The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. RowlingThe Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Best Books Ever
132nd out of 79,843 books — 297,528 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee1984 by George OrwellHarry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldAnimal Farm by George Orwell
Best Books of the 20th Century
63rd out of 7,818 books — 49,896 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeePride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling1984 by George Orwell
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
238th out of 33,055 books — 125,525 voters
Crime and Punishment by Fyodor DostoevskyThe Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor DostoevskyAnna Karenina by Leo TolstoyThe Master and Margarita by Mikhail BulgakovWar and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
Best Russian Literature
4th out of 499 books — 2,307 voters

One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García MárquezThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerThe House of the Spirits by Isabel AllendeLike Water for Chocolate by Laura EsquivelLove in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel García Márquez
Favorite Magical Realism Novels
7th out of 1,385 books — 4,695 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeePride and Prejudice by Jane Austen1984 by George OrwellThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die
64th out of 1,323 books — 5,913 voters

The Master and Margarita by Mikhail BulgakovOne Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich by Aleksandr SolzhenitsynDoctor Zhivago by Boris PasternakWe by Yevgeny ZamyatinHeart of a Dog by Mikhail Bulgakov
Best Russian (Soviet 1917-1991) Literature
1st out of 202 books — 272 voters
Crime and Punishment by Fyodor DostoevskyAnna Karenina by Leo TolstoyThe Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor DostoevskyWar and Peace by Leo TolstoyThe Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov
Greatest Russian Novels of All Time
5th out of 218 books — 506 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken KeseyThe Outsiders by S.E. HintonCatch-22 by Joseph Heller
Best Books of the Decade: 1960s
17th out of 1,404 books — 1,785 voters
The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingCatching Fire by Suzanne CollinsA Story of Yesterday by Sergio CoboThe Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Books that Blew Me Away and that I Still Think About
129th out of 15,277 books — 16,078 voters

Catch-22 by Joseph HellerThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienUlysses by James JoyceMoby-Dick or, The Whale by Herman MelvilleThe Holy Bible by Anonymous
The Most Begun "Read but Unfinished" (Started) book ever
93rd out of 2,741 books — 13,307 voters
A Clockwork Orange by Anthony BurgessFight Club by Chuck Palahniuk1984 by George OrwellThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Best Experimental Books Ever
17th out of 1,121 books — 1,749 voters

City of Bones by Cassandra ClareMoon Called by Patricia BriggsHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingMagic Bites by Ilona AndrewsVampire Academy by Richelle Mead
The Best Urban Fantasy
99th out of 4,365 books — 13,076 voters
Les Misérables by Victor HugoWar and Peace by Leo TolstoyAnna Karenina by Leo TolstoyDon Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes SaavedraThe Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky
The Great Classics You Have Not Read Yet
73rd out of 780 books — 1,840 voters

The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakA Story of Yesterday by Sergio CoboThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniHarry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by J.K. Rowling
Books That Exceeded Your Expectations
269th out of 15,733 books — 18,280 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee1984 by George OrwellPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
100 Books to Read in a Lifetime: Readers' Picks
440th out of 16,133 books — 19,139 voters

1984 by George OrwellThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldA Clockwork Orange by Anthony BurgessLolita by Vladimir NabokovThe Stranger by Albert Camus
David Bowie's Top 100 Must Read Books
6th out of 100 books — 311 voters
The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryCrime and Punishment by Fyodor DostoevskyOne Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García MárquezThe Master and Margarita by Mikhail BulgakovThe Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
Best Foreign Language (non English) Book
4th out of 1,096 books — 633 voters

Crime and Punishment by Fyodor DostoevskyThe Master and Margarita by Mikhail BulgakovAnna Karenina by Leo TolstoyThe Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan KunderaThe Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky
Greatest Eastern European Classics
2nd out of 444 books — 264 voters
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen1984 by George OrwellThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëCrime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky
Goodreads Top 100 Literary Novels of All Time
31st out of 106 books — 983 voters

Good Omens by Terry PratchettA Dirty Job by Christopher MooreFear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. ThompsonCatch-22 by Joseph HellerChoke by Chuck Palahniuk
Best Dark Humor
18th out of 763 books — 1,759 voters
The Master and Margarita by Mikhail BulgakovCrime and Punishment by Fyodor DostoevskyThe Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan KunderaThe Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor DostoevskyAnna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
Crash Course in Slavic Literature
1st out of 443 books — 236 voters

1984 by George OrwellThe Stranger by Albert CamusThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldLolita by Vladimir Nabokov
Le Monde's 100 Books of the Century
11th out of 101 books — 488 voters
Annihilation by Jeff VandermeerAmerican Gods by Neil GaimanPerdido Street Station by China MiévilleHouse of Leaves by Mark Z. DanielewskiNeverwhere by Neil Gaiman
Best Weird Fiction Books
11th out of 1,282 books — 1,189 voters

The Stranger by Albert Camus1984 by George OrwellSiddhartha by Hermann HesseThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
Best Philosophical Literature
62nd out of 1,227 books — 2,827 voters
A Clockwork Orange by Anthony BurgessHoly Bible by AnonymousNaked Lunch by William S. BurroughsAlice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis CarrollHouse of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski
Weirdest Books Ever
19th out of 1,187 books — 1,196 voters

Unlock Your Deliverance by Kathryn KrickDigging for God by Tom HillmanCarrie by Stephen  KingGet Rich or Get Lucky by Max NowazCinder by Marissa Meyer
2025 Reading Challenge
611th out of 3,093 books — 2,034 voters
1984 by George OrwellA Story of Yesterday by Sergio CoboWar and Peace by Leo TolstoyTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
I Should Probably Read This Sometime...
573rd out of 12,302 books — 11,712 voters

One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García MárquezLife of Pi by Yann MartelThe House of the Spirits by Isabel AllendeKafka on the Shore by Haruki MurakamiThe Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
Magical Realism
6th out of 459 books — 681 voters
Fight Club by Chuck PalahniukDarkly Dreaming Dexter by Jeff LindsayInterview with the Vampire by Anne RiceFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyA Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess
Rooting for the Bad Guy
34th out of 686 books — 1,484 voters

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