Fairy Tales

Books have always been a key part of the American cultural and social landscape, and thus have often become flashpoints in various culture wars. In fact, throughout the 20th and 21st centuries, certain books - even some we love - have been declared off-limits by those who believe they pose a danger to a certain group (usually children).&nbsp;Many reasons exist for book bans, which typically render even stellar tomes into stories people can’t read. This is all the more unsettling given how often banned books have been turned into films,&nbsp;<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/underrated-movies-based-on-banned-books/mike-mcgranaghan">many of which are underrated</a>. Read on to discover the absurd rationale some people have used in attempts to ban even seemingly innocuous books.

The Most Ridiculous Reasons Books Have Been Banned

Book

Thomas West

Adaptations

Some of the best movies of 2022 are based on books. Novels and literarture at large has provided excellent source material for films since the invention of the medium. But which 2022 adaptations are the best? You can help decide by voting up your favorites, not just the 2022 <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/the-best-movies-based-on-books?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">movie based on a book</a> that you think should be at the top of the list. From family friendly movies like&nbsp;The Tiger Rising&nbsp;to historical thrillers like&nbsp;Munich: The Edge of War, this list of 2022 movies that were adapted from books has something for everyone. Be sure to vote up your favorites so other movie fans know what to watch next.

Check back throughout the year as new and upcoming 2022 adapted films are added to the list.

The Best Book To Film Adaptations Of 2022

Film

The Best Movies Based On Books Of 2022, Ranked

Jason Bancroft

Ranking the best novels and non-fiction books of every genre.

Bibliophilia

Ranking, deconstructing, and thinking about movies based on books, TV shows based on comics, plays based on cartoons, musicals based on toys, etc.

Great Adaptations

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Here is a list of the best movies based off books, voted on by cine-bibliophiles everywhere. Many movies are based off of books but whenever a new <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/movie-endings-better-than-the-book/elle-tharp" target="_blank">movie based on a book</a> comes out there is an endless amount of whining about how Hollywood isn&#39;t original and why can&#39;t they write their own stories? That&#39;s simple, it&#39;s because these amazing stories are already written and Hollywood has the means to bring them to life, and sometimes they do it better than even your imagination thought possible&nbsp; (then again, sometimes they simply <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/books-that-deserve-better-movie-adaptations/charley-ruddell" target="_blank">can&#39;t do the original book justice</a> or were <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/tv-shows-adapted-from-both-movies-books/ranker-tv" target="_blank">later also adapted into TV shows</a> to continue the story or do it better). It&#39;s no surprise that <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/movies-based-on-classic-literature/nydahmad" target="_blank">popular movies</a> are often inspired by classic literatures and <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/movies-inspired-by-paintings/megan-summers" target="_blank">works of art</a>, but which one is the best?

This list looks at the films based on the books - novels, literature, or nonfiction - that made you want to reread the book, started endless <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/movies-that-changed-the-ending-of-the-book/tracey-graham" target="_blank">&quot;which was better the movie or the book&quot;</a> debates, made you squeal with delight that you pictured it that way in your head, and just blew your frickin&#39;&nbsp;mind.

What are the best movies based on books? Vote on the top movies based on books and share this with your friends to get their opinions, too!

Want to vote on more lists about book adaptations? Check out this list of <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-film-franchises-based-on-books/ranker-film" target="_blank">film franchises based on books</a>, and our roundup of <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/authors-who-loved-movie-adaptations-of-their-books/jim-rowley" target="_blank">movie adaptations that the book authors loved</a>.

The Green Mile

The Best Movies Based On Books

Best Movies Based on Books | List of Top Cinematic Adaptations of Novels

Ranker Community

Literature

Are you looking for some <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-new-manga-2021/anna-lindwasser">new manga to read</a>? Don't worry - there's a ton of great new and upcoming manga appearing in 2022.&nbsp;If you're a fan of <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/most-popular-anime-today/ranker-anime">popular series</a> like&nbsp;Demon Slayer, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure&nbsp;and&nbsp;Death Note,&nbsp;you should know that all three are getting spin-off manga. Love horror? <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/junji-ito-scariest-works/anna-lindwasser">Junji Ito</a> is releasing a terrifying volume of one-shots. If <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-romance-manga/ranker-anime">romance</a> is more your speed, you might want to check out&nbsp;The Muscle Girl Next Door, a story about a young man who falls for a bodybuilding lady,&nbsp;or Links,&nbsp;a collection of interconnected shorts by the creator of&nbsp;Given.&nbsp;No matter what you're into, there's a 2022 manga release that's perfect for you.

