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Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson LevineCinder by Marissa MeyerBeastly by Alex FlinnPrincess Academy by Shannon HaleThe Goose Girl by Shannon Hale
YA Modern Retellings
429 books — 823 voters
Dune by Frank HerbertDo Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. DickThe Forever War by Joe HaldemanHyperion by Dan SimmonsFlowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes
SF Masterworks
196 books — 721 voters

Becoming by Michelle ObamaEducated by Tara WestoverWhere the Crawdads Sing by Delia OwensEleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail HoneymanLittle Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng
What We've Read So Far in 2019
6,515 books — 638 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerThe Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen ChboskyThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankLittle Women by Louisa May Alcott
Great Coming-Of-Age Books
861 books — 633 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeePride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Elephant Tree by R.D. RonaldFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyJane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
A List for Those Who Want to Run Screaming at the Mention of Sparkly Vampires, Fifty Shades of Abusive Relationships, or Other Assorted Mass Marketed Crap
1,173 books — 583 voters
Lord of the Flies by William GoldingThe Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel HawthorneThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerGreat Expectations by Charles Dickens
Forced to read in school, but hated
321 books — 559 voters

The Girl on the Train by Paula HawkinsThe Martian by Andy WeirGone Girl by Gillian FlynnStation Eleven by Emily St. John MandelYes Please by Amy Poehler
2015: What People Born in the 1980s Have Read in 2015
1,912 books — 526 voters
The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. RowlingThe Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre DumasGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellAnna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
The 800+ page Gorillaz
459 books — 517 voters

The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen ChboskySpeak by Laurie Halse AndersonLooking for Alaska by John GreenThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
New Coming-of-Age Titles for Required High School Reading
171 books — 476 voters
Jane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëWuthering Heights by Emily BrontëHarry Potter Series Box Set by J.K. RowlingPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenTo Kill a Mockingbird by Lee Harper
Books to Read On a Rainy Day
767 books — 454 voters

انتحار فاشل by أحمد جمال الدين رمضانالعصبي by أحمد جمال الدين رمضانعزازيل by Youssef Ziedanثلاثية غرناطة by Radwa Ashourالحرافيش by Naguib Mahfouz
كتب عربية مرشحة للترجمة إلى لغات أخرى
222 books — 441 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee1984 by George OrwellAnimal Farm by George OrwellThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankBrave New World by Aldous Huxley
Books that Changed My World View
467 books — 411 voters

Me Before You by Jojo MoyesThe Girl on the Train by Paula HawkinsThe Nightingale by Kristin HannahThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Martian by Andy Weir
2016: What People Born in the 1980s Have Read in 2016
2,138 books — 371 voters
Gone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellThe Big Bad by Brad HuestisJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
Books I think are great
911 books — 355 voters

The Lightning Thief by Rick RiordanThe Last Olympian by Rick RiordanThe Battle of the Labyrinth by Rick RiordanThe Sea of Monsters by Rick RiordanThe Titan’s Curse by Rick Riordan
Modern Interpretations of Ancient Myths
315 books — 340 voters
Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldLittle Women by Louisa May Alcott
Best classics
349 books — 331 voters

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Giver by Lois LowryCharlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald DahlMatilda by Roald DahlA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
The Next Generation Of Children's Classics
239 books — 318 voters
Tiger Lily by Jodi Lynn AndersonLost Boy by Christina HenryThe Child Thief by BromPeter and the Starcatchers by Dave BarryPeter Darling by Austin Chant
Peter Pan Retellings
268 books — 310 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldRomeo and Juliet by William ShakespearePride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
Books I Read for School and Ended Up Loving
231 books — 307 voters
Animal Farm by George OrwellCoraline by Neil GaimanThe Metamorphosis by Franz KafkaStrange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis StevensonThe Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Best Knock-out Novelettes - Novellas
367 books — 293 voters

The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodHarry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. RowlingA Prayer for Owen Meany by John IrvingThe Poisonwood Bible by Barbara KingsolverThe Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
Entertainment Weekly New Classics
104 books — 257 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee1984 by George OrwellLord of the Flies by William GoldingThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldThe Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Books to Read Before You're 30
728 books — 249 voters

Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail HoneymanLittle Fires Everywhere by Celeste NgThe Hate U Give by Angie ThomasThe Great Alone by Kristin HannahEducated by Tara Westover
2018: What People Born in the 1980's Have Read in 2018
1,678 books — 242 voters
The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodBig Little Lies by Liane MoriartyA Man Called Ove by Fredrik BackmanScrappy Little Nobody by Anna KendrickHidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly
2017: What People Born in the 1980s Have Read in 2017
1,636 books — 236 voters

The Grapes of Wrath by John SteinbeckThe Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel HawthorneEast of Eden by John SteinbeckOf Mice and Men by John SteinbeckWalden or, Life in the Woods by Henry David Thoreau
A Journey Through Literary America
154 books — 221 voters
Harry Potter Series Box Set by J.K. RowlingThe Princess Bride by William GoldmanPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenJane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë1984 by George Orwell
Books you wish they would teach in high school
118 books — 208 voters

Gone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonWuthering Heights by Emily BrontëGone Girl by Gillian FlynnMacbeth by William Shakespeare
Anti-Heroines
374 books — 206 voters
Anne of Green Gables by L.M. MontgomeryPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenLittle Women by Louisa May AlcottThe Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson BurnettA Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Best Books for Girls Who Belong to Another Era
531 books — 200 voters

COOPER by Elizabeth JacobsYou Can't Buy Love Like That by Carol E. AndersonThe Three Privileges by A.V. DavinaThe Cavalier by Israh AziziDon't Close Your Eyes by Lynessa James
So good I've read it multiple times
313 books — 199 voters
1984 by George OrwellFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyAnimal Farm by George OrwellThe Giver by Lois LowryBrave New World by Aldous Huxley
Books That Make You Go "Hmm"
369 books — 187 voters

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