To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankThe Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer BradleyThe Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck
Best Woman-Authored Books
8,116 books — 5,146 voters
The Return of the King by J.R.R. TolkienThe Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer BradleyThe Wee Free Men by Terry PratchettDaughter of the Drow by Elaine CunninghamA Hat Full of Sky by Terry Pratchett
Best "Strong Female" Fantasy Novels
4,423 books — 18,143 voters

The Gods Themselves by Isaac AsimovThe Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsThe War of the Worlds by H.G. WellsRingworld by Larry NivenNor Crystal Tears by Alan Dean Foster
Best Aliens
421 books — 324 voters
A Brief History of Time by Stephen HawkingThe Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul by Douglas AdamsThe Essential Calvin and Hobbes by Bill WattersonWizard at Large by Terry BrooksWeirdos from Another Planet! by Bill Watterson
Best Books of 1988
382 books — 173 voters

Pride of Baghdad by Brian K. Vaughan
Required Reading Graphic Novels
1,173 books — 2,009 voters
Unseen Academicals by Terry Pratchett
Books About Librarians
453 books — 572 voters

A Brief History of Time by Stephen HawkingCosmos by Carl SaganGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondThe Origin of Species by Charles DarwinCollapse by Jared Diamond
Best Science Books - Non-Fiction Only
1,832 books — 3,586 voters
Dune by Frank HerbertThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams1984 by George OrwellFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyFoundation by Isaac Asimov
Best Science Fiction
3,589 books — 6,844 voters

The Clan of the Cave Bear by Jean M. AuelThe Valley of Horses by Jean M. AuelMother Earth Father Sky by Sue HarrisonBeyond the Sea of Ice by William SarabandeCorridor of Storms by William Sarabande
Best Pre-History Fiction
195 books — 371 voters
The Origin of Species by Charles DarwinThe Third Chimpanzee by Jared Diamond
Creation vs. Evolution
214 books — 97 voters

Fortune's Pawn by Rachel BachRed Mars by Kim Stanley RobinsonWyrms by Orson Scott CardWorlds by Joe HaldemanSecond Foundation by Isaac Asimov
Best Science Fiction With a Female Protagonist
1,361 books — 2,813 voters
Sir Apropos of Nothing by Peter DavidImzadi by Peter DavidThe Emerald City of Oz by L. Frank BaumThe Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer BradleyLolita by Vladimir Nabokov
Best Princess Tales
440 books — 385 voters

Kendermore by Mary L. KirchoffDaughter of the Drow by Elaine CunninghamDarkness and Light by Paul B. ThompsonImzadi by Peter DavidStar Wars by Timothy Zahn
Best Shared Universe Books
174 books — 40 voters
Magic Kingdom for Sale/Sold by Terry BrooksBring Me the Head of Prince Charming by Roger ZelaznySympathy for the Devil by Holly LisleDoctor Faustus by Thomas MannOn a Pale Horse by Piers Anthony
Books with Angels, Gods, or Demons
2,306 books — 3,408 voters

Guns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondCollapse by Jared DiamondCosmos by Carl SaganRockonomics by Marc Eliot
Best Non-Fiction (no biographies)
6,227 books — 8,076 voters
The Coldest Girl in Coldtown by Holly Black
Best Teen Vampire Fiction
402 books — 4,651 voters

The Red Pyramid by Rick Riordan24-Jul by Jim  BrownDaughter of the Drow by Elaine Cunningham
Books That Should Be Made Into Movies
32,098 books — 67,465 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee1984 by George OrwellHarry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankAnimal Farm by George Orwell
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,267 books — 118,722 voters


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