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
354th out of 7,889 books — 49,799 voters
The End of the Affair by Graham GreeneThe Quiet American by Graham GreeneThe Power and the Glory by Graham GreeneOur Man in Havana by Graham GreeneThe Heart of the Matter by Graham Greene
Best Graham Greene novels
1st out of 25 books — 202 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
1550th out of 77,478 books — 289,276 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
33rd out of 1,195 books — 1,512 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
196th out of 1,318 books — 5,862 voters
Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëTwilight by Stephenie MeyerThe Notebook by Nicholas SparksRomeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare
Best Love Stories
184th out of 5,212 books — 9,708 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
194th out of 2,621 books — 4,746 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
1850th out of 32,270 books — 122,977 voters

Brideshead Revisited by Evelyn WaughThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Power and the Glory by Graham GreeneThe Divine Comedy by Dante AlighieriThe Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco
Catholic Fiction
9th out of 548 books — 432 voters
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens1984 by George OrwellA Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens84, Charing Cross Road by Helene HanffSense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
London Calling
28th out of 1,236 books — 646 voters

Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienWuthering Heights by Emily Brontë1984 by George Orwell
Best British and Irish Literature
88th out of 1,173 books — 1,112 voters
The Screwtape Letters by C.S. LewisThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. LewisBrideshead Revisited by Evelyn WaughA Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter M. Miller Jr.
Best Catholic Fiction
6th out of 365 books — 295 voters

Rebecca by Daphne du MaurierAtonement by Ian McEwanMrs. Dalloway by Virginia WoolfBrideshead Revisited by Evelyn WaughHowards End by E.M. Forster
Best Novels Set in 20th-century Britain
13th out of 399 books — 213 voters
Romeo and Juliet by William ShakespeareLolita by Vladimir NabokovThe Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel HawthorneAnna Karenina by Leo TolstoyBrokeback Mountain by Annie Proulx
Illicit Love
15th out of 485 books — 336 voters

The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerA Walk to Remember by Nicholas SparksThe Lovely Bones by Alice SeboldThe Notebook by Nicholas SparksRomeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare
Not So Happily-Ever-After
60th out of 785 books — 1,064 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
1985th out of 15,735 books — 18,320 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"
138th out of 1,017 books — 596 voters
Gone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenWuthering Heights by Emily BrontëThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldSense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
Literary Love Triangles (Non-YA)
92nd out of 535 books — 1,889 voters

The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerExodus by Leon UrisMy Cousin Rachel by Daphne du MaurierEast of Eden by John SteinbeckDoctor Zhivago by Boris Pasternak
Fifties Fiction Favorites
12th out of 99 books — 112 voters
The Duke of Windsor Conspiracy by David PhilipsBlackout by Connie WillisAll Clear by Connie WillisGood Night, Mr. Tom by Michelle MagorianThe Light Years by Elizabeth Jane Howard
World War II England
6th out of 483 books — 226 voters

The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniHarry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by J.K. RowlingA Story of Yesterday by Sergio Cobo
Books That Exceeded Your Expectations
1812th out of 15,335 books — 17,161 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
149th out of 1,228 books — 3,936 voters

War and Peace by Leo TolstoyA Story of Yesterday by Sergio Cobo1984 by George OrwellTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
I Should Probably Read This Sometime...
1963rd out of 11,982 books — 10,764 voters

Oliver Twist by Charles DickensBridget Jones’s Diary by Helen FieldingThe Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan DoyleA Christmas Carol by Charles DickensNeverwhere by Neil Gaiman
Books Set in London
30th out of 789 books — 319 voters
And Then There Were None by Agatha ChristieGone Girl by Gillian FlynnA Story of Yesterday by Sergio CoboHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingShutter Island by Dennis Lehane
Best Twists
660th out of 8,489 books — 9,306 voters

Forrest Gump by Winston GroomThe Devil Wears Prada by Lauren WeisbergerJurassic Park by Michael CrichtonJumanji by Chris Van AllsburgMary Poppins by P.L. Travers
I Only Watched the Movie!
492nd out of 1,221 books — 6,119 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingA Story of Yesterday by Sergio CoboThe Giver by Lois LowryThe Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
I'm glad someone made me read this book
1880th out of 11,124 books — 10,769 voters

Animal Farm by George OrwellThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryThe Stranger by Albert CamusThe Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway
Great Short Short Books
58th out of 583 books — 519 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.Brave New World by Aldous HuxleyThe Handmaid's Tale by Margaret AtwoodThe Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway
Vintage Classics (Red Spine)
6th out of 218 books — 77 voters

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