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Ways to Live Forever by Sally NichollsOur Happy Time by Gong JiyoungKitchen by Banana YoshimotoHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling
Moving Books for All Ages
58 books — 24 voters
The Odyssey by HomerThe Iliad by HomerRadiant Darkness by Emily WhitmanThe Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
Greek Mythology
526 books — 589 voters

The Book Thief by Markus ZusakBattle Royale by Koushun TakamiThe Brief History of the Dead by Kevin BrockmeierDragon Rider by Cornelia FunkeThe Maid's Request by Michèle Desbordes
Great Lesser-known Books!
653 books — 469 voters
The Vintner's Luck by Elizabeth KnoxGood Omens by Terry PratchettNeverwhere by Neil GaimanInferno by Dante AlighieriThe Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri
Books with Angels, Gods, or Demons
2,303 books — 3,406 voters

The Brief History of the Dead by Kevin BrockmeierThe Maid's Request by Michèle DesbordesThe Tenderness of Wolves by Stef PenneyThe Vintner's Luck by Elizabeth Knox
Best Unappreciated Books
4,354 books — 2,185 voters
Tinkers by Paul HardingThe Snow Child by Eowyn IveyAnnabel by Kathleen WinterThe Tenderness of Wolves by Stef Penney
Winter Reads
10,126 books — 2,690 voters

The Vintner's Luck by Elizabeth Knox
Best Gay Angels
123 books — 191 voters
A Walk to Remember by Nicholas SparksThe Princess Diaries by Meg CabotDead Poets Society by N.H. KleinbaumThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienShutter Island by Dennis Lehane
The MOVIE was BETTER than the BOOK
1,132 books — 10,110 voters

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldThe Giver by Lois Lowry
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,233 books — 118,052 voters
NOT A BOOK by Richard A. CohenAngelfall by Susan EeThirteen Reasons Why by Jay AsherThe Fault in Our Stars by John GreenHush, Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick
Books that seriously piss you off
942 books — 1,098 voters

Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.The Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldLolita by Vladimir Nabokov
Random House 100
100 books — 49 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeGirl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy ChevalierThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne
Teen Historical Fiction
1,381 books — 3,093 voters

The Casual Vacancy by J.K. Rowling
flavorwire most anticipated books of fall 2012
15 books — 144 voters
The Giver by Lois LowryThe Road by Cormac McCarthyMatched by Ally CondieV for Vendetta by Alan MooreNever Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
3,654 books — 25,871 voters

Twilight by Stephenie MeyerEvermore by Alyson NoelEragon by Christopher PaoliniAtlas Shrugged by Ayn RandThe Princess Diaries by Meg Cabot
Books I Regret Reading
2,248 books — 3,226 voters
The Name of the Rose by Umberto EcoThe Song of Achilles by Madeline MillerGirl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy ChevalierThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakMemoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden
Best Historical Fiction
7,261 books — 25,409 voters

American Gods by Neil GaimanLet the Right One In by John Ajvide LindqvistNeverwhere by Neil GaimanDracula by Bram StokerCoraline by Neil Gaiman
Not The "Normal" Paranormal
1,154 books — 1,317 voters
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingThe Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss
Books With a Goodreads Average Rating of 4.5 and above and With At Least 100 Ratings
1,943 books — 2,661 voters

Crush by Richard SikenThe Prophet by Kahlil Gibran
Best Poetry Books
2,964 books — 2,410 voters
Girl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy ChevalierHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix 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 Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
The Book Was Better Than the Movie
1,558 books — 18,701 voters

The Road by Cormac McCarthyThe Giver by Lois Lowry
This Is the End...
997 books — 1,587 voters
The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
Historical Fiction 2012 Releases - Which books are you looking forward to the most?
133 books — 1,087 voters

Girl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy ChevalierMemoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenThe Maid's Request by Michèle Desbordes
Art In Books
244 books — 138 voters
Girl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy ChevalierHunting and Gathering by Anna GavaldaThe Maid's Request by Michèle DesbordesThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
Art & Artists in Fiction
922 books — 1,100 voters

The Giver by Lois LowryAnimal Farm by George Orwell
Utopian/Dystopian Literature
93 books — 66 voters
Neverwhere by Neil GaimanThe Silmarillion by J.R.R. TolkienBreakfast of Champions by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.Smoke and Mirrors by Neil Gaiman
MVs Top 50 Books
39 books — 5 voters

The Da Vinci Code by Dan BrownEclipse by Stephenie MeyerTwilight by Stephenie MeyerNew Moon by Stephenie MeyerEragon by Christopher Paolini
Books That Need To Die Painfully
493 books — 257 voters
The Book Thief by Markus ZusakSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.The Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldHouse of Leaves by Mark Z. DanielewskiThe Vampire Lestat by Anne Rice
Unique Narrators
403 books — 346 voters

A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness
Best Books About Grief
347 books — 262 voters
The Outsiders by S.E. HintonThe Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John BoyneThe Bell Jar by Sylvia PlathThe Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides
Best Teen Books About Real Problems
2,976 books — 12,418 voters