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The Black Dahlia by James Ellroy
Great Historical Fiction
303 books — 132 voters
Cujo by Stephen KingThe Exorcist by William Peter Blatty
Best Quiet Horror
47 books — 73 voters

From Russia with Love by Ian FlemingMoonraker by Ian FlemingGoldfinger by Ian FlemingThunderball by Ian FlemingDoctor No by Ian Fleming
Best James Bond Books
89 books — 92 voters
1984 by George OrwellThe Magus by John Fowles
Books To Crack Open Your View Of The World
141 books — 56 voters

Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead
Fighting Fantasy
51 books — 45 voters
Beautiful Creatures by Kami GarciaFallen by Lauren KateHalo by Alexandra AdornettoPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenHush, Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick
My Favorite YA Fiction Books Ever!!
89 books — 33 voters

Carrie by Stephen KingRebecca by Daphne du Maurier
Chick Lit for The Misfit Girl
61 books — 41 voters
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
Best Children's Books Involving War
180 books — 70 voters

The Gift of the Magi by O. HenryThe Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton
Fiction Set in Turn-of-the-century New York City
84 books — 113 voters
Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Help by Kathryn StockettLittle Women by Louisa May AlcottThe Lovely Bones by Alice SeboldFear of Flying by Erica Jong
Huffington Post: Good Books Every Woman Should Read
109 books — 82 voters

Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëWuthering Heights by Emily BrontëRebecca by Daphne du MaurierLittle Women by Louisa May Alcott
Women on the "1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die" List
287 books — 165 voters
The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova
Good Books That Should Be Made Into Movies
75 books — 71 voters

City of Ashes by Cassandra ClareCity of Glass by Cassandra ClareCity of Lost Souls by Cassandra Clare
Best prequel/sequel
119 books — 37 voters
Jane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenHamlet by William Shakespeare1984 by George Orwell
School Curriculum Books That Are Actually Good
38 books — 37 voters

The Stand by Stephen KingAlice in Wonderland by Jane CarruthThe Help by Kathryn StockettA Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens1984 by George Orwell
Books to read over and over again
85 books — 62 voters
The Help by Kathryn StockettBeautiful Creatures by Kami GarciaCaptured by Erica StevensRenegade by Erica StevensCity of Fallen Angels by Cassandra Clare
Best girl hero books
93 books — 37 voters

1984 by George OrwellA Christmas Carol by Charles DickensGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellA Tale of Two Cities by Charles DickensAnd Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
Now That Was Well Worth Reading
402 books — 162 voters
Notre-Dame de Paris by Victor HugoThe Odessa File by Frederick Forsyth
Cities
1,589 books — 137 voters

1984 by George OrwellPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenHamlet by William ShakespeareThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisWuthering Heights by Emily Brontë
Book Riot's Zero to Well-Read in 100 Books
99 books — 58 voters
The Stand by Stephen King
It's Over... Life as We Knew It
58 books — 80 voters

She by H. Rider HaggardPeople of the Wolf by W. Michael GearThe Eternal Lover by Edgar Rice Burroughs
Paleoanthropological Speculative Fiction , or....
84 books — 79 voters
Fateful by Claudia GrayInfinite Days by Rebecca MaizelPredestined by Abbi GlinesExistence by Abbi Glines44 by Jools Sinclair
I See You!
205 books — 92 voters

And Then There Were None by Agatha ChristieRebecca by Daphne du Maurier
Mysteries Wrapped In Enigmas
189 books — 60 voters
Eternal Kiss of Darkness by Jeaniene Frost
Romance in Egypt (and/or) Egyptian Heroes and Heroines
104 books — 94 voters

Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead
Warrior Girls
125 books — 75 voters
Brideshead Revisited by Evelyn WaughThe Sound and the Fury by William FaulknerRebecca by Daphne du MaurierEast of Eden by John Steinbeck
In Which These Are the 100 Greatest Novels
101 books — 62 voters

The Beauty Bride by Claire Delacroix
Romance in Wales (and/or) Welsh Heroes and Heroines
167 books — 113 voters
The Egyptian by Mika WaltariWar and Peace by Leo TolstoyCaptain Blood by Rafael SabatiniGoat Song by Frank YerbyJamaica Inn by Daphne du Maurier
Best Literary Historical Fiction
707 books — 227 voters

1984 by George OrwellHoly Bible by Anonymous
Books That Make Me Want To Radically Re-evaluate Myself and Change My life completely
166 books — 85 voters
Abducting Abby by S.E. Smith
Awesome Dragon Books
111 books — 97 voters