Book Tier List Template
A book tier list template is a ranking grid preloaded with book genres and formats, ready to be sorted into S, A, B, C, D and F tiers.
Drag an item onto a tier, or tap it and then tap a tier.
Items to rank
Making a books tier list
Reading is the category where people are least honest in public rankings, because the socially approved answer and the actual answer often differ. A tier list is a good corrective: placing a genre in D tier is a much clearer statement than quietly never reading it.
Rank what you finish, not what you start. Most people's genuine top tier looks quite different from their aspirational one, and the finished-books version is the more interesting list.
What is in this template
- Literary fiction
- Science fiction
- Fantasy
- Crime
- Horror
- Biography
- Popular science
- History
- Poetry
- Graphic novels
- Short stories
- Travel writing
- Self help
- Essays
- Thrillers
Frequently asked questions
- How do you rank books in a tier list?
- Choose between enjoyment and merit before you place anything, then work through the genres. Trying to score both at once produces a list where everything worthy lands in B and nothing is settled.
- Should a book tier list rank genres or individual titles?
- Genres make a faster and more revealing list. Individual titles are better once you want to argue about a specific author or series, but they need everyone reading the list to know the books.
- How do you rank books you have not finished?
- Leave them out, or add a separate row for them. Placing an unfinished book in a tier is really ranking your expectations, and it is the fastest way to produce a list you would not stand behind.
