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The Thirteenth Tale by Diane SetterfieldRebecca by Daphne du MaurierThe Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónThe Historian by Elizabeth KostovaThe Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton
Modern Gothic
725 books — 1,382 voters
The Monstrumologist by Rick YanceyAnna Dressed in Blood by Kendare BlakeThe Curse of the Wendigo by Rick YanceyRabbits in the Garden by Jessica McHughBella Santini in the Land of Everlasting Change by Angela Legh
YA/Children Mystery And Horror
162 books — 258 voters

The Hobbit by J.R.R. TolkienThe Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson BurnettWater for Elephants by Sara GruenRebecca by Daphne du MaurierThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
Doorways
143 books — 26 voters
The House at Pooh Corner by A.A. MilneLittle House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls WilderLittle House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls WilderSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.The Fall of the House of Usher and Other Tales by Edgar Allan Poe
Best "HOUSE" Books
357 books — 39 voters

Bridge of Birds by Barry HughartThe Tales of the Otori Trilogy by Lian HearnThe Twelve Kingdoms by Fuyumi OnoEon by Alison GoodmanMonkey by Wu Cheng'en
Chinese and Japanese Fantasy
315 books — 441 voters
The Darkangel by Meredith Ann PierceThe Perilous Gard by Elizabeth Marie PopeMairelon the Magician by Patricia C. WredeYear of the Griffin by Diana Wynne JonesDragon's Bait by Vivian Vande Velde
Hidden Gems: YA-Fantasy Novels
2,248 books — 2,849 voters

Norwegian Wood by Haruki MurakamiKafka on the Shore by Haruki MurakamiThe Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki MurakamiBattle Royale by Koushun Takami1Q84 by Haruki Murakami
Best Japanese Books
779 books — 3,260 voters
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonA Story of Yesterday by Sergio CoboThe Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónThe Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg LarssonAnd Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
Best Literary Mysteries
2,684 books — 5,099 voters

Kindred by Octavia E. ButlerMoon Called by Patricia BriggsAmerican Gods by Neil GaimanParable of the Sower by Octavia E. ButlerCinder by Marissa Meyer
Non-Caucasian Protagonists in Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror, and Paranormal Romance
2,593 books — 2,810 voters
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman AlexiePixieWorks by Nancy Tardiff LessemPerfect Chemistry by Simone ElkelesLiving Violet by Jaime ReedHarper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird by Christopher Sergel
YA Books With Minorities
275 books — 196 voters

State of Wonder by Ann PatchettRules of Civility by Amor TowlesThe Scrapbook of Frankie Pratt by Caroline PrestonVelva Jean Learns to Fly by Jennifer NivenThe Devil All the Time by Donald Ray Pollock
2011 Pulitzer Fiction Possibities
12 books — 4 voters
The Color Purple by Alice WalkerInvisible Man by Ralph EllisonSong of Solomon by Toni MorrisonA Lesson Before Dying by Ernest J. GainesDevil in a Blue Dress by Walter Mosley
Award-winning Black Fiction
53 books — 70 voters


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