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The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins GilmanThe Lottery by Shirley JacksonRikki-Tikki-Tavi by Rudyard KiplingRita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption by Stephen KingThe Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe
What is the best short story that you ever read?
251 books — 36 voters
Lord of the Flies by William GoldingPet Sematary by Stephen KingThe Dark Half by Stephen KingThe Road by Cormac McCarthy1984 by George Orwell
Reddit List of Intense Books You Couldn't Finish
108 books — 16 voters

Furiously Happy by Jenny LawsonThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsThe Princess Bride by William GoldmanThe Bookish Life of Nina Hill by Abbi WaxmanPride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Cheer Up, Things Ain't That Bad
99 books — 173 voters
Dracula by Bram StokerCoraline by Neil GaimanSomething Wicked This Way Comes by Ray BradburyPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenWuthering Heights by Emily Brontë
Autumn Leaves and Pumpkin Seeds
37 books — 9 voters

Jassy / Bless This House / Scent of Cloves / How Far to Bethl... by Norah LoftsHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling
Second List I have read all her books - the first list is full up
141 books — 3 voters
Hard Times by Charles DickensThe Underground Railroad Records by William StillThe 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart TurtonFastpitch by Erica WestlyShort Stories from Hogwarts of Heroism, Hardship and Dangerou... by J.K. Rowling
Hard and Soft
333 books — 32 voters

Jassy by Norah LoftsIlluminae by Amie KaufmanDead Until Dark by Charlaine HarrisEleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail HoneymanThe Couple Next Door by Shari Lapena
Characters that I love!
156 books — 22 voters
Hounded by Kevin HearneThe Lightning Thief by Rick RiordanThe Sea of Monsters by Rick RiordanThe Titan’s Curse by Rick RiordanThe Battle of the Labyrinth by Rick Riordan
First Person Fantasy Sci Fi
211 books — 112 voters

Crime and Punishment by Fyodor DostoevskyI Am the Cheese by Robert CormierA Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara
More books that are too sad and depressing!
34 books — 9 voters
Migrations by Charlotte McConaghyA Season On The Wind by Kenn KaufmanOn the Wing by Alan Tennant
Migrations
20 books — 10 voters

Sleeping Giants by Sylvain NeuvelBird Box by Josh MalermanThe Call by Peadar Ó GuilínDead Until Dark by Charlaine HarrisThe Host by Stephenie Meyer
Best Supernatural Characters books
20 books — 8 voters
Into the Wild by Jon KrakauerAre We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are? by Frans de WaalFast Food Nation by Eric SchlosserCoyote America by Dan FloresUnderland by Robert Macfarlane
Non-Fiction Books that are page turners
129 books — 16 voters

The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsCatching Fire by Suzanne CollinsDivergent by Veronica RothMockingjay by Suzanne CollinsPride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
READ IT OVER AND OVER AGAIN!
11,248 books — 7,459 voters
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang by Ian FlemingNo Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthyThe Road by Cormac McCarthyBlood Meridian, or, the Evening Redness in the West by Cormac McCarthyOuter Dark by Cormac McCarthy
I have read all his books (second list as the first one is full up)
36 books — 5 voters

The Good Daughter by Karin SlaughterDark Sky by C.J. Box61 Hours by Lee ChildPersuader by Lee ChildNo Middle Name by Lee Child
I have read all his books
185 books — 14 voters
Twilight by Stephenie MeyerThe Short Second Life of Bree Tanner by Stephenie MeyerThe Host by Stephenie MeyerLiving Dead in Dallas by Charlaine HarrisDead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris
I have read ALL her books
154 books — 10 voters

The Grapes of Wrath by John SteinbeckThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienInterview with the Vampire by Anne RiceOn the Road by Jack KerouacWatership Down by Richard Adams
Thrilling Hard Tech Fiction.
923 books — 1,890 voters
Jane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëThe House on the Strand by Daphne du MaurierRebecca by Daphne du MaurierThe Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. TolkienJaws by Peter Benchley
Books I Can't Get Out ofMy Head
197 books — 21 voters

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Killer Thrillers.
2,456 books — 2,765 voters
The Help by Kathryn StockettTwilight by Stephenie MeyerReady Player One by Ernest ClineA Taste of Sage by Yaffa S. SantosThe City of Brass by S.A. Chakraborty
Books for Spring/Summer
140 books — 33 voters

Monarchs and Milkweed by Anurag AgrawalWild Migrations by Matthew J. KauffmanThe Homing Instinct by Bernd HeinrichFour Wings and a Prayer by Sue Halpern
Animal Migration
35 books — 7 voters
Perfume by Patrick SüskindChristian Dior by Lucienne RostagnoA Scented Palace by Elisabeth de FeydeauAroma by Constance ClassenThe Secret of Scent by Luca Turin
Books About Perfume
23 books — 7 voters

The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeDivergent by Veronica RothJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
Unforgettable Female Protagonists
374 books — 136 voters
Little Town on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls WilderUlysses by James JoyceThe Razor’s Edge by W. Somerset MaughamAll-of-a-Kind Family by Sydney Taylor
Books With Wonderful 4th of July Celebrations!
8 books — 6 voters

Less by Andrew Sean GreerThe Age of Innocence by Edith WhartonGilead by Marilynne RobinsonThe Road by Cormac McCarthyThe Color Purple by Alice Walker
Best of: All Pulitzer Winners
96 books — 34 voters
Eragon by Christopher PaoliniFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyThe Outsiders by S.E. HintonDivergent by Veronica RothThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
Young Authors
266 books — 95 voters

Mostly Dead Things by Kristen ArnettFay by Larry BrownSing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn WardMilk Blood Heat by Dantiel W. MonizThe Sleeper by Christopher Dickey
21st Century Southern Literature
118 books — 9 voters
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail HoneymanAll the Bright Places by Jennifer NivenTurtles All the Way Down by John GreenGlitterland by Alexis HallJassy by Norah Lofts
Heroes with mental illness
273 books — 153 voters