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To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeA Story of Yesterday by Sergio CoboPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling
Favorite Books
14,385 books — 9,977 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
12,443 books — 7,932 voters

Beyond the Last Time by Noah TuyaHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingDon't Close Your Eyes by Lynessa JamesComplicated Moonlight by Lynessa LayneThe Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Best Reads
322 books — 70 voters
Ouran High School Host Club, Vol. 1 by Bisco HatoriFruits Basket, Vol. 1 by Natsuki TakayaAlice in the Country of Hearts, Vol. 1 by Soumei Hoshino暁のヨナ 1 [Akatsuki no Yona 1] by Mizuho KusanagiHana-Kimi by Hisaya Nakajo
Best Reverse Harem Manga
25 books — 46 voters

Twilight by Stephenie MeyerHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
Books you would read over and over again.
97 books — 37 voters
The Blindspots Between Us by Gleb TsipurskyAdapt and Plan for the New Abnormal of the COVID-19 Coronavir... by Gleb TsipurskyPro Truth by Gleb TsipurskyNever Go With Your Gut by Gleb TsipurskyLeading Hybrid and Remote Teams by Gleb Tsipursky
Perhaps the Best
28 books — 34 voters

The Unwanted Wife by Natasha AndersLiliana by Neva Squires-RodriguezSacrifice by Helyn DunnThe Ultimate Betrayal by Michelle ReidLife of Pi by Yann Martel
Most Emotionally Striking Books
41 books — 22 voters
Gone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellA Christmas Carol by Charles DickensInterview with the Vampire by Anne RiceRebecca by Daphne du MaurierThe Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien
The Book and the Movie Version Were Both Excellent
75 books — 12 voters

The Book Thief by Markus ZusakNumber the Stars by Lois LowryAngel of Song by Anne RouenLisette's List by Susan VreelandSchachnovelle by Stefan Zweig
Best Fictional War Books
49 books — 11 voters
World War Z by Max BrooksHow A Loser Like Me Survived the Zombie Apocalypse by Steven BereznaiRise Again by Ben TrippMy Life as a White Trash Zombie by Diana RowlandThe Girl with All the Gifts by M.R. Carey
Zombie novels a grown man reads
64 books — 11 voters

Memories of Old Montana by Con PriceExploring with Frémont by Charles PreussDaughter of the Gold Rush Klondy Nelson with Corey Ford by Klondy NelsonCowboys, Cooks, and Catastrophes by Reba P. CunninghamAudubon's Western Journal by John Woodhouse Audubon
Good but Obscure Memoirs and Autobiographies With at Least 5 but Under 15 Ratings
104 books — 6 voters
With Malice Toward Some by Margaret HalseyBears In The Caviar by Charles W. ThayerThe Wonders of Vilayet by Mirza Sheikh I'tesamuddinFire and Sword in the Sudan by Freiherr von Rudolf Carl Sl...The Girl from Hockley by Kathleen Dayus
Good Memoirs and Autobiographies With at Least 40 but Under 100 Ratings
58 books — 3 voters

Kabloona by Gontran de PoncinsNo Cake, No Jam by Marian HughesAn Irish Atlantic Rainforest by Eoghan DaltunWhen Rains Became Floods by Lurgio Gavilán SánchezThe Story of a Common Soldier of Army Life in the Civil War, ... by Leander Stillwell
Good Memoirs and Autobiographies With 300 to 1000 Ratings
63 books — 3 voters
Some Reminiscences of Three-Quarters of a Century in India by E.J. ChurcherBefore I Forget by Burton RascoeNo Time to Grieve by Hélène IswolskyReminiscences of Francis J. Lippitt by Francis J LippittCowboy Country by John R. Erickson
Good but Ridiculously Obscure Memoirs and Autobiographies With Only 3 or 4 Ratings
37 books — 2 voters

Yankee Summer by Lewis HillA Genuine Narrative of the Deplorable Deaths of the English G... by John Zephaniah HolwellFifty Years' Observations of Men and Events, Civil and Military by Erasmus Darwin KeyesA Soldier of the Sky by George F. CampbellA Country School by Bob Artley
Good But Insanely Obscure Memoirs and Autobiographies With Only 1 or 2 Ratings
72 books — 1 voter
Last Places by Lawrence MillmanAnything for a Hit by Dorothy CarvelloWhen All the World Was Young by Barbara HollandItalian Days by Barbara Grizzuti HarrisonLetters from Iceland by W.H. Auden
Good Memoirs and Autobiographies With 100 to 299 Ratings
63 books — 1 voter

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