Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellThe Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa Gregory
Best Historical Fiction
7,406 books — 25,587 voters
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna ClarkeSoulless by Gail CarrigerStardust by Neil GaimanThe Golem and the Jinni by Helene WeckerThe Golden Compass by Philip Pullman
Gaslamp Fantasy
211 books — 182 voters

Soulless by Gail CarrigerLeviathan by Scott WesterfeldBoneshaker by Cherie PriestPerdido Street Station by China MiévilleThe Golden Compass by Philip Pullman
Best Steampunk Books
1,247 books — 4,096 voters

It's Kind of a Funny Story by Ned VizziniThe Bell Jar by Sylvia PlathOne Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken KeseyCut by Patricia McCormickVeronika Decides to Die by Paulo Coelho
Fictional Mental Hospital Novels
259 books — 771 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeePride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank1984 by George OrwellAnimal Farm by George Orwell
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,563 books — 120,195 voters