Spring Reading Challenge
American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis1984 by George OrwellLord of the Flies by William GoldingA Story of Yesterday by Sergio CoboA Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess
The Most Disturbing Books Ever Written
114th out of 3,262 books — 11,583 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
1909th out of 77,440 books — 289,195 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
490th out of 7,889 books — 49,797 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
105th out of 1,228 books — 3,936 voters

Lalka by Bolesław PrusFerdydurke by Witold GombrowiczBlood of Elves by Andrzej SapkowskiSolaris by Stanisław LemQuo Vadis by Henryk Sienkiewicz
Best Polish Books
26th out of 578 books — 557 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
100th out of 1,432 books — 1,775 voters

The Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankNight by Elie WieselThe Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John BoyneNumber the Stars by Lois Lowry
Well-Written Holocaust Books
65th out of 904 books — 2,924 voters
The Book Thief by Markus ZusakAll the Light We Cannot See by Anthony DoerrThe Nightingale by Kristin HannahThe Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann ShafferSarah's Key by Tatiana de Rosnay
WWII Historic Fiction
97th out of 1,480 books — 1,558 voters

The Bell Jar by Sylvia PlathFear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. ThompsonMrs. Dalloway by Virginia WoolfThe Old Man and the Sea by Ernest HemingwayThe Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway
Writers who committed suicide
20th out of 458 books — 285 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
3038th out of 15,735 books — 18,308 voters

The Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeA Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldOne Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez
Around the World in 100 Books
127th out of 1,324 books — 707 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee1984 by George OrwellThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Time Magazine's All-Time 100 Novels
62nd out of 100 books — 295 voters

The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakNight by Elie WieselSchindler’s List by Thomas KeneallyNumber the Stars by Lois Lowry
World War II/Holocaust Fiction & Non-fiction
98th out of 971 books — 766 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
231st out of 1,122 books — 1,817 voters

The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsHatchet by Gary PaulsenCatching Fire by Suzanne CollinsLord of the Flies by William GoldingLife of Pi by Yann Martel
Best Survival Stories
184th out of 1,172 books — 1,613 voters
Moby Dick by Herman MelvilleGravity's Rainbow by Thomas PynchonInfinite Jest by David Foster WallaceWar and Peace by Leo TolstoyHeart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad
Flavorwire's 50 Incredibly Tough Books for Extreme Readers
29th out of 50 books — 105 voters

Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellThe Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa Gregory
Best Historical Fiction
1259th out of 7,732 books — 25,979 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. RowlingThe Raven by Edgar Allan PoeMockingjay by Suzanne CollinsOne Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey
Books with birds in the title
133rd out of 2,017 books — 278 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Raven by Edgar Allan PoeHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. RowlingI Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya AngelouOne Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey
The Birds
39th out of 718 books — 105 voters
Animal Farm by George Orwell1984 by George OrwellThe Trial by Franz KafkaSiddhartha by Hermann HesseLord of the Flies by William Golding
Books Which Provoke Inner Thought
42nd out of 182 books — 146 voters

Flowers in the Attic by V.C. AndrewsLolita by Vladimir NabokovThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerHelter Skelter by Vincent BugliosiLady Chatterley’s Lover by D.H. Lawrence
Books you read that you weren't supposed to read
41st out of 148 books — 206 voters
The Book Thief by Markus ZusakCatch-22 by Joseph HellerSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony DoerrAtonement by Ian McEwan
World War II Fiction
258th out of 1,414 books — 2,043 voters

Dune by Frank HerbertA Charlie Brown Christmas by Justine Korman FontesFox in Socks by Dr. SeussHotel by Arthur HaileyThe Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm X
Best Books 1965
31st out of 218 books — 64 voters
American Psycho by Bret Easton EllisThe Girl Next Door by Jack Ketchum1984 by George OrwellThe Wasp Factory by Iain BanksA Child Called "It" by Dave Pelzer
Most Disturbing Books
31st out of 253 books — 240 voters

All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria RemarqueThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark TwainTreasure Island by Robert Louis StevensonWar and Peace by Leo TolstoyAround the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne
War and Travel on The Guardian's 1000 novels everyone must read
111th out of 132 books — 69 voters
All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria RemarqueWar and Peace by Leo TolstoyThe Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor DostoevskyOne Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich by Aleksandr SolzhenitsynThe Epic of Gilgamesh by Anonymous
Rising Up and Rising Down
7th out of 81 books — 27 voters

1984 by George OrwellAmerican Psycho by Bret Easton EllisThe Road by Cormac McCarthyA Clockwork Orange by Anthony BurgessLord of the Flies by William Golding
Darkest Books of All Time
414th out of 1,302 books — 1,715 voters
The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakNight by Elie WieselThe Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann ShafferSchindler’s List by Thomas Keneally
World War II Fiction & Non-fiction
140th out of 789 books — 409 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeI Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya AngelouThe Thorn Birds by Colleen McCulloughThe Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk KiddBirdsong by Sebastian Faulks
Birds and Bees
20th out of 551 books — 41 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeePride and Prejudice by Jane Austen1984 by George OrwellJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Must Read Classics
701st out of 1,863 books — 4,689 voters

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