To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken KeseyThe Outsiders by S.E. HintonCatch-22 by Joseph Heller
Best Books of the Decade: 1960s
219th out of 1,434 books — 1,775 voters
The Odyssey by HomerΤο καπλάνι της βιτρίνας by Alki ZeiAntigone by SophoclesThe Third Wedding by Costas TaktsisChrist Recrucified by Nikos Kazantzakis
Favourite Greek Books
136th out of 409 books — 375 voters

The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankThe Glass Castle by Jeannette WallsNight by Elie WieselAngela's Ashes by Frank McCourtEat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert
Best Memoir / Biography / Autobiography
1243rd out of 6,180 books — 6,914 voters
The Stranger by Albert CamusCrime and Punishment by Fyodor DostoevskyThe Metamorphosis by Franz KafkaMan's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. FranklNausea by Jean-Paul Sartre
Existential Works - Oh, What Is The Meaning of Life?
94th out of 302 books — 209 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
21856th out of 77,570 books — 289,548 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
12631st out of 32,276 books — 123,109 voters

Catch-22 by Joseph HellerJames and the Giant Peach by Roald DahlThe Prime of Miss Jean Brodie by Muriel SparkThe Phantom Tollbooth by Norton JusterStranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. Heinlein
Best Books 1961
60th out of 153 books — 76 voters
Watership Down by Richard  AdamsThe Book of Lost Things by John ConnollyThe Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingAlice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll
Truly Beautiful Books
177th out of 226 books — 17 voters

Beartown by Fredrik BackmanA Man Called Ove by Fredrik BackmanThe Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre DumasDrive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead by Olga TokarczukThe Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery
[ATY 2023] Continental European Author
234th out of 495 books — 93 voters
And Then There Were None by Agatha ChristieA Midsummer Night’s Dream by William ShakespeareStardust by Neil GaimanA Man Called Ove by Fredrik BackmanLonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry
[ATY 2023] Author with 7+ Books
524th out of 643 books — 67 voters

One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken KeseyCatch-22 by Joseph HellerSalt to the Sea by Ruta SepetysTwo Storm Wood by Philip   GrayThe Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
[ATY 2023] Set During the 20th Century
289th out of 398 books — 54 voters
Circe by Madeline MillerThe Marriage Portrait by Maggie O'FarrellThe Odyssey by HomerThe Name of the Rose by Umberto EcoMy Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante
[ATY 2024] Mediterranean Country
154th out of 311 books — 80 voters

Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers by Jesse Q. SutantoDrive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead by Olga TokarczukDial A for Aunties by Jesse Q. SutantoPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Book Thief by Markus Zusak
[ATY 2024] Author with JQZX in Name
967th out of 986 books — 92 voters
Tom Lake by Ann PatchettThe Goldfinch by Donna TarttBel Canto by Ann PatchettStation Eleven by Emily St. John MandelDaisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid
[ATY 2025] Art, Music, Dancing, or Acting
273rd out of 489 books — 117 voters

The Archetypes and the Collective Unconscious by C.G. JungThe Shadow of the Torturer by Gene WolfeThe Centenary Book of Sark by Chris AndrewsThe Cuckoo's Calling by Robert GalbraithThe Infernal Desire Machines of Doctor Hoffman by Angela Carter
Desert Island Discs
56th out of 100 books — 1 voter

Horse by Geraldine BrooksHalf of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieThe Poisonwood Bible by Barbara KingsolverSwept Away by Beth O'LearyMilkman by Anna Burns
[ATY 2025] Sunset Vibes on Cover
393rd out of 493 books — 80 voters
The Horse Whisperer by Nicholas EvansZorba the Greek by Nikos KazantzakisAnansi Boys by Neil GaimanDead Souls by Nikolai GogolTheir Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
Authors Name(s) Starting with "N"
66th out of 252 books — 12 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
5329th out of 5,335 books — 4,679 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeRomeo and Juliet by William ShakespeareStardust by Neil GaimanTwilight by Stephenie MeyerReady Player One by Ernest Cline
Titles that start with R, S, or T
935th out of 1,557 books — 90 voters

The Remains of the Day by Kazuo IshiguroThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakHalf of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieSolito by Javier ZamoraInvisible Women by Caroline Criado Pérez
[ATY 2026] Z in Title or Author
343rd out of 849 books — 64 voters
Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van PeltBorn a Crime by Trevor NoahTreasure Island by Robert Louis StevensonSpare by Prince HarryWest with Giraffes by Lynda Rutledge
[ATY 2026] A Genre Starting with A, T, or Y
283rd out of 331 books — 54 voters

Deacon King Kong by James   McBrideThe Pickwick Papers by Charles DickensThe Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki MurakamiI, Claudius by Robert GravesA Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki
[ATY 2026] Book You've Wanted to Read
117th out of 298 books — 26 voters

The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. KluneThe Vanishing Half by Brit BennettRemarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van PeltThe Sentence by Louise ErdrichThe Night Watchman by Louise Erdrich
[ATY 2023] 4+ Colors on Cover
373rd out of 646 books — 109 voters
Beartown by Fredrik BackmanAnxious People by Fredrik BackmanA Man Called Ove by Fredrik BackmanThe Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre DumasConvenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata
[ATY 2023] Translated Book
394th out of 576 books — 104 voters

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Martian by Andy WeirThe Help by Kathryn Stockett
Books With a Goodreads Average Rating of 4.3 and Above
732nd out of 3,134 books — 479 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
14669th out of 14,888 books — 15,488 voters

The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankA Narrowboat at Large by Jo MayThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootUnbroken by Laura HillenbrandThe Devil in the White City by Erik Larson
My Favourite Non Fiction Books
1180th out of 1,383 books — 293 voters
The Magic Mountain by Thomas MannThe Man Without Qualities by Robert MusilIn Search of Lost Time by Marcel ProustJoseph and His Brothers by Thomas MannThe Book of Disquiet by Fernando Pessoa
germakdjfrencad
118th out of 166 books — 5 voters

« previous 1