The 20 Best New Manga You Should Be Reading In 2022

Anna Lindwasser

Culture

A good thriller novel can keep you on the edge of your seat better than a movie and even when you have to put the book down the upcoming twists and turns stay in your mind. The best thriller audiobooks make it easier to stay in the story, all you have to do is put on your headphones while you commute, are at work, or just doing tasks around the house.

Many of the <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-suspense-novels/ranker-books?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">best thriller books</a> are about <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/crime-fiction-books-novels-and-stories/reference" target="_blank">crime and legal drama</a>, such as Split Second and Power Play which are both parts of Cathrine Coulter&#39;s FBI Thriller series. Many great thriller audiobooks are also vengeance or psychological thriller stories, such as The Terminal List, Small Town Spin, and Any Means Necessary. There are even versions of thriller books only available on Audible, such as Malevolent and Daughters of the Lake. There are even multi-book sets available on audiobook, so the suspense never stops.

Which of these thriller audiobooks will you download? <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Audible-Free-Trial-Digital-Membership/dp/B00NB86OYE/?ref_=assoc_tag_ph_1485906643682&amp;_encoding=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;linkCode=pf4&amp;tag=rankercom2790573-20&amp;linkId=af140b072c99eaf6622f48d67ce4c486" target="_blank">Try Audible and get two free audiobooks</a> - which makes it even easier to start up the thrills. Vote for the crime and thriller audiobooks you would recommend to other thriller lovers and add any must-listen books we might have missed.

The Best Crime & Thriller Audiobooks

The Best Thriller Audiobooks, Ranked By Listeners

Ranker Books

Popular Opinion

As you slide comfortably into being an adult, one fact quickly becomes evident: everyone is a big fat liar, especially when it comes to discussing impressive books to read. Avid readers should definitely check out these <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-book-review-youtube-channels/youtuber" target="_blank">popular book reviewers on YouTube</a>.&nbsp;Not only are there too many life-affirming books out in the world to read in one lifetime, but there are also a bunch of books that become a part of the social zeitgeist, and if you don’t read them you’ll be left out of the cultural conversation. The books people lie about reading tend to be considered classics, but they’re also <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/books-youll-never-finish/amylindorff">massive tomes</a> that are responsible for destroying an entire forest. Some books people claim to have read would make better doorstops than they would entertainment, but you should still act as if you’ve devoured every page. If you don’t lie about some of these books, what are you going to have to talk about?There are so many intelligent&nbsp;and cool people out in the world, and every single one of them&nbsp;says they have read all of the <a href="http://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/best-books-of-all-time-_fiction_">most important books</a>. You know how you lie about what you scored on your SATs? Well you should also do that with literature. This list of books you should say you've read makes it easy for you to fool your friends and strangers alike. Because if you do come across someone who has actually read all of these books they’re not going to be able to keep the plot points separated in their heads long enough to call you on your BS. Keep reading to see all the books people pretend to have read – and then maybe actually read one of them.&nbsp;

On the Road

You Know You've Never Read 'Of Mice And Men'

35+ Books Everybody Lies About Having Read

30+ Books Everyone Says They've Read But No One Actually Has

Jacob Shelton

Total Nerd

Any true nerd, any certified Batmaniac or Marvel True Believer, will undoubtedly have a holiday wishlist full of comic books, graphic novels, and superhero-related merchandise. Shopping for the geeks on your list can usually be accomplished with a single trip to your local comic shop, where there’s never any shortage of nerdity. While the single-minded obsession of the comic book fan makes us an easy person to buy for, it can also make it difficult to give gifts to others. How can we, as pop culture outsiders, reach out to a more mainstream crowd in order to brighten their holiday seasons with thoughtful presents and stocking stuffers?The good news is, it’s not really necessary to stray too far from your nerdy roots to find the perfect gift for a special someone. Comic books and graphic novels have never been a more diverse medium, and 2016 just so happened to be yet another banner year for the four-color page. No matter who will be on the receiving end of your charitable endeavors, this list is sure to provide you with easy gift ideas like one-shot comics that will both make their day AND help bring them closer to your own geeky, geeky world. Keep reading to find out the best comics to give as gifts.

