Spring Reading Challenge
The Killer Angels by Michael ShaaraGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellBattle Cry of Freedom by James M. McPhersonThe Civil War by Shelby FooteCold Mountain by Charles Frazier
Best American Civil War Books
18th out of 1,012 books — 990 voters
All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria RemarqueCatch-22 by Joseph HellerThe Things They Carried by Tim O'BrienSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Best War Novels
94th out of 1,700 books — 1,449 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
916th out of 7,889 books — 49,799 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
631st out of 7,749 books — 25,996 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling1984 by George OrwellAnimal Farm by George OrwellFahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Best Banned, Censored, and Challenged Books
208th out of 929 books — 2,386 voters
Band of Brothers by Stephen E. AmbroseBlack Hawk Down by Mark BowdenUnbroken by Laura HillenbrandWe Were Soldiers Once... and Young by Harold G. MooreLone Survivor by Marcus Luttrell
Best Non-fiction War Books
200th out of 2,192 books — 2,475 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeMiddlesex by Jeffrey EugenidesThe Road by Cormac McCarthyThe Color Purple by Alice WalkerThe Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck
Pulitzer Winners: Fiction & Novels
51st out of 99 books — 951 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Road by Cormac McCarthyThe Grapes of Wrath by John SteinbeckGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellThe Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway
Pulitzer Prize Winners-Fiction
56th out of 99 books — 272 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
27th out of 99 books — 112 voters
Gone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellThe Killer Angels by Michael ShaaraCold Mountain by Charles FrazierTeam of Rivals by Doris Kearns GoodwinThe Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane
American Civil War Books (fiction and nonfiction)
18th out of 455 books — 265 voters

The Killer Angels by Michael ShaaraCold Mountain by Charles FrazierThe Red Badge of Courage by Stephen CraneGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellMarch by Geraldine Brooks
Civil War Novels
11th out of 152 books — 76 voters
John Adams by David McCullough1776 by David McCulloughTeam of Rivals by Doris Kearns GoodwinA People’s History of the United States by Howard ZinnBury My Heart at Wounded Knee by Dee Brown
Best American History Books
284th out of 2,198 books — 2,579 voters

The Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellOutlander by Diana GabaldonMemoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden
Best Historical Fiction Books that Are Actually Historical Fiction
459th out of 2,599 books — 2,934 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
8978th out of 77,477 books — 289,310 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
569th out of 1,874 books — 6,997 voters
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. RowlingWar and Peace by Leo TolstoyHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling
Thickest Books Ever
256th out of 889 books — 2,486 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark TwainThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerThe Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
100 Best American Authors
241st out of 754 books — 616 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
333rd out of 1,195 books — 1,512 voters

The Green Mile by Stephen KingDifferent Seasons by Stephen KingPapillon by Henri CharrièreThe Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre DumasIn Cold Blood by Truman Capote
Prison Books
39th out of 529 books — 250 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
7733rd out of 32,273 books — 122,995 voters

All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria RemarqueThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark TwainTreasure Island by Robert Louis StevensonWar and Peace by Leo TolstoyAround the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne
War and Travel on The Guardian's 1000 novels everyone must read
89th out of 132 books — 69 voters
Gone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellThe Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettThe Thorn Birds by Colleen McCulloughBlood, Steel and Reputation by James GaultWar and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
Big Page Count, Epic Historical Fiction
56th out of 201 books — 244 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark TwainThe Grapes of Wrath by John SteinbeckThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
The Great American Novel
221st out of 672 books — 1,091 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellThe Help by Kathryn StockettThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark TwainMidnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt
Best Southern Books
215th out of 835 books — 747 voters

The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsA Story of Yesterday by Sergio CoboHarry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by J.K. RowlingTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeCatching Fire by Suzanne Collins
Books You Would Recommend to Strangers
4709th out of 12,933 books — 8,398 voters
The Things They Carried by Tim O'BrienSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.Huế 1968 by Mark BowdenThe Rape of Nanking by Iris ChangWe Were Soldiers Once... and Young by Harold G. Moore
War has no winners
178th out of 1,145 books — 540 voters

Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenTwilight by Stephenie MeyerA Story of Yesterday by Sergio CoboTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
Read Them Twice...At Least
4970th out of 14,177 books — 11,747 voters
The Shadow Appears by Burt TysonCold Victory by Helena P. SchraderThe Killer Angels by Michael ShaaraThe Red Badge of Courage by Stephen CraneAndersonville by MacKinlay Kantor
Fiction Set During American Civil War
5th out of 50 books — 51 voters

Gone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellThe Killer Angels by Michael ShaaraGods and Generals by Jeff ShaaraNorth and South by John JakesThe Black Flower by Howard Bahr
Civil War Era Historical Fiction
17th out of 100 books — 65 voters
The Book Thief by Markus ZusakGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellThe Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettThe Help by Kathryn StockettA Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
Recommended Historical Fiction
2989th out of 3,762 books — 3,701 voters

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