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Stories of Serra East by Jamal Mohamed Ahmed
Just one rating
598 books — 57 voters
The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerEat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert
I Don't Understand All That Fuss
1,014 books — 2,548 voters

Inferno by Dante Alighieri
David Bowie's Top 100 Must Read Books
100 books — 310 voters
Of Mice and Men by John SteinbeckLord of the Flies by William Golding
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,788 books — 49,738 voters

A Tale of Two Cities by Charles DickensGreat Expectations by Charles DickensA Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
Best of Charles Dickens
109 books — 254 voters
The Golden Compass by Philip PullmanThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienGraceling by Kristin CashoreA Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinInferno by Dante Alighieri
Best Fantasy: Unique Worlds
633 books — 430 voters

Wuthering Heights by Emily BrontëA Tale of Two Cities by Charles DickensJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëThe Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne BrontëDracula by Bram Stoker
Victorian Novels
213 books — 504 voters
Wuthering Heights by Emily BrontëJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëThe Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux
Best Gothic Books of All Time
561 books — 3,464 voters

The Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien
Best Fantasy of the 70s
140 books — 306 voters
The Complete Fairy Tales by Hans Christian AndersenDracula by Bram StokerPeter Pan by J.M. BarrieA Midsummer Night’s Dream by William ShakespeareAlice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll
Pre-Tolkien Fantasy
381 books — 365 voters

The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Complete Grimm's Fairy Tales by Jacob GrimmThe Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. LewisAlice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll
Fantasy Classics
298 books — 572 voters
The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëThe Divine Comedy by Dante AlighieriParadise Lost by John Milton
Size Doesn't Matter - The Long and Large Classics of Literature
304 books — 399 voters

Macbeth by William ShakespeareHamlet by William ShakespeareA Midsummer Night’s Dream by William ShakespeareRomeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare
Best of William Shakespeare
99 books — 1,235 voters
The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre DumasPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenLes Misérables by Victor HugoWar and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
I Should Probably Read This Sometime...
11,209 books — 10,037 voters

The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienHis Dark Materials by Philip PullmanGraceling by Kristin CashoreA Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinThe Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis
Best Fantasy Series, Trilogies, and Duologies
2,037 books — 11,614 voters
The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankWuthering Heights by Emily BrontëThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakMy Sister's Keeper by Jodi PicoultA Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
I Cried When I Read This
1,006 books — 1,761 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeCloudy with a Chance of Meatballs by Judi BarrettThe Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen ChboskyDo Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. DickSomething Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury
Best Book Titles
11,300 books — 7,572 voters
The Neverending Story by Michael EndeKrabat by Otfried PreußlerInkheart by Cornelia FunkeAll Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria RemarqueThe Complete Grimm's Fairy Tales by Jacob Grimm
Best German Authors
607 books — 702 voters

Wuthering Heights by Emily BrontëJane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
Best of Brontë
22 books — 364 voters
Fire by Kristin Cashore
Best Kick-Ass Female Characters From YA and Children's Fantasy and Science Fiction
3,046 books — 8,649 voters

Fire by Kristin CashoreA Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinGraceling by Kristin CashoreHis Dark Materials by Philip Pullman
Best "Strong Female" Fantasy Novels
4,404 books — 18,091 voters
Wuthering Heights by Emily BrontëGreat Expectations by Charles DickensA Tale of Two Cities by Charles DickensJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëA Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
Best Books of the 19th Century
1,705 books — 6,856 voters

The Return of the King by J.R.R. TolkienThe Two Towers by J.R.R. TolkienThe Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. TolkienHis Dark Materials by Philip PullmanThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
Best Fantasy that is Really Fantasy
326 books — 261 voters