Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 1 by Hiromu Arakawa
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659 books — 566 voters
Rich Dad, Poor Dad by Robert T. KiyosakiHow to Win Friends & Influence People by Dale Carnegie
Best Business Books
991 books — 1,662 voters

The Yellow Wall-Paper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Best American (US) Short Stories
151 books — 24 voters
Uncle Tom’s Cabin by Harriet Beecher StoweThe Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka
Books I Read At University/College
1,010 books — 142 voters

Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Africa (fiction and nonfiction)
1,744 books — 1,617 voters
Nana, Vol. 1 by Ai YazawaOuran High School Host Club, Vol. 1 by Bisco Hatori
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538 books — 991 voters

The Elements of Style by William Strunk Jr.On Writing by Stephen        King
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792 books — 1,324 voters
Ouran High School Host Club, Vol. 1 by Bisco HatoriNana, Vol. 1 by Ai YazawaParadise Kiss, Vol. 1 by Ai YazawaMillennium Snow, Vol. 1 by Bisco Hatori
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1,252 books — 3,942 voters

Nana, Vol. 1 by Ai YazawaParadise Kiss, Vol. 1 by Ai Yazawa
Best Josei - Manga
146 books — 417 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee1984 by George OrwellAnimal Farm by George OrwellLord of the Flies by William GoldingOf Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die
1,320 books — 5,829 voters

Macbeth by William Shakespeare
Best Middle Ages Books
1,209 books — 1,682 voters
The Metamorphosis by Franz KafkaAll Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque
Best German/Austrian/Swiss Literature
1,028 books — 952 voters

Harrison Bergeron by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Single Short Story
789 books — 305 voters
The Help by Kathryn StockettWater for Elephants by Sara Gruen
Best Historical Fiction of the 21st Century
1,397 books — 2,317 voters

Animal Farm by George OrwellOf Mice and Men by John SteinbeckThe Metamorphosis by Franz KafkaA Clockwork Orange by Anthony BurgessFlowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes
World's Greatest Novellas
712 books — 1,440 voters
Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi
Best Graphic Novels
3,458 books — 6,758 voters

The Outsiders by S.E. HintonTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Best School Assigned Books
764 books — 2,066 voters
The Master and Margarita by Mikhail BulgakovOne Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich by Aleksandr SolzhenitsynCancer Ward by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn1984 by George OrwellAnimal Farm by George Orwell
Maps Of Meaning Reading List
11 books — 4 voters

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins1984 by George OrwellThe Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
3,711 books — 25,906 voters
One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez
Most Difficult Novels
586 books — 2,043 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellThe Help by Kathryn Stockett
Best Southern Literature
1,342 books — 2,574 voters
Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
Best Historical Fiction
7,282 books — 25,481 voters

The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodA Clockwork Orange by Anthony BurgessThe Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka
Quality Dark Fiction
2,482 books — 3,214 voters
Oblomov by Ivan GoncharovThe Good Soldier Švejk by Jaroslav HašekHeart of a Dog by Mikhail BulgakovThe Twelve Chairs by Ilya IlfSaturnin by Zdeněk Jirotka
Crash Course in Slavic Literature
443 books — 232 voters


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