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Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Nine Tailors by Dorothy L. SayersA Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens1,000 Books to Read Before You Die by James MustichA Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving
Six Stars
1,509 books — 757 voters
A Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter M. Miller Jr.Brave New World by Aldous HuxleyCatch-22 by Joseph HellerFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyGulliver’s Travels by Jonathan Swift
Best Social and Political Satires
493 books — 496 voters

The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. RowlingGuilty Pleasures by Laurell K. HamiltonStorm Front by Jim ButcherDead Witch Walking by Kim Harrison
Most Interesting Magic System
2,613 books — 8,705 voters
The Gettysburg Address by Abraham LincolnHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingThe Return of the King by J.R.R. TolkienA Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. MaasThe Giant Golden Book of Elves and Fairies by Jane Werner Watson
Books With a Goodreads Average Rating of 4.5 and above and With At Least 100 Ratings
1,943 books — 2,660 voters

The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Once and Future King by T.H. WhiteWatership Down by Richard AdamsThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisLittle, Big by John Crowley
Modern Fantasy: The 100 Best Novels, An English-Language Selection, 1946-1987
100 books — 30 voters
The Nine Tailors by Dorothy L. SayersThe Daughter of Time by Josephine TeyAnd Then There Were None by Agatha ChristieThe Killings at Badger's Drift by Caroline GrahamBonecrack by Dick Francis
The Best British Crime/Mystery Fiction
1,208 books — 1,254 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeCheaper by the Dozen by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr.Sylvester or The Wicked Uncle by Georgette HeyerBreaking Point by C.J. BoxHeidi by Johanna Spyri
Fantastic Dads and Father-figures
719 books — 739 voters
The Nine Tailors by Dorothy L. SayersStill Life by Louise PennyNaked in Death by J.D. RobbFatal Pursuit by Martin WalkerThe Man Who Went Up in Smoke by Maj Sjöwall
Best Detective/Mystery Series
2,184 books — 2,275 voters


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