The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. TolkienThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Return of the King by J.R.R. TolkienThe Two Towers by J.R.R. TolkienThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
The Most Popular Fantasy on Goodreads
654 books — 1,268 voters
The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. LewisThe Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer BradleyHis Dark Materials by Philip Pullman
Favorites of the Fantasy Book Club
812 books — 1,782 voters

The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankAngela’s Ashes by Frank McCourtRena's Promise by Rena Kornreich GelissenEducated by Tara WestoverAuschwitz by Miklós Nyiszli
Best Memoirs
265 books — 64 voters
Source Code by Bill  GatesOn the Hippie Trail by Rick StevesHope by Pope FrancisYou Can Never Die by Harry BlissThe One Who Loves You by Shannon Luders-Manuel
Memoirs Published in Year: 2025
285 books — 71 voters

Mark Twain by Ron ChernowThe Nazi Mind by Laurence ReesThat Book Is Dangerous! by Adam SzetelaMedicine River by Mary Annette PemberLoudmouth by Deborah Heiligman
Nonfiction Published in Year: 2025
1,574 books — 138 voters
The Help by Kathryn StockettThe Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk KiddFried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie FlaggCircle of Friends by Maeve BinchyCarrie by Stephen        King
Women-Centric
364 books — 36 voters

The Women by Kristin Hannah
Anticipated 2024 Literary Fiction
303 books — 93 voters
Anna Karenina by Leo TolstoyBeartown by Fredrik BackmanWatership Down by Richard  AdamsGo Tell It on the Mountain by James Baldwin
Your Top 5 Reads in 2024
458 books — 132 voters

War and Peace by Leo TolstoyCrime and Punishment by Fyodor DostoevskyOne Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García MárquezLes Misérables by Victor HugoDrácula by Bram Stoker
I Won't Die Before I Read These:
82 books — 30 voters

In Cold Blood by Truman CapoteInto the Wild by Jon KrakauerInto Thin Air by Jon KrakauerIsaac's Storm by Erik LarsonMidnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt
Best Narrative Nonfiction
179 books — 156 voters

The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienWuthering Heights by Emily BrontëA Tale of Two Cities by Charles DickensAlice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis CarrollAnne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery
The Good Old Days
111 books — 89 voters

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann ShafferThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeWuthering Heights by Emily BrontëUp From Slavery by Booker T. Washington
The Ultimate Reading List
192 books — 178 voters
The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryDivergent by Veronica RothTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeFlowers for Algernon by Daniel KeyesThe Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Novels for the Wanderer
155 books — 122 voters

The Book Thief by Markus ZusakTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeWonder by R.J. PalacioA Tale of Two Cities by Charles DickensOne Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey
Underrated Book Project
162 books — 191 voters

A Time to Kill by John GrishamThe Firm by John GrishamThe Pelican Brief by John GrishamTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeIn Cold Blood by Truman Capote
Legal Thrillers
279 books — 404 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeWuthering Heights by Emily BrontëThe Joy Luck Club by Amy TanThe Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer BradleyA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
Great Books by Women Authors
217 books — 43 voters