The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel BarberyOld Filth by Jane GardamA Novel Bookstore by Laurence CosséMy Brilliant Friend by Elena FerranteThe Days of Abandonment by Elena Ferrante
Europa Edition Books
126 books — 140 voters
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. RowlingTwilight by Stephenie MeyerHarry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
The Book Was Better Than the Movie
1,561 books — 18,687 voters

The Name of the Rose by Umberto EcoRomeo and Juliet by William ShakespeareThe Divine Comedy by Dante AlighieriIf on a Winter's Night a Traveler by Italo CalvinoThe Leopard by Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa
Italy
981 books — 499 voters
The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel BarberyChocolat by Joanne HarrisSarah's Key by Tatiana de RosnayHunting and Gathering by Anna GavaldaA Very Long Engagement by Sébastien Japrisot
France in Contemporary Fiction
258 books — 181 voters

Revolutionary Road by Richard YatesValley of the Dolls by Jacqueline SusannThe Man in the Gray Flannel Suit by Sloan WilsonThe Group by Mary McCarthyThe Best of Everything by Rona Jaffe
If You Like Mad Men . . .
63 books — 90 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Giver by Lois LowryThe Outsiders by S.E. HintonAnimal Farm by George Orwell1984 by George Orwell
Best School Assigned Books
765 books — 2,062 voters

The Big Sleep by Raymond ChandlerThe Maltese Falcon by Dashiell HammettThe Long Goodbye by Raymond ChandlerFarewell, My Lovely by Raymond ChandlerThe Postman Always Rings Twice by James M. Cain
Best Hardboiled & Noir fiction
705 books — 881 voters

The Name of the Rose by Umberto EcoThe Alienist by Caleb CarrThe Historian by Elizabeth KostovaThe Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónMistress of the Art of Death by Ariana Franklin
Best Historical Mystery
2,085 books — 4,546 voters
The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Help by Kathryn StockettCatching Fire by Suzanne CollinsMockingjay by Suzanne CollinsThe Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
2012: What the Over 35s Have Read So Far
3,300 books — 728 voters