One-Shot Comics and Graphic Novels to Give to Friends Who Don't Read Comics

Comic Book Series

Stephan Roget

The best manga titles in every genre, including vampire, ecchi, sports, and more.

Manga Mania

Manga doesn&#39;t need to include magical powers, complex political machinations, or high-stakes battles to be interesting. In fact, some of the greatest manga ever made are slice of life manga - stories that feature relatable tales of everyday life.&nbsp;

If you&#39;re an adult dealing with work stress, you might want to try Barakamon, a slice of life manga that follows a stressed-out twenty-something whose career mistake gets him sent to an isolated island where he learns how to chill out and enjoy a simpler lifestyle. If you&#39;re looking for an emotionally resonant tale of <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-high-school-romance-anime/anna-lindwasser?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">high school romance</a>, try Toradora!, a story where two people with wildly different personalities fall in love. Like sports? Try&nbsp;Haikyuu!,&nbsp;the best volleyball manga you could ever hope to read.

No matter what aspect of everyday life you&#39;re looking to read about, there&#39;s something on this list for you. Vote up the slice of life&nbsp;manga that you consider the greatest to help fellow fans find their next great read.&nbsp;

The Best Slice of Life Manga

The  25+ Best Slice of Life Manga of All Time

Ranker Anime

Magazines

Science matters to everyone as major discoveries and breakthroughs often have big implications for humanity so it's a great idea to stock up on some good science magazines to stay informed! Quality publications can help explain difficult information&nbsp;in layman's terms and <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/top-ten-common-science-myths/nicolebreanne" target="_blank">dispel misconceptions</a>, allowing you to have a more nuanced understanding of the world around you. But which magazine is worth a monthly subscription? Below, you'll find a ranked list of science magazines to help you decide!&nbsp; There are plenty of scientific journals and magazines out there striving to keep the public informed and aware about everything from <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/successful-crazy-experimental-medical-procedures/nathan-gibson" target="_blank">medical breakthroughs</a> to new information about the <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/creepy-universe-theories/aaron-edwards" target="_blank">origins of the universe</a>. Whatever you're interested in science-wise, any number of popular magazines should suffice.&nbsp;Scientific American&nbsp;has been providing insight into all areas of science since it was founded in 1845.&nbsp;National Geographic Magazine takes an anthropological approach to covering stories all over the world. Vote up the best science magazines below and feel free to add any great periodicals you feel are missing!&nbsp;

The Very Best Science Magazines, Ranked

Newspaper/Magazine

The 15+ Best Science Magazines You Should Be Reading

Lists about novelists, poets, short story authors, journalists, essayists, and playwrights, from simple rankings to fun facts about the men and women behind the pens.

People Who Write

These are the best living authors and novelists currently, according to Rankers and bibliophiles. If you’re looking for a book to read for a rainy day, you can’t go wrong by choosing a novel or short story written by someone on this list. After all, the greatest novelists alive consistently get onto bestseller lists and book club recommendation lists. But amongst all these writers currently alive, who are the best?If you love reading, then vote for your favorite living authors and novelists below. They hail for a wide range of genres and literary styles, from playwrights to novelists. You’ll find your favorite science fiction writers as well as great dramatic novelists. Everyone on the list and everyone that you vote for must currently be alive. We all know that there are plenty of great writers that have left us, but this list is about the ones we still get to cherish.Don’t see a great living author listed? Then add him or her so that others may vote and discover some excellent novels. If you’re curious where your favorite novelist currently alive is ranked, use the search box at the top of the list. Otherwise, get your votes on, book worms. Vote for who you think is the best living author (or <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/best-living-writers/ranker-books?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">best living authors</a>) right now!

Isabel Allende

The 30+ Best Living Novelists &amp; Fiction Authors Today, Ranked

Writer

Top 50+ Best Living Novelists & Fiction Authors, Ranked by Readers

Audiobooks for men range from the inspirational to the hilarious. It can be a great thing to listen to stories from people who have similar perspectives and know how to speak directly to the questions and worries men have. The best men&#39;s audiobooks make it even easier to feel hear other men&#39;s stories during your commute, tasks at work, or even household chores.

Some of the best men&#39;s audiobooks are also <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-motivational-audiobooks/ranker-books" target="_blank">motivational audiobooks</a>, focusing on ways to fulfill goals and find a better understanding of oneself. There are also women&#39;s audiobooks that are memoirs by everyone from athletes to comedians, such as Born a Crime by Trevor Noah and Darkness to Light: A Memoir by Lamar Odom. Other great audiobooks for men include Man vs. Child: One Dad&#39;s Guide to the Weirdness of Parenting and Fearless.

