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The Hobbit by J.R.R. TolkienWatership Down by Richard AdamsWicked by Gregory MaguireThirteen Reasons Why by Jay AsherAnimal Farm by George Orwell
Controversial Books I Have Read
95 books — 20 voters
The Joy Luck Club by Amy TanThe Godfather by Mario PuzoThe Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha ChristieMemoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden
[ATY 2021] - Featuring an Immigrant
211 books — 109 voters

Fahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyThe Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre DumasGood-Bye, Mr. Chips by James HiltonLost Horizon by James HiltonRobinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe
“Classic Books” For People Who Want To Read More “Classic Books” But Don’t Know Where To Start
156 books — 11 voters
All Systems Red by Martha WellsOrpheus Girl by Brynne Rebele-Henry
[ATY 2021] - A Short Book
513 books — 88 voters

The Country Diary of an Edwardian Lady by Edith Holden
Creative journalling
197 books — 20 voters
The Broken Girls by Simone St. JamesAlong for the Ride by Sarah DessenAgent Zigzag by Ben MacintyreBefore I Die by Candy ChangThe Adoration of Jenna Fox by Mary E. Pearson
Judge It By It's Cover
179 books — 25 voters

I Capture the Castle by Dodie SmithThe Hollow by Agatha Christie
A Middlebrow Syllabus
100 books — 72 voters
Candide by VoltaireThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankAll Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria RemarqueThe Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey ChaucerThe Art of War by Sun Tzu
Books Inclined To Stimulate Your Mind
104 books — 35 voters

Rumpole of the Bailey by John MortimerShōgun by James ClavellGood-Bye, Mr. Chips by James HiltonThe Silver Pigs by Lindsey DavisAll Creatures Great and Small by James Herriot
All Time Favorite Male Character
426 books — 228 voters
Code Name Verity by Elizabeth WeinNumber the Stars by Lois LowryUnwind by Neal ShustermanAcross the Universe by Beth Revis
Young Adult THRILLERS.
2,175 books — 2,715 voters

Dracula by Bram Stoker
Why is there a cowboy?
6 books — 11 voters
The Sunne in Splendour by Sharon Kay PenmanInterview with the Vampire by Anne RiceRemember Me When I'm Gone by Larry KingLogan's Run by William F. NolanDear Mr. Henshaw by Beverly Cleary
Dead in 2021: The Authors We Lost
609 books — 50 voters

A Thousand Sisters by Elizabeth WeinNight Witches by Bruce MylesThe Lost Girls of Paris by Pam Jenoff
Women who dared to challenge the status quo
31 books — 8 voters
Fangirl by Rainbow RowellBreakout by Kate MessnerThe Flatshare by Beth O'LearyParachutes by Kelly YangAlways and Forever, Lara Jean by Jenny Han
Books with Harry Potter References
44 books — 24 voters

Fangirl by Rainbow RowellThe Flatshare by Beth O'LearyBreakout by Kate MessnerGeekerella by Ashley PostonParachutes by Kelly Yang
Mentions HP Universe
46 books — 8 voters
Bridget Jones’s Diary by Helen FieldingPoison Study by Maria V. Snyder
Quiet girl meets tortured hero
108 books — 165 voters

A Christmas Carol by Charles DickensHogfather by Terry PratchettA Rumpole Christmas by John MortimerHow the Grinch Stole Christmas! by Dr. SeussSkipping Christmas by John Grisham
Christmas Classics
247 books — 40 voters
Shōgun by James ClavellShinju by Laura Joh RowlandThe Last Leaves Falling by Fox BenwellBlack Lotus by Laura Joh RowlandThe Samurai's Wife by Laura Joh Rowland
Fictitious Japan
135 books — 34 voters

Jaws by Peter BenchleyInterview with the Vampire by Anne RiceThe Martian Chronicles by Ray BradburyIn Cold Blood by Truman CapoteMidnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt
Books That Gave Me Nightmares
268 books — 474 voters
Unwind by Neal ShustermanStranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. HeinleinMurder on the Orient Express by Agatha ChristieThe Godfather by Mario PuzoThe Spy Who Came In from the Cold by John Le Carré
Thrillers
4,526 books — 5,486 voters

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsThe Princess Bride by William GoldmanBitter Is the New Black by Jen LancasterAs You Wish by Cary ElwesAll Families are Psychotic by Douglas Coupland
Cheer Up, Things Ain't That Bad
99 books — 173 voters
King of the Wind by Marguerite HenryRunning Before the Wind by Linda WoolvertonThe Winds of Heaven by Judith Clarke
Windy Titles
558 books — 33 voters

Fugitive Telemetry by Martha WellsGame Changer by Neal ShustermanPerfect on Paper by Sophie GonzalesMade in Korea by Sarah SukThe Girls I've Been by Tess Sharpe
Goodreads Choice Awards 2021 (eligible for write-in only)
2,646 books — 3,822 voters
Rabbit, Run by John UpdikeThe Goldfinch by Donna TarttThe Stand by Stephen King
Reddit List of Intense Books You Couldn't Finish
108 books — 16 voters

Speak by Laurie Halse AndersonBecause I Am Furniture by Thalia ChaltasAsking For It by Louise O'NeillSome Boys by Patty BlountStay by Deb Caletti
Sexual Assault & Rape
115 books — 7 voters
And Then There Were None by Agatha ChristieWe Were Liars by E. LockhartJaws by Peter BenchleyThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonRestoring Harmony by Joelle Anthony
Novels Set on Cold Weather Islands
316 books — 68 voters

Thank You for Smoking by Christopher BuckleySmoky the Brave by Damien LewisEverybody Smokes in Hell by John RidleySmoke Screen by Amy Goldman Koss
The Smoke
74 books — 9 voters
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsThe Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. TolkienThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Lords of Discipline by Pat Conroy
Books I Can't Get Out ofMy Head
197 books — 21 voters

Shōgun by James ClavellLeviathan by Scott WesterfeldJaws by Peter BenchleyUnwind by Neal ShustermanIlluminae by Amie Kaufman
One Word Titles
2,541 books — 264 voters
The Toll by Neal ShustermanThe Golden Tresses of the Dead by Alan BradleySupernova by Marissa MeyerThe Lost Girls of Paris by Pam JenoffThe Flatshare by Beth O'Leary
Best Books 2019
1,142 books — 1,304 voters