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The Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan DoyleThe Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan DoyleThe Return of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan DoyleThe House of Silk by Anthony HorowitzThe Improbable Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by John Joseph Adams
Elementary, My Dear Holmes
342 books — 122 voters
Fifth Business by Robertson DaviesThe Historian by Elizabeth KostovaThe Dante Club by Matthew PearlThe Archivist by Martha Cooley
Favorite Novels About Professors or Academics
497 books — 608 voters

The Historian by Elizabeth KostovaThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerThe Name of the Rose by Umberto EcoThe Hours by Michael CunninghamThe Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan Doyle
Best Past-Present Books
377 books — 546 voters
The Name of the Rose by Umberto EcoThe Historian by Elizabeth KostovaThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerThree Past Midnight by Stephen King
Books About Librarians
453 books — 570 voters

The Stand by Stephen King1984 by George OrwellA Clockwork Orange by Anthony BurgessBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyLord of the Flies by William Golding
This Is the End...
997 books — 1,587 voters
Scary Stories Treasury by Alvin SchwartzBunnicula by Deborah HoweMatilda by Roald DahlCoraline by Neil GaimanLord of the Flies by William Golding
Best Books for Morbid Kids
727 books — 524 voters

Neverwhere by Neil GaimanThe Gunslinger by Stephen KingCoraline by Neil GaimanTime Quartet by Madeleine L'Engle
Fantasy Books Set in Two Worlds
639 books — 630 voters
American Gods by Neil GaimanNeverwhere by Neil GaimanFragile Things by Neil GaimanThe Graveyard Book by Neil GaimanCoraline by Neil Gaiman
Best of Neil Gaiman
113 books — 509 voters

His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman
Best "Strong Female" Fantasy Novels
4,404 books — 18,091 voters
Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Golden Compass by Philip PullmanNeverwhere by Neil GaimanHeir to the Empire by Timothy ZahnGood Omens by Terry Pratchett
Best Fantasy of the 90s
381 books — 785 voters

The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerThe Waste Land and Other Poems by T.S. EliotWaiting for Godot by Samuel BeckettA Clockwork Orange by Anthony BurgessA Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan Doyle
Best Books Read in 2010
151 books — 27 voters
Interview with the Vampire by Anne RiceThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerThe Golden Compass by Philip PullmanNeverwhere by Neil GaimanThe Historian by Elizabeth Kostova
Books That You Couldn't Stop Reading For a Second
914 books — 646 voters

Matilda by Roald DahlThe Golden Compass by Philip PullmanThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonAnne of Green Gables by L.M. MontgomeryThe Silence of the Lambs by Thomas Harris
the ultimate Heroine
435 books — 517 voters
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonThe Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan DoyleThe Return of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan DoyleThe Alienist by Caleb CarrThe Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco
Detective Fiction
1,177 books — 1,074 voters

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingThe Golden Compass by Philip PullmanThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonThe Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown
Couldn't Put The Book Down
16,766 books — 16,414 voters
1984 by George OrwellA Clockwork Orange by Anthony BurgessCatch-22 by Joseph HellerWatchmen by Alan MooreThe Stranger by Albert Camus
Cult Classics
1,566 books — 2,146 voters

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsCatch-22 by Joseph HellerGood Omens by Terry PratchettAngus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging by Louise RennisonThe Princess Bride by William Goldman
Books that Make you Laugh
3,487 books — 5,028 voters
A Clockwork Orange by Anthony BurgessFear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. ThompsonThe Silence of the Lambs by Thomas HarrisOne Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken KeseyThe Vampire Lestat by Anne Rice
The Best Antiheroes
701 books — 585 voters

The Lovely Bones by Alice SeboldThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldOn the Road by Jack KerouacAtlas Shrugged by Ayn RandGreat Expectations by Charles Dickens
Disappointing Books
2,735 books — 4,607 voters
The Shining by Stephen KingPet Sematary by Stephen KingMisery by Stephen KingIt by Stephen KingInterview with the Vampire by Anne Rice
The Definitive Horror Book List
1,368 books — 1,958 voters

The Name of the Rose by Umberto EcoThe Alienist by Caleb Carr
Best Historical Mystery
1,992 books — 4,477 voters
The Name of the Rose by Umberto EcoThe Alienist by Caleb Carr
Best Literary Mysteries
2,511 books — 4,492 voters

American Gods by Neil GaimanLife of Pi by Yann MartelThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerThe Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,224 books — 28,363 voters
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsThe Princess Bride by William GoldmanCatch-22 by Joseph HellerAngus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging by Louise RennisonHigh Fidelity by Nick Hornby
Best Humorous Books
4,285 books — 7,883 voters

The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee1984 by George OrwellThe Stand by Stephen King
Books You Can't Live Without
1,652 books — 1,182 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeLittle Women by Louisa May AlcottThe Golden Compass by Philip PullmanAnne of Green Gables by L.M. MontgomeryThe Silence of the Lambs by Thomas Harris
Best Female Lead Characters
4,827 books — 5,827 voters

The Complete Works by William ShakespeareThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienA Tale of Two Cities by Charles DickensMrs. Dalloway by Virginia WoolfThe Waste Land and Other Writings by T.S. Eliot
Best British and Irish Literature
1,181 books — 1,111 voters
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling
I Saw the Movie & Read the Book
1,927 books — 1,761 voters

The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienAnne of Green Gables by L.M. MontgomeryBunnicula by Deborah HoweThe Wind in the Willows by Kenneth GrahameCharlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl
Favorite books from my childhood
4,380 books — 7,399 voters
The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. LewisSpeak by Laurie Halse Anderson1984 by George OrwellThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerLittle Women by Louisa May Alcott
Books I Will Never Forget
10,490 books — 7,609 voters