Which of these men&#39;s audiobooks will you download? <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Audible-Free-Trial-Digital-Membership/dp/B00NB86OYE/?ref_=assoc_tag_ph_1485906643682&amp;_encoding=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;linkCode=pf4&amp;tag=rankercom2790509-20&amp;linkId=af140b072c99eaf6622f48d67ce4c486" target="_blank">Try Audible and get two free audiobooks</a> - which makes it even easier to add new books to your library. Vote for the audiobooks for men you would recommend to any man and add any must-listen books we might have missed.

The 20+ Best Audiobooks For Men All Guys Should Check Out

The Best Audiobooks For Men, Ranked By Listeners

List of the best playwrights ever that span <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/which-era-would-you-want-to-live-in/jacob-shelton?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">all time periods</a> and issues in the plays that they wrote. Well known playwrights such as William Shakespeare, Tennessee Williams, and Arthur Miller are included on this list along with more modern playwrights that have yet to have the same kind of recognition as these big names and their classic plays.A playwright writes dramatic literature or a drama and can be used as performance pieces or as closet dramas that are not performed and only read as literary works. Recognizable titles are listed with the author’s name, like “Hamlet” by William Shakespeare or “The Crucible” by Arthur Miller. You may even recognize there are some popular <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-movies-based-on-plays/ranker-film" target="_blank">movies based on plays</a> from this list.This list of the best playwrights asks the question, &quot;Who is the best playwright ever?&quot; and can be voted on by readers to change the order of who is on top. Each playwright is listed with a picture of themselves and have some of their most famous works listed next to their name to be identified easier. If you do not see a popular or your favorite playwright on the list, be sure to add them to have others be able to vote on them, as well.

Luigi Pirandello

The Greatest Playwrights in History

Best Playwrights of All Time | List of Top Play Writers Ever

Nothing inspires growth and development quite like reading (and being read to). Here are lists of the top children's fiction and storybooks to line your child's bookshelf.

Books for Growing Minds

Lifestyle

While the series has faced its fair share of controversy, every&nbsp;Captain Underpants&nbsp;book at least elicits a strong reaction&nbsp;(for better or for worse). Despite being one of the most frequently <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/innocent-books-parents-tried-to-ban/jacob-shelton" target="_blank">banned children's books</a>, Captain Underpants&nbsp;has prevailed as a staple of children's literature. While Dav Pilkey's series has been condemned for its potty humor, consider the target audience. The books are catered to very young children, likely still carefree enough to laugh at designations&nbsp;like &quot;Professor Pippy Pee-Pee Poopypants.&quot; Over the course of 12 books, fans have delighted in seeing the adventures of a&nbsp;curmudgeon principal-turned-superhero unfold. If you're wondering which&nbsp;book to read first, here you'll find all&nbsp;Captain Underpants&nbsp;books ranked by user votes!&nbsp;Out of the many&nbsp;Captain Underpants&nbsp;books, which one is the best? The first installment of the series, simply titled&nbsp;The Adventures of Captain Underpants,&nbsp;became an instant hit with children between six and eight. The last installment,&nbsp;Captain Underpants and the Sensational Saga of Sir Stinks-A-Lot,&nbsp;received&nbsp;widespread praise for portraying <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/childrens-books-non-traditional-families/veronica-walsingham" target="_blank">non-traditional familie</a>s when it casually revealed a main character was gay.&nbsp;For these and other great titles in the series, browse this list!&nbsp;

All the Captain Underpants Books, Ranked Best to Worst

All Captain Underpants Books, Ranked Best to Worst

If you&#39;re a manga fan whose&nbsp;favorite TV shows are&nbsp;House&nbsp;and&nbsp;Grey&#39;s Anatomy,&nbsp;you&#39;ll probably appreciate the medical manga&nbsp;genre. What&#39;s the best medical manga out there? This list will help you find it.

