The New Jim Crow by Michelle AlexanderBetween the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi CoatesThe Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm XBury My Heart at Wounded Knee by Dee BrownThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
Books White People Need to Read
2nd out of 1,347 books — 1,588 voters
The Fault in Our Stars by John GreenMockingjay by Suzanne CollinsDivergent by Veronica RothGone Girl by Gillian FlynnThe Martian by Andy Weir
Best Books of the Decade: 2010s
111th out of 7,705 books — 14,256 voters

Cloud Atlas by David  MitchellThe Amber Spyglass by Philip PullmanHalf of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieFingersmith by Sarah WatersMy Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante
Best Books of THIS Century.
6th out of 2,249 books — 2,264 voters

Socialism Is Dead! Long Live Socialism! by Todor BombovIn Cold Blood by Truman CapoteThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootBetween the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi CoatesQuantum Energetics and Spirituality Volume 1 by Kenneth Schmitt
The Last 10 Nonfiction Books I Read
4th out of 2,990 books — 1,154 voters
The Color Purple by Alice WalkerTheir Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale HurstonBeloved by Toni MorrisonThe Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm XInvisible Man by Ralph Ellison
Best African American Books
31st out of 1,043 books — 1,140 voters

The New Jim Crow by Michelle AlexanderBetween the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi CoatesThe Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm XInvisible Man by Ralph EllisonThe Fire Next Time by James Baldwin
#BlackLivesMatter Reading List
2nd out of 625 books — 289 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
2521st out of 76,943 books — 286,336 voters

Sapiens by Yuval Noah HarariA Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonQuiet by Susan CainThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootFreakonomics by Steven D. Levitt
Best 21st Century Non-Fiction
18th out of 2,021 books — 1,327 voters
The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood1984 by George OrwellThe New Jim Crow by Michelle AlexanderFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyBetween the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates
The Post-Trump Big Questions Canon
5th out of 521 books — 275 voters

Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi CoatesStrangers in Their Own Land by Arlie Russell HochschildThe New Jim Crow by Michelle AlexanderHillbilly Elegy by J.D. VanceWhite Trash by Nancy Isenberg
Books for Post-Election Understanding
1st out of 198 books — 140 voters
The Deal by Elle KennedyA Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. MaasConfess by Colleen HooverThe Girl on the Train by Paula HawkinsThe Mistake by Elle Kennedy
Best Books of 2015
137th out of 3,109 books — 5,119 voters

Me Before You by Jojo MoyesThe Girl on the Train by Paula HawkinsThe Nightingale by Kristin HannahThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Martian by Andy Weir
2016: What People Born in the 1980s Have Read in 2016
10th out of 2,154 books — 382 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
1989th out of 31,961 books — 121,328 voters

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling
Best Books of the 21st Century
380th out of 9,849 books — 22,120 voters

The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankNight by Elie WieselInto Thin Air by Jon KrakauerInto the Wild by Jon KrakauerFreakonomics by Steven D. Levitt
Must Read Non-Fiction
286th out of 5,279 books — 4,501 voters
The Girl on the Train by Paula HawkinsThe Nightingale by Kristin HannahMe Before You by Jojo MoyesAll the Light We Cannot See by Anthony DoerrA Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman
2016: What Women Born In The 1970s Read in 2016
46th out of 6,060 books — 685 voters

Sapiens by Yuval Noah HarariHomo Deus by Yuval Noah HarariA Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonThinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel KahnemanQuiet by Susan Cain
Best of 21st Century Non-fiction
28th out of 1,212 books — 963 voters
Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia OwensThe Dutch House by Ann PatchettThe Giver of Stars by Jojo MoyesThe Silent Patient by Alex MichaelidesSuch a Fun Age by Kiley Reid
2020: What Women Born In The 1970s Read In 2020
82nd out of 6,393 books — 848 voters

The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankWalden or, Life in the Woods by Henry David ThoreauGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondSocialism Is Dead! Long Live Socialism! by Todor BombovQuantum Energetics and Spirituality Volume 1 by Kenneth Schmitt
Non-fiction - Something for Everyone
98th out of 4,101 books — 1,501 voters
The Alchemist by Paulo CoelhoThe Ultimate Human Secrets by Ramzi NajjarMan's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. FranklUnlock Your Deliverance by Kathryn KrickThe Purpose Driven Life by Rick Warren
Life Transformation Books
190th out of 3,598 books — 2,249 voters

My Brilliant Friend by Elena FerranteNever Let Me Go by Kazuo IshiguroStation Eleven by Emily St. John MandelTomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle ZevinThe Road by Cormac McCarthy
NYT The 100 Best Books of the 21st Century
21st out of 118 books — 260 voters

The Devil in the White City by Erik LarsonFreakonomics by Steven D. LevittA Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondOutliers by Malcolm Gladwell
Best Non-Fiction (no biographies)
232nd out of 6,236 books — 8,067 voters
The Alchemist by Paulo CoelhoSocialism Is Dead! Long Live Socialism! by Todor BombovThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryLiving Fearless by Jamie WinshipThe Purpose Driven Life by Rick Warren
Inspiring Books
374th out of 4,727 books — 3,429 voters

1984 by George OrwellAnimal Farm by George OrwellThe Alchemist by Paulo CoelhoSiddhartha by Hermann HesseThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Books that Changed the Way You View Life
506th out of 10,516 books — 5,819 voters
BREAKING THE BIAS OF ENGLISH by Vivian ProbstThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankSocialism Is Dead! Long Live Socialism! by Todor BombovThe Glass Castle by Jeannette WallsWalden or, Life in the Woods by Henry David Thoreau
favorite non-fiction
183rd out of 2,824 books — 1,245 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeA People’s History of the United States by Howard ZinnThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodThe Color Purple by Alice WalkerNickel and Dimed by Barbara Ehrenreich
Social Justice: Books on Racism, Sexism, and Class
91st out of 2,140 books — 1,544 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeA Story of Yesterday by Sergio CoboPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenHarry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling
Favorite Books
1326th out of 14,725 books — 10,189 voters

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