The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonThe Silence of the Lambs by Thomas  HarrisThe Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg LarssonRed Dragon by Thomas  Harris
Thrillers
4,718 books — 5,822 voters
It by Stephen  KingSchindler’s List by Thomas KeneallyA Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinThe Stand by Stephen  KingCrime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky
Big Fat Books Worth the Effort
1,873 books — 6,997 voters

The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonLisey's Story by Stephen  KingThe Constant Gardener by John le CarréThe Reader by Bernhard Schlink
Books That Exceeded Your Expectations
15,303 books — 17,066 voters
The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerOn the Road by Jack KerouacHeart of Darkness by Joseph ConradThirteen Reasons Why by Jay AsherGirl, Interrupted by Susanna Kaysen
Disappointing Books
2,733 books — 4,602 voters

The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonPerfume by Patrick SüskindDifferent Seasons by Stephen  KingCrime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky
Best Crime & Mystery Books
7,336 books — 16,028 voters
Girl, Interrupted by Susanna Kaysen
The MOVIE was BETTER than the BOOK
1,134 books — 10,099 voters

It by Stephen  KingPerfume by Patrick SüskindPet Sematary by Stephen  KingThe Exorcist by William Peter BlattyGerald's Game by Stephen  King
The Most Disturbing Books Ever Written
3,252 books — 11,568 voters
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
I'm glad someone made me read this book
11,114 books — 10,711 voters

The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
I Don't Understand All That Fuss
1,000 books — 2,592 voters
It by Stephen  KingPet Sematary by Stephen  KingThe Green Mile by Stephen  King
Best of Stephen King
200 books — 3,879 voters

Perfume by Patrick SüskindIt by Stephen  KingSchindler’s List by Thomas KeneallyThe Silence of the Lambs by Thomas  HarrisThe Reader by Bernhard Schlink
Best Books Ever
77,348 books — 288,651 voters