One of the most popular medical manga&nbsp;is&nbsp;Monster,&nbsp;which follows a brain surgeon named Dr. Tenma as he tries to track down Johan Liebert, who was once an injured young boy on Dr. Tenma&#39;s&nbsp;operating table, but who is now one of the world&#39;s most heinous criminals. If you&#39;re looking for something a little more light-hearted, try&nbsp;Cells at Work, which follows anthropomorphic versions of the human immune system as they battle viruses, bacteria, and other foes. There&#39;s also&nbsp;Cells at Work BLACK,&nbsp;which describes life in an unhealthy body. Where you like drama or hilarity, there&#39;s something on this list for you.&nbsp;

The rankings are determined by your votes, so share your opinion with the world by voting up the medical&nbsp;manga that you think deserves the top spot.&nbsp;

The Best Medical Manga About Doctors & Hospitals

The 20+ Best Medical Manga Featuring Doctors and Hospitals

Lists about and ranking the best poets and poems of all times, including rhymes, haiku, sonnets, free verse, blank verse, epics, ballads, love poems, villanelles, and even limericks. 

Poetry? Oh Noetry!

Not all poems have to rhyme. But the best <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-short-poems-to-memorize/ranker-books?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">short rhyming poems</a> are examples of why the classic style is still so universal. These simple rhyming poems are all under 25 lines or less.&nbsp;

Easy rhyming poems often sound like a song. As children, we are exposed to this kind of poetry through greats like Dr. Suess. Some of these short poems that rhyme are children&rsquo;s poems, others are all about falling in love, while others center on the hardships of life.&nbsp;

You will no doubt recognize a few famous poets on this roundup, like Robert Frost and Emily Dickinson. However, there are also several more&nbsp;obscure rhyming poems that are equally impressive and deserve to be read among the classics.

Make your voice heard. What are the best short rhyming poems? Vote up all your favorites.&nbsp;&nbsp;

The Best Short Rhyming Poetry

Poem

The Best Short Rhyming Poems To Memorize

Manga

Whether you&#39;re into crossdressing yourself or just like reading about it, manga about crossdressing&nbsp;is a wonderful genre to explore. There&#39;s a lot to choose from, so let this list of&nbsp;the best crossdressing&nbsp;manga be your guide.

One excellent crossdressing manga&nbsp;you should&nbsp;try is the shojo series&nbsp;<a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/list-of-ouran-high-school-host-club-characters/reference?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">Ouran High School Host Club</a>,&nbsp;which involves a girl named Haruhi&nbsp;dressing up like a boy and serving customers in order to work off a debt. Another great option is&nbsp;Princess Jellyfish,&nbsp;which follows a boy from a wealthy family who goes out in drag as a confience booster, and his friendship with a girl who needs some confidence boosting of her own.&nbsp;

What&#39;s your favorite cross-dressing&nbsp;manga? Vote up your favorites to let the world know your opinion.

The Best Crossdressing Manga

The 25+ Best Crossdressing Manga You Should Check Out

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Books

Gandalf

Aragorn

Samwise Gamgee

Fyodor Dostoyevsky

Leo Tolstoy

Charles Dickens

The Lord of the Rings

The Harry Potter Series

A Song of Ice and Fire

Nineteen Eighty-Four

Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

This is the ultimate list of the best novels of all time, which is based on influence, originality, popularity, and personal affections. You can make the case for many books to be on this list, but only a few can be considered the best novel ever written. For as long as books have been around, there has been debate amongst book enthusiasts over what truly is the best book ever. The one criteria on this list is that we are only taking fiction books into account. Anything should not be on here.Classics like Victor Hugo's Les Mis&eacute;rables, Herman Melville's Moby Dick, Charles Dickens' Tale of Two Cities and John Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath are all on here and deservedly so as they've stood the test of the time and have become important pieces of literature. That's not to say that modern books are neglected, in fact, they're well represented as well. Recent classics like J. R. R. Tolkien's <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/unscripted-lines-in-lord-of-the-rings/tpetersccc?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">Lord of the Rings</a>, Dan Brown's Angels and Demons, Thomas Pynchon's Gravity Rainbow and Stephen King's The Waste Lands are on here.It's up to you to vote on or even add a book that isn't on this list. Otherwise, decide what the best book of all time is by voting up&nbsp;what you think is a worthy choice.

The Best Novels Ever Written

Best Books of All Time | List of Greatest Fiction Novels Ever Written

Lists about films, TV series, novels & series, anime, and other media that explore imaginary universes and the characters and forces that live inside them.

What's Your Fantasy?

