Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
89th out of 7,187 books — 28,368 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
1521st out of 77,138 books — 287,381 voters

The Joy Luck Club by Amy TanThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniThe Namesake by Jhumpa LahiriThe House on Mango Street by Sandra CisnerosInterpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri
Immigrant Experience Literature
11th out of 1,020 books — 1,521 voters
Unlock Your Deliverance by Kathryn KrickDigging for God by Tom HillmanCarrie by Stephen  KingGet Rich or Get Lucky by Max NowazCinder by Marissa Meyer
2025 Reading Challenge
715th out of 3,088 books — 2,034 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
214th out of 1,318 books — 5,855 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeePride and Prejudice by Jane AustenJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
Best Woman-Authored Books
107th out of 8,411 books — 5,369 voters

The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëThe Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre DumasA Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin
Big Fat Books Worth the Effort
188th out of 1,873 books — 6,995 voters

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. RowlingA Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinThe Giver by Lois Lowry
Best Books of the Decade: 1990s
110th out of 3,137 books — 3,678 voters
Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
Jezebel's Books All Women Should Read
80th out of 772 books — 1,400 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
27th out of 1,234 books — 645 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
675th out of 7,887 books — 49,790 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
2266th out of 32,054 books — 121,760 voters

White Teeth by Zadie SmithSmall Island by Andrea LevyThe Lonely Londoners by Sam SelvonOn Beauty by Zadie SmithGirl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo
Black British Literature (fiction)
1st out of 123 books — 83 voters
The Road by Cormac McCarthyNever Let Me Go by Kazuo IshiguroThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark HaddonAtonement by Ian McEwanLife of Pi by Yann Martel
Major Award-Winning Fiction Since 1990
47th out of 252 books — 568 voters

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniLife of Pi by Yann MartelThe Da Vinci Code by Dan    BrownThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon
The Times Online 100 Best Books of the Decade (2000-2009)
12th out of 100 books — 265 voters
White Teeth by Zadie SmithOranges Are Not the Only Fruit by Jeanette WintersonBehind the Scenes at the Museum by Kate AtkinsonThe Debt to Pleasure by John LanchesterThe Last King of Scotland by Giles Foden
Costa/Whitbread First Novel Winners
1st out of 26 books — 51 voters

The Road by Cormac McCarthyMy Brilliant Friend by Elena FerranteAll the Light We Cannot See by Anthony DoerrWolf Hall by Hilary MantelAmericanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Best Literary Fiction of 21st Century
13th out of 643 books — 280 voters
Infinite Jest by David Foster WallaceSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.Gravity’s Rainbow by Thomas PynchonCatch-22 by Joseph HellerThe Crying of Lot 49 by Thomas Pynchon
Postmodern Genius
50th out of 519 books — 583 voters

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëThe Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
Great Debut Novels
61st out of 1,589 books — 1,474 voters
The Color Purple by Alice WalkerI Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya AngelouBeloved by Toni MorrisonInvisible Man by Ralph EllisonThe Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm X
Black History Month
30th out of 553 books — 493 voters

Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeWuthering Heights by Emily BrontëMrs Dalloway by Virginia Woolf
Great Women Authors
43rd out of 1,207 books — 333 voters
Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
Best Books by Female Authors
56th out of 1,365 books — 467 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
12th out of 789 books — 319 voters
Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean RhysIn the Time of the Butterflies by Julia AlvarezBreath, Eyes, Memory by Edwidge DanticatLove in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel García MárquezWhite Teeth by Zadie Smith
Caribbean Literature
5th out of 580 books — 264 voters

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