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Top 5 for Different Literary Genres

Five favorite books for each genre...
1-5: classics
6-10: fantasy
11-15: general fiction
16-20: historical fiction
21-25: horror
26-30: graphic novels
31-35: science fiction
36-40: crime fiction
41-45: children's books
46-50: biography
51-55: poetry
56-60: short stories
61-65: non-fiction
66-70: art books
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Wuthering Heights (Emily Brontë)
Wuthering Heights
1
Emily Brontë
Anne of Green Gables (L.M. Montgomery)
Anne of Green Gables
2
L.M. Montgomery
The Waves (Virginia Woolf)
The Waves
3
Virginia Woolf
Edgar Allan Poe: Classic Stories (Edgar Allan Poe)
Edgar Allan Poe: Classic Stories
4
Edgar Allan Poe
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (Lewis Carroll)
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
5
Lewis Carroll
The Night Circus (Erin Morgenstern)
The Night Circus
6
Erin Morgenstern
A Game of Thrones (George R.R. Martin)
A Game of Thrones
7
George R.R. Martin
Circe (Madeleine Miller)
Circe
8
Madeleine Miller
Starless Sea (Erin Morgenstern)
Starless Sea
9
Erin Morgenstern
His Dark Materials Series (Phillip Pullman)
His Dark Materials Series
10
Phillip Pullman
Whore (Nelly Arcan)
Whore
11
Nelly Arcan
Demian (Hermann Hesse)
Demian
12
Hermann Hesse
We Have Always Lived in the Castle (Shirley Jackson)
We Have Always Lived in the Castle
13
Shirley Jackson
The Gray House (Mariam Petrosyan)
The Gray House
14
Mariam Petrosyan
Lord of the Flies (William Golding)
Lord of the Flies
15
William Golding
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple
16
Alice Walker
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
17
Harper Lee
The Lonely Hearts Hotel (Heather O'Neill)
The Lonely Hearts Hotel
18
Heather O'Neill
When Nietzsche Wept (Irvin D. Yalom)
When Nietzsche Wept
19
Irvin D. Yalom
A Covenant of Salt (Martine Desjardins)
A Covenant of Salt
20
Martine Desjardins
Blackwater (Michael Mcdowell)
Blackwater
21
Michael Mcdowell
Bunny (Mona Awad)
Bunny
22
Mona Awad
The Ocean at the End of the Lane (Neil Gaiman)
The Ocean at the End of the Lane
23
Neil Gaiman
House of Hollow (Krystal Sutherland)
House of Hollow
24
Krystal Sutherland
Slade House (David Mitchell)
Slade House
25
David Mitchell
What If We Were... (Axelle Lenoir)
What If We Were...
26
Axelle Lenoir
Et À La Fin, Ils Meurent (Lou Lubie)
Et À La Fin, Ils Meurent
27
Lou Lubie
The Prince and the Dressmaker (Jen Wang)
The Prince and the Dressmaker
28
Jen Wang
Fangs (Sarah Andersen)
Fangs
29
Sarah Andersen
Camp Spirit (Axelle Lenoir)
Camp Spirit
30
Axelle Lenoir
Annihilation (Jeff Vandermeer)
Annihilation
31
Jeff Vandermeer
Fauna (Christiane Vadnais)
Fauna
32
Christiane Vadnais
Into the Forest (Jean Hegland)
Into the Forest
33
Jean Hegland
La Nuit Du Faune (Romain Lucazeau)
La Nuit Du Faune
34
Romain Lucazeau
The Wall (Marlen Haushofer)
The Wall
35
Marlen Haushofer
Perfume (Patrick Suskind)
Perfume
36
Patrick Suskind
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Stieg Larsson)
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
37
Stieg Larsson
The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle (Stuart Turton)
The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle
38
Stuart Turton
The Lovely Bones (Alice Sebold)
The Lovely Bones
39
Alice Sebold
Feathered (Laura Kasischke)
Feathered
40
Laura Kasischke
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