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The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsSnow Crash by Neal Stephenson1984 by George OrwellThe Stars My Destination by Alfred Bester2001 by Arthur C. Clarke
Best SF Books that weren't Nominated for Hugo or Nebula
18th out of 168 books — 292 voters
The Stand by Stephen  KingThe Road by Cormac McCarthyThe Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins1984 by George OrwellWorld War Z by Max Brooks
Best Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
129th out of 1,245 books — 3,418 voters

Malice by John GwynneThe Thousand Names by Django WexlerThe Red Knight by Miles  CameronTraitor's Blade by Sebastien de CastellWorm by Wildbow
r/fantasy's Official Underrated and Underread Fantasy
88th out of 727 books — 1,094 voters
The Night Circus by Erin MorgensternA Clockwork Orange by Anthony BurgessTrainspotting by Irvine WelshFight Club by Chuck PalahniukSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Best Genuinely Unusual Fiction
9th out of 304 books — 156 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
5820th out of 76,960 books — 286,424 voters
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins1984 by George OrwellThe Giver by Lois LowryDivergent by Veronica RothBrave New World by Aldous Huxley
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
376th out of 3,793 books — 26,053 voters

The Gormenghast Novels by Mervyn PeakeThe Quincunx by Charles PalliserThe Elephant Tree by R.D. RonaldLost in Yaba by Walt GleesonPower And Prediction by Ajay Agrawal
Best Unappreciated Books
568th out of 4,370 books — 2,208 voters

The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsBreaking Dawn by Stephenie MeyerThe Host by Stephenie MeyerThe Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann ShafferCity of Ashes by Cassandra Clare
Best Books of 2008
204th out of 1,643 books — 6,776 voters
American Gods by Neil GaimanNeverwhere by Neil GaimanPerdido Street Station by China MiévilleThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodFahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Best Outside-the-box Speculative Fiction
124th out of 885 books — 486 voters

1984 by George OrwellThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
Dystopia!
216th out of 1,219 books — 2,751 voters
A Scanner Darkly by Philip K. DickParable of the Sower by Octavia E. ButlerRed Rising by Pierce BrownWe by Yevgeny ZamyatinTransference by B.T. Keaton
Hidden Gems of Science Fiction
62nd out of 479 books — 428 voters

Fight Club by Chuck PalahniukAnd Then There Were None by Agatha ChristieGone Girl by Gillian FlynnHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingEnder’s Game by Orson Scott Card
Best Plot Twist
81st out of 408 books — 652 voters
Una historia de ayer by Sergio CoboOnce Upon Another Time by Rosary  McQuestionAfter Forever Ends by Melodie RamoneSpare Change by Bette Lee CrosbyLife is a Circus Run by a Platypus by Allison Hawn
Best Unknown Books
174th out of 2,356 books — 1,876 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
1797th out of 8,403 books — 9,136 voters
The Name of the Wind by Patrick RothfussThe Wise Man's Fear by Patrick RothfussMistborn by Brandon SandersonThe Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott LynchThe Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson
New Speculative Fiction Stars
248th out of 1,153 books — 2,745 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
5318th out of 20,653 books — 24,472 voters
Night Watch by Terry PratchettDirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency by Douglas AdamsDo Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. DickRivers of London by Ben AaronovitchTitanshade by Dan Stout
Best Offbeat Detective Novel Genre Mashups
36th out of 137 books — 84 voters

Hyperion by Dan SimmonsDune by Frank HerbertThe Martian by Andy WeirThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsThe Forever War by Joe Haldeman
/r/PrintSF Recommends Science Fiction Novels
183rd out of 367 books — 299 voters
Lord of Light by Roger ZelaznyChildhood’s End by Arthur C. ClarkeStories of Your Life and Others by Ted ChiangThe Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le GuinThe Diamond Age by Neal Stephenson
Reddit's SF book club
9th out of 75 books — 15 voters

Ender’s Game by Orson Scott CardDune by Frank Herbert1984 by George OrwellFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyBrave New World by Aldous Huxley
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
2197th out of 8,527 books — 24,880 voters
City of Ashes by Cassandra ClareHush, Hush by Becca FitzpatrickClockwork Angel by Cassandra ClareCity of Glass by Cassandra ClareMarked by P.C. Cast
Books That Should Be Made Into Movies
5164th out of 32,347 books — 69,142 voters

Hounded by Kevin HearneFated by Benedict JackaMoon Called by Patricia BriggsRivers of London by Ben AaronovitchSomething from the Nightside by Simon R. Green
What to Read if You Like Harry Dresden by Jim Butcher
75th out of 275 books — 171 voters
Old Man's War by John ScalziThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsAltered Carbon by Richard K. MorganThe Road by Cormac McCarthyRevelation Space by Alastair Reynolds
Classic Science Fiction - 2000-2009
144th out of 309 books — 241 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
9294th out of 31,964 books — 121,360 voters
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins1984 by George OrwellDivergent by Veronica RothBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyCatching Fire by Suzanne Collins
Best Dystopian Fiction of All Time
203rd out of 458 books — 1,293 voters

A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniThe Help by Kathryn StockettThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakGone Girl by Gillian Flynn
Decent ADULT books for ADULT readers
319th out of 822 books — 328 voters
Mockingjay by Suzanne CollinsThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Help by Kathryn StockettThe Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg LarssonThe Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest by Stieg Larsson
Best books I read in 2010
15th out of 138 books — 30 voters

The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingCatching Fire by Suzanne CollinsThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakA Story of Yesterday by Sergio Cobo
Books that Blew Me Away and that I Still Think About
6907th out of 14,781 books — 15,021 voters
Jane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonThe Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg LarssonThe Secret History by Donna TarttThe Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle
Great Books not YA or Vamp
35th out of 111 books — 29 voters

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