Big Books of Spring
The Big Sleep by Raymond ChandlerThe Maltese Falcon by Dashiell HammettThe Long Goodbye by Raymond ChandlerFarewell, My Lovely by Raymond ChandlerThe Postman Always Rings Twice by James M. Cain
Best Hardboiled & Noir fiction
3rd out of 747 books — 1,003 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
453rd out of 7,889 books — 49,812 voters

The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonA Story of Yesterday by Sergio CoboThe Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónThe Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg LarssonAnd Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
Best Literary Mysteries
107th out of 2,649 books — 4,816 voters
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonThe Big Sleep by Raymond ChandlerMurder on the Orient Express by Agatha ChristieThe Maltese Falcon by Dashiell HammettThe Complete Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle
Detective Fiction
8th out of 1,234 books — 1,110 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
2397th out of 77,939 books — 290,725 voters
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonAnd Then There Were None by Agatha ChristieThe Da Vinci Code by Dan BrownA Story of Yesterday by Sergio CoboGone Girl by Gillian Flynn
100 Mysteries and Thrillers to Read in a Lifetime: Readers' Picks
155th out of 2,458 books — 5,220 voters

The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyLord of the Flies by William GoldingCharlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteLolita by Vladimir Nabokov
Best Books of the Decade: 1950s
72nd out of 1,195 books — 1,514 voters
And Then There Were None by Agatha ChristieThe Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan DoyleMurder on the Orient Express by Agatha ChristieThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonDeath on the Nile by Agatha Christie
Best Detective/Mystery Series
111th out of 2,291 books — 2,502 voters

The Big Sleep by Raymond ChandlerLess Than Zero by Bret Easton EllisWhite Oleander by Janet FitchThe Day of the Locust by Nathanael WestThe Black Dahlia by James Ellroy
Los Angeles (fiction and nonfiction)
7th out of 325 books — 292 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeePride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank1984 by George OrwellAnimal Farm by George Orwell
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
2940th out of 32,430 books — 123,475 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
565th out of 1,319 books — 5,875 voters
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyThe Silver Chair by C.S. LewisThe Crucible by Arthur MillerThe Long Goodbye by Raymond ChandlerGo Tell It on the Mountain by James Baldwin
Best Books 1953
4th out of 137 books — 56 voters

The Big Sleep by Raymond ChandlerThe Maltese Falcon by Dashiell HammettPaper Targets by Steve S. SaroffDouble Indemnity by James M. CainThe Black Dahlia by James Ellroy
Noir Fiction
10th out of 167 books — 205 voters
The Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan DoyleMurder on the Orient Express by Agatha ChristieThe Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha ChristieThe Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan DoyleThe Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett
HRF Keating 100 Best Crime and Mystery Books
8th out of 100 books — 46 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee1984 by George OrwellPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Guardian's "1000 Novels Everyone Must Read"
208th out of 1,019 books — 598 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan DoyleAnd Then There Were None by Agatha ChristieCrime and Punishment by Fyodor DostoevskyThe Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie
"Crime" on The Guardian's "1000 Novels Everyone Must Read" List
40th out of 149 books — 137 voters

The Bourne Identity by Robert LudlumFight Club by Chuck PalahniukThe Godfather by Mario PuzoLonesome Dove by Larry McMurtryThe Road by Cormac McCarthy
Best Manfiction
89th out of 2,219 books — 553 voters
The Big Sleep by Raymond ChandlerThe Maltese Falcon by Dashiell HammettA Princess of Mars by Edgar Rice BurroughsTarzan of the Apes by Edgar Rice BurroughsThe Best of H.P. Lovecraft by H.P. Lovecraft
Best of the Pulps
35th out of 386 books — 209 voters

The Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan DoyleRebecca by Daphne du MaurierThe Woman in White by Wilkie CollinsThe Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha ChristieThe Daughter of Time by Josephine Tey
Julian Symons 100 Best Crime & Mystery Books
9th out of 102 books — 48 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark TwainThe Grapes of Wrath by John SteinbeckThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
The Great American Novel
149th out of 672 books — 1,094 voters

A Story of Yesterday by Sergio CoboLife of Pi by Yann MartelThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienWuthering Heights by Emily BrontëCity of Bones by Cassandra Clare
What To Read Next
3004th out of 20,821 books — 24,832 voters
1984 by George OrwellFight Club by Chuck PalahniukFear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. ThompsonThe Godfather by Mario PuzoLord of the Flies by William Golding
Real Man Books
72nd out of 782 books — 310 voters

The Sense of an Ending by Julian BarnesA Midsummer Night’s Dream by William ShakespeareThe Long Goodbye by Raymond ChandlerGoodbye to All That by Robert GravesThe Big Sleep / Farewell, My Lovely by Raymond Chandler
Post-Coital Literature
3rd out of 100 books — 25 voters
The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsDivergent by Veronica RothSheever's Journal, Diary of a Poison Master by K. RitzA Story of Yesterday by Sergio CoboCity of Bones by Cassandra Clare
Books That Were Way Better Than I Thought They Would Be
2058th out of 11,344 books — 8,120 voters

A Story of Yesterday by Sergio CoboThe Zombie Room by R.D. RonaldThe Elephant Tree by R.D. RonaldThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
Books I Will Never Forget
2433rd out of 11,250 books — 8,224 voters
Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenTwilight by Stephenie MeyerA Story of Yesterday by Sergio CoboTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
Read Them Twice...At Least
3076th out of 14,230 books — 11,785 voters

The Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyA Story of Yesterday by Sergio CoboThe Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
Stories For Book Lovers
1606th out of 8,454 books — 8,651 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
166th out of 908 books — 450 voters

1984 by George OrwellThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeAnimal Farm by George OrwellBrave New World by Aldous Huxley
100 Must-Read Books: The Essential Man’s Library
86th out of 102 books — 241 voters
And Then There Were None by Agatha ChristieMurder on the Orient Express by Agatha ChristieDeath on the Nile by Agatha ChristieThe Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan DoyleThe Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie
Classic Mysteries (fiction)
38th out of 236 books — 181 voters

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