They Shoot Horses, Don't They? by Horace McCoy
1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die
1,318 books — 5,836 voters
Nice Weekend For A Murder by Max Allan CollinsCujo by Stephen        KingDead Until Dark by Charlaine HarrisAbraham Lincoln by Seth Grahame-SmithSang Godfather - The Godfather by Mario Puzo
Bloody Covers
269 books — 97 voters

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis StevensonKnots and Crosses by Ian RankinHide and Seek by Ian RankinTooth and Nail by Ian RankinBlack and Blue by Ian Rankin
Tartan Noir
280 books — 146 voters
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan DoyleFarewell, My Lovely by Raymond ChandlerA Drink Before the War by Dennis LehaneThe Long Goodbye by Raymond ChandlerThe Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler
Best Detective/Mystery Series
2,201 books — 2,283 voters

The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsCatching Fire by Suzanne CollinsThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonAmerican Gods by Neil Gaiman
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,189 books — 28,380 voters
Guns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondStiff by Mary RoachFast Food Nation by Eric SchlosserMidnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John BerendtOn Writing by Stephen        King
Best Non-Fiction (no biographies)
6,228 books — 8,066 voters

Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John BerendtAmerican Gods by Neil GaimanThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsGood Omens by Terry PratchettCatch-22 by Joseph Heller
Books that Make you Laugh
3,490 books — 4,999 voters
1984 by George OrwellThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerOn the Road by Jack KerouacCatch-22 by Joseph HellerThe Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka
Cult Classics
1,567 books — 2,123 voters

1984 by George OrwellThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldThe Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,814 books — 49,784 voters
A Season on the Brink by John Feinstein
Tales from the Hardwood
279 books — 158 voters

V for Vendetta by Alan             MooreWatchmen by Alan             MoorePreacher, Volume 1 by Garth EnnisThe Sandman, Vol. 1 by Neil GaimanY by Brian K. Vaughan
500 Essential Graphic Novels
939 books — 862 voters
When the Sacred Ginmill Closes by Lawrence BlockThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonThe Big Sleep by Raymond ChandlerThe Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan DoyleA Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan Doyle
Detective Fiction
1,184 books — 1,080 voters

The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonThe Godfather by Mario PuzoThe Big Sleep by Raymond ChandlerThe Complete Stories and Poems by Edgar Allan PoeDr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson
Best Crime & Mystery Books
7,305 books — 15,559 voters
Watchmen by Alan             MooreFear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. ThompsonThe Gunslinger by Stephen        KingThe Stand by Stephen        KingBatman by Alan             Moore
Real Man Books
778 books — 309 voters

The Sandman, Vol. 1 by Neil GaimanWatchmen by Alan             MooreThe Complete Maus by Art SpiegelmanThe Complete Persepolis by Marjane SatrapiV for Vendetta by Alan             Moore
Best Graphic Novels
3,449 books — 6,765 voters


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