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The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson BurnettTreasure Island by Robert Louis StevensonHow the Grinch Stole Christmas! by Dr. Seuss
Best Children's Boks
55 books — 36 voters
The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
The Best Fantasy/Alternate Universe Fiction
25 books — 44 voters

Hush, Hush by Becca FitzpatrickLinger by Maggie StiefvaterMacbeth by William ShakespeareCarrie by Stephen KingCrescendo by Becca Fitzpatrick
most blahh covers
251 books — 27 voters
The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky
Crime Fiction
507 books — 187 voters

A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens1984 by George OrwellDeath on the Nile by Agatha ChristieHamlet by William ShakespeareWar and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
No Witches, Wizards, Werewolves, Vampires, Dragons, Demons
258 books — 45 voters
As I Lay Dying by William FaulknerThe Sound and the Fury by William Faulkner
Best of William Faulkner
85 books — 64 voters

Oliver Twist by Charles DickensThe Phantom of the Opera by Gaston LerouxFallen by Lauren KateInterview with the Vampire by Anne RiceCity of Glass by Cassandra Clare
Liked the Evil Characters
77 books — 52 voters
Scaramouche by Rafael SabatiniThe Scarlet Pimpernel by Emmuska Orczy
Non-Obvious Great Books
113 books — 63 voters

A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness
Books Where Anything Can Happen
35 books — 56 voters
Rebecca by Daphne du MaurierJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëSmall Sacrifices by Ann Rule
Page Turning Favorites
149 books — 51 voters

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisCity of Bones by Cassandra ClareThe Historian by Elizabeth Kostova
Ultimate Fiction Books
101 books — 32 voters
Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark TwainThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain’Salem’s Lot by Stephen KingThe Sound and the Fury by William Faulkner
Books about Small Towns
749 books — 271 voters

Rebecca by Daphne du MaurierThe Stand by Stephen KingA Tale of Two Cities by Charles DickensEast of Eden by John Steinbeck1984 by George Orwell
2016: What the Over-35s Are Reading
2,499 books — 180 voters
Gone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëThe Help by Kathryn Stockett1984 by George OrwellThe Gift of the Magi by O. Henry
Most Educational & Inspirational for YA
76 books — 38 voters

City of Bones by Cassandra ClareCity of Ashes by Cassandra ClareCity of Fallen Angels by Cassandra ClareCity of Lost Souls by Cassandra ClareCity of Heavenly Fire by Cassandra Clare
Best Fantasy // Fiction Novels
141 books — 83 voters
Forever Amber by Kathleen WinsorFrenchman's Creek by Daphne du Maurier
17th Century Romance (1601 - 1700)
217 books — 70 voters

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis CarrollThe Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank BaumLittle Women by Louisa May AlcottWinnie-the-Pooh by A.A. MilneThe Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Best Independent Reader Fiction
189 books — 52 voters
The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
Give These A Go...
76 books — 43 voters

The Help by Kathryn StockettThe Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
Best Literary Fiction of "(y)our time"
192 books — 100 voters
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott1984 by George OrwellThe Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown
Books for Intelligent Teens
177 books — 95 voters

Diamonds Are Forever by Ian FlemingThunderball by Ian FlemingWuthering Heights by Emily BrontëFor Your Eyes Only by Ian FlemingGone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
My Kind Of Book
247 books — 143 voters
Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha ChristieRebecca by Daphne du MaurierThe Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan DoyleAnd Then There Were None by Agatha ChristieDeath on the Nile by Agatha Christie
Best Mystery Books
258 books — 115 voters

White Fang by Jack LondonThe Call of the Wild by Jack LondonKazan by James Oliver CurwoodBaree by James Oliver Curwood
All Fictional Wolf Books (NOT WEREWOLVES)
209 books — 250 voters
1984 by George OrwellJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëWuthering Heights by Emily BrontëPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
Top 100 Books to Read Before College
545 books — 403 voters

The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston LerouxMarked by P.C. CastAbandon by Meg CabotFallen by Lauren KateHush, Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick
Books Involving Stalking
279 books — 124 voters
Every Which Way But Dead by Kim HarrisonDead Witch Walking by Kim HarrisonAu bord de la tombe by Jeaniene FrostCity of Bones by Cassandra ClareDie for Me by Amy Plum
A Noob's Guide to Urban Fantasy
55 books — 34 voters

The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown
Contemporary Adult Fiction
90 books — 53 voters
Yertle the Turtle and Other Stories by Dr. Seuss
Calling All Reptiles!
730 books — 94 voters

Les Misérables by Victor HugoGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellPeople of the Wolf by W. Michael Gear
Non-England historical fiction
565 books — 69 voters
City of Glass by Cassandra ClareCity of Bones by Cassandra ClareCity of Fallen Angels by Cassandra ClareCity of Ashes by Cassandra ClareCity of Lost Souls by Cassandra Clare
The Greatest Dystopic/Fantasy Books
72 books — 69 voters