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To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienLes Misérables by Victor HugoThe Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne BrontëWuthering Heights by Emily Brontë
The Best Books Ever Written
108 books — 68 voters
The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerAtlas Shrugged by Ayn RandThe Prophet of Yonwood by Jeanne DuPrauGreen by Jay Lake
Disappointing Books
2,735 books — 4,607 voters

The Cat in the Hat by Dr. SeussEragon by Christopher PaoliniThe Postman by David BrinI Am Legend and Other Stories by Richard MathesonTales from Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin
The Book Was Better Than the Movie
1,558 books — 18,701 voters
Building Harlequin's Moon by Larry Niven
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
3,654 books — 25,871 voters

Dreams Underfoot by Charles de LintThree Days to Never by Tim PowersThe Onion Girl by Charles de LintTapping the Dream Tree by Charles de LintWiddershins by Charles de Lint
The Best Urban Fantasy
4,382 books — 12,471 voters
Dewey by Vicki MyronThe Cat Who Came for Christmas by Cleveland AmoryThe Golden Cat by Gabriel KingThe Wild Road by Gabriel KingInto the Wild by Erin Hunter
Great Cat Books
1,581 books — 953 voters

Atonement by Ian McEwanDewey by Vicki MyronThe Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne BrontëJonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke
Best for Book Clubs
14,370 books — 18,184 voters
Les Misérables by Victor HugoThe Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne BrontëAlice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll
Best Books of the 19th Century
1,705 books — 6,856 voters

The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienWhere the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein
What Book Got You Hooked?
3,795 books — 10,240 voters
The Myst Reader by Rand MillerDreams Underfoot by Charles de LintUndiscovered Country by Lin Enger
Best Unappreciated Books
4,354 books — 2,185 voters

The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienWizard's First Rule by Terry Goodkind
Best Fantasy Series, Trilogies, and Duologies
2,037 books — 11,614 voters
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleThe Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamilloMrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH by Robert C. O'BrienShiloh by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
The Most Deserving Newbery
104 books — 2,990 voters

The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson BurnettWhere the Sidewalk Ends by Shel SilversteinCharlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleThe Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams Bianco
Favorite books from my childhood
4,380 books — 7,399 voters
Charlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteEast of Eden by John Steinbeck
Best Books of the Decade: 1950s
1,190 books — 1,503 voters

The Bell at Sealey Head by Patricia A. McKillipTapping the Dream Tree by Charles de LintThirteen Orphans by Jane LindskoldOd Magic by Patricia A. McKillipThe Monsters of Templeton by Lauren Groff
Best Book Cover Art
12,384 books — 7,100 voters
Dianetics by L. Ron HubbardPrivate Parts by Howard SternGuilty by Ann CoulterGodless by Ann Coulter
1001 Books I'd Rather Die than Read
965 books — 868 voters

In Search of Lost Time by Marcel ProustThe Man in the Iron Mask by Alexandre Dumas
Thickest Books Ever
890 books — 2,494 voters
Marley and Me by John GroganWhere the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls
Great "Dog" Books
1,248 books — 1,933 voters

The Killer Angels by Michael Shaara
Best Historical Fiction
7,261 books — 25,409 voters
Les Misérables by Victor HugoThe Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne BrontëThe Killer Angels by Michael Shaara
Best Books Ever
74,936 books — 277,894 voters

The Killer Angels by Michael ShaaraThe Civil War by Shelby FooteThe Official Military Atlas of the Civil War by Calvin D. CowlesThe Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane
Best American Civil War Books
999 books — 976 voters


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