The Help by Kathryn StockettThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniWater for Elephants by Sara GruenThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Best for Book Clubs
14,452 books — 18,260 voters

Mockingjay by Suzanne CollinsJust Listen by Sarah DessenShiver by Maggie StiefvaterPretties by Scott WesterfeldUglies by Scott Westerfeld
Books That Made Me Fall Out Of A Tree
109 books — 39 voters
The Fault in Our Stars by John GreenMe Before You by Jojo MoyesThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakMy Sister's Keeper by Jodi PicoultHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling
Books That Had Me Bawling My Eyes Out
854 books — 1,593 voters

The Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniFinding Her Feet by Jams N. RosesThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldNorwegian Wood by Haruki MurakamiOne Day by David Nicholls
Most Heartbreaking
171 books — 129 voters

A Child Called "It" by Dave PelzerWhite Knuckle by Steven  BruceDon’t Tell Mummy by Toni MaguireDamaged by Cathy GlassMummy Knew by Lisa James
True Story Child Abuse Books
138 books — 292 voters
The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerA Walk to Remember by Nicholas SparksThe Lovely Bones by Alice SeboldThe Notebook by Nicholas SparksRomeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare
Not So Happily-Ever-After
779 books — 1,064 voters

Speak by Laurie Halse AndersonA Child Called "It" by Dave PelzerThirteen Reasons Why by Jay AsherThe Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen ChboskyThe Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
YA Violence & Abuse Novels
700 books — 872 voters