The Devil in the White City by Erik LarsonFreakonomics by Steven D. LevittA Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondOutliers by Malcolm Gladwell
Best Non-Fiction (no biographies)
6,241 books — 8,068 voters
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,188 books — 28,369 voters

And Then There Were None by Agatha ChristieGone Girl by Gillian FlynnA Story of Yesterday by Sergio CoboHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingShutter Island by Dennis Lehane
Best Twists
8,403 books — 9,129 voters
Intensity by Dean KoontzOdd Thomas by Dean KoontzTell No One by Harlan CobenThe Big Bad by Brad HuestisWatchers by Dean Koontz
Best Suspense novels
408 books — 305 voters

Ubik by Philip K. DickDo Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. DickA Scanner Darkly by Philip K. DickThe Man in the High Castle by Philip K. DickThe Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch by Philip K. Dick
Best of Philip K. Dick
93 books — 408 voters
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsGood Omens by Terry PratchettLamb by Christopher MooreThe Princess Bride by William GoldmanMe Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris
Best Humorous Books
4,353 books — 7,963 voters

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsGood Omens by Terry PratchettLamb by Christopher MooreThe Princess Bride by William GoldmanA Dirty Job by Christopher Moore
Books that Make you Laugh
3,504 books — 5,084 voters