The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Angel Experiment by James  PattersonHis Dark Materials by Philip PullmanEragon by Christopher PaoliniThe Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis
Best Young Adult Book Series
323 books — 653 voters
Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. JamesThe Twilight Saga by Stephenie MeyerThe Host by Stephenie MeyerWuthering Heights by Emily BrontëMidnight by L.J. Smith
Worst Female Characters of ALL TIME
460 books — 719 voters

The Fault in Our Stars by John GreenThe Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen ChboskyThe Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
2012 Young Adult Standalone Challenge
242 books — 823 voters
The Cider House Rules by John IrvingForever... by Judy BlumeGoodbye, Columbus by Philip RothA Spark of Light by Jodi PicoultThe Hotel New Hampshire by John Irving
Birth Control in Fiction
205 books — 27 voters

Pizza! by Jan PieńkowskiPlaying for Pizza by John GrishamDragons Don't Cook Pizza by Debbie DadeyLorenzo, the Pizza-Loving Lobster by Claire LordonPizza, Pigs, and Poetry by Jack Prelutsky
Pizza! Pizza!
275 books — 59 voters

The Giver by Lois LowryTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeAnne of Green Gables by L.M. MontgomeryThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakAre You There God? It’s Me, Margaret by Judy Blume
Best Teen Girl Books
1,783 books — 2,530 voters
My Friends by Fredrik BackmanLet's Call Her Barbie by Renée Rosen
Anticipated Literary Fiction 2025
312 books — 131 voters

The Thorn Birds by Colleen McCulloughThe House of the Spirits by Isabel AllendeThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniWuthering Heights by Emily BrontëRoots by Alex Haley
Family Saga Novels
813 books — 843 voters

Alice I Have Been by Melanie BenjaminThe Cheshire Cheese Cat by Carmen Agra DeedyThe Romanov Empress by C.W. GortnerThe Poe Shadow by Matthew PearlThe Woman Who Heard Color by Kelly Jones
Historical Fiction and Creativity
43 books — 35 voters
Action Words by Shaune Bordere
Awesome Historical Fiction
64 books — 57 voters

Across the Wide and Lonesome Prairie by Kristiana GregoryStanding in the Light by Mary Pope OsborneColor Me Dark by Patricia C. McKissackA Picture of Freedom by Patricia C. McKissackDreams in the Golden Country by Kathryn Lasky
Dear America Books
43 books — 5 voters
Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'DellThe Phantom Tollbooth by Norton JusterJohnny Tremain by Esther ForbesTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeNumber the Stars by Lois Lowry
Books For The Sonlight History Programs
189 books — 27 voters

Les Misérables by Victor HugoThe Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck1984 by George OrwellOliver Twist by Charles DickensThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
Social novels
153 books — 40 voters
The Source by James A. MichenerWar and Peace by Leo TolstoyHawaii by James A. MichenerExodus by Leon UrisRoots by Alex Haley
Best Sweeping Epics about Places
82 books — 68 voters

Marilla of Green Gables by Sarah McCoyBorn a Crime by Trevor NoahAlice Paul and the Fight for Women's Rights by Deborah KopsWild Alaska by Dale  BrownLost Horizon by James Hilton
Books I plan to read in 2019
220 books — 68 voters
I Am Malala by Malala YousafzaiThe Reason I Jump by Naoki HigashidaDrift by Rachel MaddowA Long Way Gone by Ishmael BeahThe Divide by Matt Taibbi
Books Rec'd By The Daily Show
335 books — 272 voters

Wuthering Heights by Emily BrontëThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldAnna Karenina by Leo TolstoyWater for Elephants by Sara GruenA Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
Literary Love Triangles (Non-YA)
528 books — 1,890 voters

A Christmas Carol by Charles DickensThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisThe Golden Compass by Philip PullmanThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienAlan the Christmas Donkey by Tracy Garton
Winter Reads
10,129 books — 2,688 voters
Night by Elie WieselEast of Eden by John SteinbeckThe Good Earth by Pearl S. BuckAnna Karenina by Leo TolstoyThe Reader by Bernhard Schlink
Oprah's Book Club Picks
122 books — 2,199 voters

Birdwing by Rafe MartinSwan Sister by Ellen DatlowSwan Lake by K.M. SheaThe Trumpet of the Swan by E.B. WhiteThe Ugly Duckling by Jerry Pinkney
Swans in Fantasy
62 books — 28 voters
The Cellist of Sarajevo by Steven GallowayThe Lost Stradivarius by John Meade FalknerFiddle Fever by Sharon Arms DoucetUnder the Greenwood Tree by Thomas HardyA Trumpet Sounds by Eunice Young Smith
Music in Historical Fiction
107 books — 50 voters

The Prince of Tides by Pat ConroySouth Carolina by Walter EdgarThe Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk KiddThe Lords of Discipline by Pat ConroyThe Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd
Books about or set in South Carolina
154 books — 46 voters
The Thief Lord by Cornelia FunkeSomething Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury
Magic Carousels
46 books — 11 voters