Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëThe Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
Great Debut Novels
1,573 books — 1,469 voters
Girl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy ChevalierHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Silver Chair by C.S. LewisBy the Shores of Silver Lake by Laura Ingalls WilderThe Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien
Jewelry Box
736 books — 101 voters

City of Bones by Cassandra ClareMoon Called by Patricia BriggsHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingMagic Bites by Ilona AndrewsVampire Academy by Richelle Mead
The Best Urban Fantasy
4,398 books — 12,538 voters
The Boys in the Boat by Daniel James BrownSeabiscuit by Laura HillenbrandThe Perfect Mile by Neal BascombBottom of the 33rd by Dan BarryEight Men Out by Eliot Asinof
Best Sports History Books
223 books — 110 voters

Fight Club by Chuck PalahniukAnd Then There Were None by Agatha ChristieGone Girl by Gillian FlynnHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingEnder’s Game by Orson Scott Card
Best Plot Twist
407 books — 649 voters
A Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J. MaasThe Hate U Give by Angie ThomasEleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail HoneymanA Conjuring of Light by V.E. SchwabCaraval by Stephanie Garber
Best Books of 2017
1,737 books — 3,083 voters

In Cold Blood by Truman CapoteHelter Skelter by Vincent BugliosiThe Stranger Beside Me by Ann RuleThe Devil in the White City by Erik LarsonColumbine by Dave Cullen
Best True Crime
1,335 books — 1,881 voters
Vicious by L.J. ShenShameless by Lisa Renee JonesDefy by L.J. ShenProvocative by Lisa Renee JonesA Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J. Maas
What We've Read So Far in 2017
7,098 books — 839 voters

The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonThe Da Vinci Code by Dan    BrownA Story of Yesterday by Sergio CoboThe Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg LarssonAngels & Demons by Dan    Brown
Thrillers
4,565 books — 5,561 voters
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins1984 by George OrwellThe Giver by Lois LowryDivergent by Veronica RothBrave New World by Aldous Huxley
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
3,717 books — 25,911 voters


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