A votable list of the all-time best fantasy book series, ranked by readers of fantasy fiction. Of fantasy books, readers can expect an intricately-created <a href="/crowdranked-list/the-best-of-the-fantasy-worlds">imaginary world</a> with its own culture, history and rules of engagement.&nbsp;The setting of most popular fantasy book series is internally consistent or self-coherent, where inspiration from mythology or folklore remains a consistent theme. 
 
Most <a href="/crowdranked-list/best-fantasy-authors">authors of the top fantasy books</a> use magic and other supernatural phenomena as a primary plot element, theme, or setting. In the structure of a good fantasy book, the fantastical element of the story can be anywhere: the story may occur entirely in a fantasy world (like J.R.R. Tolkien&#39;s <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-lotr-franchise-action-moments/griffin-peters?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">Lord of the Rings</a> series) or fantastic elements like magic can exist alongside an apparently real world setting (as in the seven Harry Potter novels by J.K. Rowling). Fantasy follows rules of its own making, but the great fantasy books are consistent with the rules that they lay out for themselves. In the best fantasy books, the reader suspends disbelief and loses himself in the imaginary world of the book.

Some of the fantasy book series included in this list are of the grand epic fantasy genre, some are more character-driven fantasy or coming of age tales, some may be simply fantasy that&#39;s part of a series. Vote up your favorites to determine the best fantasy series of all time. And if we missed any epic tales you love, be sure to add them to this list of the best fantasy book series. Then, check out the <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-fantasy-books-2019/ranker-books" target="_blank">best new fantasy books</a> - many the start of series that may soon be new favorites.

The Best Fantasy Book Series

Best Fantasy Book Series | Popular Novels with Magic & Imaginary Worlds 

List of the <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-writers-of-all-time/ranker-books?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">best authors of all time</a> as voted on by normal, book-loving people. For this list, we will consider writers who are mainly novelists.&nbsp;Many of the people included on this list are famous authors who wrote popular books; others may not be as well-known, but are masters of their craft.&nbsp; The <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/the-best-selling-fiction-authors-of-all-time/walter-graves?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">most popular authors</a> are ones that have somehow enriched our lives. J.D. Salinger gave us Holden Caulfield and the term &quot;phony,&quot; James Joyce introduced us to stream-of-consciousness prose and Carson McCullers immortalized the misfits and outcasts of the U.S. South in the first half of the 20th century.The best writers are ones that changed the literary landscape in some way, introduced an iconic character, experimented with form and style and captured our imagination with their language.While lists of &quot;best novelists&quot; are often attempted by individuals, they can be easily disputed because they often amount to no more than one person's opinion. Since this Ranker list is crowdsourced and open to voting, it benefits from the collective wisdom of many rather than the whims of a few.&nbsp;Feel free to vote on this list of top authors, add some that may have been left off, or ReRank this list entirely.&nbsp;

Miguel de Cervantes

The Best Novelists of All Time

Best Novelists of All Time | List of Top English Language Writers

Looking closer at the Lord of the Rings trilogy books and movies, The Hobbit, and everything else in J. R. R. Tolkien's beloved universe.

Welcome to Middle-earth

Best Characters

The best characters from The <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/small-mistakes-in-lord-of-the-rings/tpetersccc?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">Lord of the Rings</a> universe including all book and movies as well as The Hobbit&nbsp;film trilogy. These are all the best Lord of the Rings&nbsp;main characters (and minor ones as well), here for you to vote on and add to. Some of the best characters in literature and cinema have come from the adaptations of J.R.R. Tolkien&#39;s books, and now you can vote on them.

The best LOTR characters are a mix of heroic warriors, tragic heroes, and classic villains all brought together in the struggle that ensues as good seeks to triumph over evil. Whether you&#39;re a fan of the J.R.R. Tolkien Lord of the Rings&nbsp;books, or a new fan of Peter Jackson&#39;s Lord of the Rings trilogy or the newer The Hobbit films, this is the place to voice your opinion on who you think the greatest Lord of the Rings characters are -- be they human, dwarf, elf, <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-hobbits/eric-vega" target="_blank">or hobbit. Especially hobbit.</a>

Make sure to vote up your favorite Lord of the Rings characters, and add any of the greatest LOTR characters that we might have missed. From your favorite famous character from Lord of the Rings, to the more minor, but still great characters (some of which have awesome names), vote up&nbsp;all the best on this LOTR character list.

And if you&#39;re a fan of Tolkien&#39;s style of writing, make sure to check out the rest of the <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/best-fantasy-authors?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">best fantasy writers</a>.