The Grapes of Wrath by John SteinbeckSnow Falling on Cedars by David GutersonHeart of Darkness by Joseph ConradLes Misérables by Victor HugoThe Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Literature of Social Change
432 books — 313 voters
Brightly Woven by Alexandra BrackenThe Secret Year by Jennifer R.  HubbardAll Unquiet Things by Anna JarzabFolly by Marthe Jocelyn
YA Books of 2010 & 2011 I'm LIVING to read!!
1,212 books — 6,058 voters

The Awakening by Kate ChopinThe Portrait of a Lady by Henry JamesThe Painted Veil by W. Somerset MaughamThe Poisonwood Bible by Barbara KingsolverTess of the D’Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy
Unhappy Marriages
484 books — 287 voters
Atonement by Ian McEwanBrideshead Revisited by Evelyn Waugh
Grey Daze
770 books — 110 voters

Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
With Their Backs to the Reader
953 books — 224 voters
Boo Hiss by Rene GutteridgeChattering Courtesans and Other Sardonic Sketches by Lucian of SamosataHorton Hears a Who! by Dr. SeussMoo by Jane SmileyChitty Chitty Bang Bang by Ian Fleming
Onomatopoeic Titles
94 books — 24 voters

The Emerald City of Oz by L. Frank BaumThe Nature of Jade by Deb CalettiThe Eustace Diamonds by Anthony TrollopeThe Queen's Necklace by Alexandre DumasTopaz by Leon Uris
Jewelry Box
736 books — 101 voters
Julie of the Wolves by Jean Craighead GeorgeFantastic Mr. Fox by Roald DahlDances with Wolves by Michael Blake
Foxes and Wolves
674 books — 157 voters

The Scarlet Pimpernel by Emmuska OrczyThe Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre DumasThe Princess Bride by William GoldmanPeter Pan by J.M. Barrie
Swashbucklers
559 books — 496 voters
The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George SpeareTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Giver by Lois LowryThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
Best Books You Had to Read for School
152 books — 182 voters

Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie FordMary Poppins by P.L. Travers
Umbrellas
491 books — 199 voters
Water for Elephants by Sara GruenThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Thirteenth Tale by Diane SetterfieldMiddlesex by Jeffrey EugenidesMemoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden
Books That Exceeded Your Expectations
14,588 books — 16,167 voters

Katherine by Anya SetonCatherine, Called Birdy by Karen CushmanAnna of Byzantium by Tracy BarrettThere Will Be Wolves by Karleen Bradford
YA Historical Fiction Novels
289 books — 211 voters
Catch-22 by Joseph HellerThe Screwtape Letters by C.S. LewisKiss Kiss by Roald Dahl
Best Satires
301 books — 365 voters

The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
Best Teen Books About Real Problems
2,982 books — 12,431 voters
Guilty Pleasures by Laurell K. HamiltonFinger Lickin' Fifteen by Janet EvanovichTwilight by Stephenie MeyerDead Until Dark by Charlaine HarrisPacific Vortex! by Clive Cussler
Series That Just Need to End
10 books — 22 voters

The Devil in the White City by Erik LarsonThe Monster of Florence by Douglas PrestonEvery Breath You Take by Ann RuleDevil's Knot by Mara LeverittShake the Devil Off by Ethan Brown
True Crime
720 books — 607 voters

The Big Sleep by Raymond ChandlerMotherless Brooklyn by Jonathan LethemThe Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki MurakamiThe Alienist by Caleb CarrDarkness, Take My Hand by Dennis Lehane
Detective Fiction
1,183 books — 1,079 voters
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark HaddonFlowers for Algernon by Daniel KeyesKissing Doorknobs by Terry Spencer HesserNow You See Her by Jacquelyn MitchardMarcelo in the Real World by Francisco X. Stork
YA "Brain" Novels
207 books — 232 voters

Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran FoerTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Bluest Eye by Toni MorrisonThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark HaddonThe Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
books with compelling young narrators
217 books — 176 voters
Fun Home by Alison BechdelPaddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha by Roddy DoyleNervous Conditions by Tsitsi DangarembgaOranges Are Not the Only Fruit by Jeanette WintersonHarry Potter Series Box Set by J.K. Rowling
Best Bildungsroman book
361 books — 319 voters

Jane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëTheir Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale HurstonWuthering Heights by Emily BrontëMy Ántonia by Willa Cather
Fictional Crushes
636 books — 578 voters
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyThe Princess Bride by William GoldmanThe Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónPeople of the Book by Geraldine BrooksLost in a Good Book by Jasper Fforde
Stories For Book Lovers
8,325 books — 8,260 voters

The Seven Dials Mystery by Agatha ChristieAlice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis CarrollHickory, Dickory, Dock by Sanja ReščekThe Tell-Tale Heart and Other Writings by Edgar Allan PoeThe Time Machine by H.G. Wells
Running like Clockwork
245 books — 31 voters
Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There by Lewis CarrollMirrorMask by Neil GaimanThe Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side by Agatha ChristieThe Looking Glass Wars by Frank BeddorMirror Mirror by Gregory Maguire
Reflections
102 books — 29 voters