Horde by Charles J. Halperin
Best Russian History Books
545 books — 380 voters
Battle Cry of Freedom by James M. McPhersonTeam of Rivals by Doris Kearns Goodwin
Best Books About Nineteenth Century History
644 books — 280 voters

Lost in the City by Edward P. JonesThe Illustrated Man by Ray Bradbury
Best Fiction Short Stories
659 books — 382 voters
Team of Rivals by Doris Kearns GoodwinBattle Cry of Freedom by James M. McPherson
Best History Books
3,639 books — 3,670 voters

Nixonland by Rick PerlsteinAmerica in 1857 by Kenneth M. Stampp1948 by David Pietrusza1920 by David PietruszaParting the Waters by Taylor Branch
When Was That? Dates in Titles
667 books — 112 voters
Swords Against Darkness by Andrew J. OffuttEchoes of Valor II by Karl Edward WagnerEchoes of Valor III by Karl Edward WagnerEchoes of Valor by Karl Edward WagnerFlashing Swords 2 by Lin Carter
Best Heroic Anthologies
51 books — 78 voters

The Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniWar and Peace by Leo TolstoyA Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonThe Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
I Should Probably Read This Sometime...
11,207 books — 10,036 voters
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark HaddonFlowers for Algernon by Daniel KeyesDibs in Search of Self by Virginia M. Axline
The Mind
436 books — 464 voters

Tales of the Dying Earth by Jack VanceA Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le GuinDeath Angel's Shadow by Karl Edward WagnerJack of Shadows by Roger ZelaznyThe Broken Sword by Poul Anderson
Favorite Fantasy Novels, BESIDES those by J.K. Rowling, Stephenie Meyer, J.R.R. Tolkien, and C.S. Lewis
1,240 books — 743 voters
Hellboy, Vol. 10 by Mike MignolaSizzling Sixteen by Janet EvanovichLessons in French by Laura KinsaleSecrets of the Fire Sea by Stephen Hunt
Can't Wait Books of 2010
1,232 books — 10,140 voters

Wyrd Sisters by Terry PratchettWitches Abroad by Terry PratchettEqual Rites by Terry PratchettSourcery by Terry PratchettGuards! Guards! by Terry Pratchett
The Best of Discworld!
87 books — 991 voters
The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George SpeareSong of the Sparrow by Lisa Ann SandellA Countess Below Stairs by Eva IbbotsonIsland of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'DellMy Brother Sam Is Dead by James Lincoln Collier
Teen Historical Fiction
1,381 books — 3,093 voters

Sharp Teeth by Toby Barlow
Novels in Verse
418 books — 749 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeInvisible Man by Ralph EllisonUncle Tom’s Cabin by Harriet Beecher StoweThe Jungle by Upton SinclairFahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Literature of Social Change
433 books — 316 voters

The Dragons of Eden by Carl SaganThe Wellsprings of Life by Isaac Asimov
Best Science Books - Non-Fiction Only
1,830 books — 3,587 voters
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Silmarillion by J.R.R. TolkienThe King of Elfland's Daughter by Lord DunsanyLords and Ladies by Terry PratchettA Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare
The Best Books about Elves or Faeries
811 books — 1,053 voters

Very Good, Jeeves! by P.G. WodehouseWitches Abroad by Terry PratchettThe Inimitable Jeeves by P.G. WodehouseMy Life and Hard Times by James ThurberEqual Rites by Terry Pratchett
Books that Make you Laugh
3,487 books — 5,028 voters
A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le GuinThe Book of Three by Lloyd AlexanderThe Wee Free Men by Terry PratchettThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Princess Bride by William Goldman
What To Read After Harry Potter
2,136 books — 6,303 voters

A Distant Mirror by Barbara W. TuchmanThe Proud Tower by Barbara W. TuchmanThe Wars of the Roses by Alison WeirAssassination Vacation by Sarah VowellFrom Dawn to Decadence by Jacques Barzun
History as Literature
727 books — 535 voters
Farewell, My Lovely by Raymond ChandlerThe Postman Always Rings Twice by James M. CainRed Harvest by Dashiell HammettCotton Comes to Harlem by Chester HimesThe Long Goodbye by Raymond Chandler
Best Hardboiled & Noir fiction
697 books — 872 voters

Savage Inequalities by Jonathan KozolReviving Ophelia by Mary PipherNickel and Dimed by Barbara Ehrenreich
Sociology Books
549 books — 408 voters
All Creatures Great and Small by James HerriotWorking by Studs Terkel
A Day in the Life: Work Memoirs
813 books — 404 voters

A World Lit Only by Fire by William ManchesterThe Gormenghast Novels by Mervyn PeakeThe Bondwoman's Narrative by Hannah Crafts
Best Unappreciated Books
4,354 books — 2,185 voters
The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
2009 Printz Contenders
55 books — 1,452 voters

The Gormenghast Novels by Mervyn PeakeThe Master and Margarita by Mikhail BulgakovThe Earthsea Trilogy by Ursula K. Le GuinLatro in the Mist by Gene WolfeSuldrun's Garden by Jack Vance
Highbrow Fantasy Books
416 books — 623 voters
Dead and Gone by Charlaine HarrisPride and Prejudice and Zombies by Seth Grahame-SmithThe Year of the Flood by Margaret AtwoodThe Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg LarssonUnseen Academicals by Terry Pratchett
The "Can't Wait" Book of '09
443 books — 2,032 voters