The Ice-Shirt by William T. VollmannFathers and Crows by William T. VollmannThe Royal Family by William T. VollmannYou Bright and Risen Angels by William T. VollmannEurope Central by William T. Vollmann
William T. Vollmann
1st out of 20 books — 22 voters
The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodThe Bell Jar by Sylvia PlathThe Remains of the Day by Kazuo IshiguroInfinite Jest by David Foster WallaceBeloved by Toni Morrison
(Not) Modern Library's 100 Best Novels of the 20th Century
71st out of 101 books — 161 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
1108th out of 3,156 books — 3,680 voters
The Prose Edda by Snorri SturlusonThe Poetic Edda by UnknownRunemarks by Joanne HarrisOdd and the Frost Giants by Neil GaimanThe Norse Myths by Kevin Crossley-Holland
Norse Mythology
97th out of 299 books — 412 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
10682nd out of 15,411 books — 17,242 voters
If Cats Disappeared from the World by Genki KawamuraThe Bestiary by Nicholas ChristopherMen of Maize by Miguel Ángel AsturiasThe Guest Cat by Takashi HiraideStrange Weather in Tokyo by Hiromi Kawakami
Not Exactly Mainstream But Worth a Look....
52nd out of 55 books — 11 voters

Dreaming My Animal Selves by Helene CardonaRising Up and Rising Down by William T. Vollmann2666, Part 1 by Roberto BolañoThe Savage Detectives by Roberto BolañoThe Ashes of Waco by Dick J. Reavis
Best Books Read in 2013
13th out of 13 books — 5 voters
The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienWatership Down by Richard  AdamsA Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinJonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke
Highbrow Fantasy Books
335th out of 422 books — 627 voters

Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenShōgun by James ClavellTai-Pan by James ClavellThe Good Earth by Pearl S. BuckA Passage to India by E.M. Forster
Transcultural Fiction
226th out of 421 books — 209 voters
Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellThe Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa Gregory
Best Historical Fiction
5908th out of 7,797 books — 26,113 voters

Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes SaavedraThe Anxiety of Influence by Harold BloomThe Divine Comedy, Volume 1 by Dante AlighieriThe Passion According to G.H. by Clarice LispectorAutobiography of Red by Anne Carson
Leaf by Leaf Books
35th out of 42 books — 5 voters
Life After Life by Kate AtkinsonLincoln in the Bardo by George SaundersNutshell by Ian McEwanGravity’s Rainbow by Thomas PynchonPale Fire by Vladimir Nabokov
Literary Gimmicks
10th out of 12 books — 7 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
50627th out of 77,837 books — 290,418 voters
The Clan of the Cave Bear by Jean M. AuelThe Valley of Horses by Jean M. AuelThe Mammoth Hunters by Jean M. AuelThe Plains of Passage by Jean M. AuelThe Shelters of Stone by Jean M. Auel
Best Pre-History Fiction
171st out of 200 books — 378 voters

Sky in the Deep by Adrienne YoungBeyond a Darkened Shore by Jessica LeakeThe Sea of Trolls by Nancy FarmerHush by Donna Jo NapoliWarrior of the Wild by Tricia Levenseller
YA Vikings
81st out of 91 books — 51 voters