Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar WildeWuthering Heights by Emily BrontëCrime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky
Best Books of the 19th Century
167th out of 1,717 books — 6,885 voters
Nine Stories by J.D. SalingerDubliners by James JoyceA Good Man Is Hard to Find and Other Stories by Flannery O'ConnorThe Complete Stories and Poems by Edgar Allan PoeInterpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri
Collections of Short Stories
64th out of 2,897 books — 2,042 voters

Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson LevineThe Goose Girl by Shannon HaleThe Princess Bride by William GoldmanBeauty by Robin McKinleyCinder by Marissa Meyer
The Best Fairytales and Retellings
200th out of 2,808 books — 9,150 voters
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
4163rd out of 76,963 books — 286,446 voters

The Complete Stories and Poems by Edgar Allan PoeThe Tell-Tale Heart and Other Writings by Edgar Allan PoeThe Martian Chronicles by Ray BradburyThe Complete Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan DoyleDubliners by James Joyce
Best Short Stories
49th out of 1,758 books — 1,041 voters
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis CarrollDracula by Bram StokerThe Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank BaumPeter Pan by J.M. BarrieA Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare
Pre-Tolkien Fantasy
59th out of 382 books — 366 voters

Beowulf by UnknownThe Odyssey by HomerThe Complete Grimm's Fairy Tales by Jacob GrimmThe Iliad by HomerAesop’s Fables by Aesop
Mythology/Folklore
26th out of 576 books — 205 voters

Smoke and Mirrors by Neil GaimanFragile Things by Neil GaimanThe Martian Chronicles by Ray BradburyThe Ladies of Grace Adieu and Other Stories by Susanna ClarkeThe Bloody Chamber and Other Stories by Angela Carter
Best Fantasy Short Story Collections
30th out of 525 books — 295 voters
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis CarrollThe Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix PotterLittle Women by Louisa May AlcottA Little Princess by Frances Hodgson BurnettThe Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain
Best Victorian Children's Books
16th out of 63 books — 47 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeTwilight by Stephenie MeyerThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienPride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Recommended Reads
635th out of 3,688 books — 1,534 voters
A Christmas Carol by Charles DickensThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisThe Golden Compass by Philip PullmanSocialism Is Dead! Long Live Socialism! by Todor BombovLittle Women by Louisa May Alcott
Winter Reads
2952nd out of 10,121 books — 2,762 voters

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisA Story of Yesterday by Sergio CoboThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakLittle Women by Louisa May AlcottA Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
Best Books to Read When the Snow Is Falling
5477th out of 14,005 books — 9,830 voters
A Fairy Awesome Story by Ellie AidenThe Complete Grimm's Fairy Tales by Jacob GrimmThe Complete Fairy Tales by Hans Christian AndersenIrish Fairy and Folk Tales by W.B. YeatsRussian Fairy Tales by Alexander Afanasyev
Fairies in the Title
18th out of 511 books — 48 voters

The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank1984 by George OrwellThe Road by Cormac McCarthyA Story of Yesterday by Sergio CoboNight by Elie Wiesel
Most Depressing Book of All Time
325th out of 1,228 books — 3,920 voters

Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenHamlet by William ShakespeareMurder on the Orient Express by Agatha ChristieThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienHarry Potter Series Box Set by J.K. Rowling
I Will Read Absolutely Anything S/He Writes
177th out of 1,026 books — 341 voters
The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson BurnettThe Enchanted April by Elizabeth von ArnimA Room with a View by E.M. ForsterMiddlemarch by George EliotLife... Love... Kumbh... by Aporva Kala
Best books for Spring reading
35th out of 184 books — 104 voters

The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienHarry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. LewisThe Golden Compass by Philip Pullman
Magical Creatures
260th out of 1,580 books — 856 voters
The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson BurnettAlice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis CarrollPeter Pan by J.M. BarrieThe Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank BaumAnne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery
Children's Lit Before 1923
79th out of 243 books — 111 voters

Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingLittle Women by Louisa May AlcottThe Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson BurnettHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling
Favorite Comfort Reads
309th out of 1,550 books — 766 voters
The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. LewisHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienCharlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald DahlA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
Best Children's Fantasy
406th out of 973 books — 1,117 voters

Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenJane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë1984 by George OrwellThe Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre DumasLittle Women by Louisa May Alcott
Classics Library
248th out of 634 books — 522 voters
The Complete Grimm's Fairy Tales by Jacob GrimmThe Complete Tales by Beatrix PotterThe Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams BiancoTwas The Night Before Christmas by Clement Clarke MooreThe Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Children's Lit before 1923 Part 2
17th out of 170 books — 16 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. TolkienThe Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Books With a Goodreads Average Rating of 4.2 and Above
226th out of 908 books — 450 voters
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling
Books That I Could Read Over and Over Again
2193rd out of 7,314 books — 1,685 voters

The Odyssey by HomerHamlet by William ShakespeareMacbeth by William ShakespeareThe Iliad by HomerThe Aeneid by Virgil
Great Books: No Novels Need Apply
74th out of 455 books — 121 voters
Harry Potter Series Box Set by J.K. RowlingUna historia de ayer by Sergio CoboThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Re-Readable
2742nd out of 7,652 books — 2,360 voters

The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Resurrection Chronicles by Mike MacCarthyPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Complete Works by William Shakespeare
The Starship Book List
150th out of 2,765 books — 191 voters

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