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The Color Purple by Alice WalkerThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniThe Help by Kathryn StockettUnlawful Love by Gordon Selby Johnson JrA Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
Books with a Non-Caucasian person as the/one of the lead characters.
1,619 books — 688 voters
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire SáenzSomething Like Summer by Jay BellSimon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky AlbertalliGives Light by Rose ChristoWill Grayson, Will Grayson by John Green
Best Gay Novels for Young Adults
337 books — 545 voters

The Lovely Bones by Alice SeboldIf I Stay by Gayle FormanElsewhere by Gabrielle ZevinBefore I Fall by Lauren OliverA Certain Slant of Light by Laura Whitcomb
YA Post-Death Novels
195 books — 391 voters
Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuistonCarry On by Rainbow RowellCaptive Prince by C.S. PacatThe Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue by Mackenzi LeeAristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz
Novels with Bisexual Protagonists
582 books — 351 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark TwainLittle Women by Louisa May AlcottJane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
Best Bildungsroman book
377 books — 335 voters
Watership Down by Richard AdamsThe Queen and the Tom by Ashley ScottCharlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteInto the Wild by Erin HunterMrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH by Robert C. O'Brien
Animal Xenofiction (Nonhuman POV)
507 books — 224 voters

Dungeon Born by Dakota KroutAncient Ruins by Benjamin MedranoThe Slime Dungeon by Jeffrey "Falcon" LogueWe Are Legion (We Are Bob) by Dennis E. TaylorDungeon Spawned by D.R. Rosier
Protagonist is a Dungeon
67 books — 166 voters
Poison Study by Maria V. SnyderVampire Academy by Richelle MeadFrostbite by Richelle MeadLast Sacrifice by Richelle MeadShadow Kiss by Richelle Mead
Nymn's Best of Older Male/Teacher/Guardian Roles in Romance
75 books — 152 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk KiddLife of Pi by Yann MartelRoom by Emma DonoghueLord of the Flies by William Golding
Adult Fiction With Child Protagonist
219 books — 146 voters
The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeLittle Women by Louisa May AlcottJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëGone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
Unforgettable Female Protagonists
374 books — 136 voters

The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingCity of Bones by Cassandra ClareVampire Academy by Richelle MeadPride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
If I was an actress/actor I would love to play the role of...
456 books — 127 voters
A Fire Upon the Deep by Vernor VingeAcorna by Anne McCaffreySTORIES OF FIRST CONTACT by Siniša KomlenTHE WONDROUS WORLDS OF THE EXOPLANETS by Siniša KomlenThe Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin
Alien protagonists
134 books — 69 voters

Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. JamesFallen by Lauren KateHush, Hush by Becca FitzpatrickMarked by P.C. CastHalo by Alexandra Adornetto
This book's narrator is worse than Bella Swan!
52 books — 64 voters
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Lightning Thief by Rick RiordanThe Wasp Factory by Iain BanksInvisible Monsters by Chuck PalahniukAmerican Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis
Favorite Main Characters
238 books — 55 voters

Six of Crows by Leigh BardugoShadow and Bone by Leigh BardugoRed Queen by Victoria AveyardCrooked Kingdom by Leigh BardugoThrone of Glass by Sarah J. Maas
We Don't Need Another Hero
152 books — 54 voters
The Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix PotterPeter Pan by J.M. BarrieThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisAmadeus by Peter ShafferThe Exorcist by William Peter Blatty
For Pete's Sake ...
485 books — 46 voters

Paper Towns by John GreenLooking for Alaska by John Green1984 by George OrwellTime Enough for Love by Robert A. HeinleinHoly Bible by Anonymous
Examples of Male Authors Writing Terrible Female Protagonists
76 books — 42 voters
The Girl with Ghost Eyes by M.H. BorosonA-Ma Alchemy of Love by Nataša PantovićGulab by Rohith S. KatbamnaThe Girl with No Face by M.H. BorosonA Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
Best Asian Protagonist
179 books — 41 voters

The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsDivergent by Veronica RothDaughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini TaylorThe Host by Stephenie MeyerClockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare
Best Lead Female Protagonists!
174 books — 39 voters
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingRosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead by Tom StoppardThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldDo Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. DickLe Morte d'Arthur by Thomas Malory
Every T(h)om, Dick and Harry
418 books — 31 voters

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienVampire Academy by Richelle MeadFrostbite by Richelle MeadI Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith
Books with 17-Year-Old Protagonists
165 books — 30 voters
Ender’s Game by Orson Scott CardArtemis Fowl by Eoin ColferI'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You by Ally CarterA Girl Named Digit by Annabel MonaghanH.I.V.E. Higher Institute of Villainous Education by Mark Walden
Teen Geniuses
30 books — 30 voters

Girl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy ChevalierAnastasia by Carolyn MeyerNicholas and Alexandra by Robert K. MassieThe Da Vinci Code by Dan BrownJane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
Who's that Girl?
243 books — 22 voters
Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenA Guide to Running Your First Marathon by Doug LimbrickAnissa of Syria by Zack LoveDeadly Pretty Strangers by Max ThornThe Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco
Men who know their ladies.
59 books — 21 voters

Matilda by Roald DahlThe Golden Compass by Philip PullmanCoraline by Neil GaimanThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith
Strong Female Protagonists in Books by Male Authors
115 books — 21 voters
Lost Horizon by James HiltonDubliners by James JoyceShōgun by James ClavellLucky Jim by Kingsley AmisPeter Pan by J.M. Barrie
Jim Jams
302 books — 19 voters

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark TwainThe Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark TwainThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark HaddonA Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court by Mark TwainThe Prince and the Pauper by Mark Twain
Mark My Words!
259 books — 19 voters
The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsCatching Fire by Suzanne CollinsHUSH MONEY by Deborah HarrisDivergent by Veronica RothInsurgent by Veronica Roth
Strong Female Protaganists
63 books — 19 voters

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