The Goldfinch by Donna TarttEleanor & Park by Rainbow RowellHyperbole and a Half by Allie BroshThe Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil GaimanLife After Life by Kate Atkinson
NPR Best Books of 2013
138 books — 112 voters
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerA Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty  SmithBreakfast at Tiffany’s and Three Stories by Truman CapoteExtremely Loud & Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer
Tales of New York City
1,505 books — 1,214 voters

The Goldfinch by Donna TarttBurial Rites by Hannah KentThe Luminaries by Eleanor CattonAmericanah by Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieMaddAddam by Margaret Atwood
Baileys Women's Prize longlist 2014
20 books — 57 voters
The Goldfinch by Donna TarttLife After Life by Kate AtkinsonThe Signature of All Things by Elizabeth GilbertA Tale for the Time Being by Ruth OzekiThe Son by Philipp Meyer
2014 Tournament of Books Finalists
17 books — 130 voters

1984 by George OrwellThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerAnimal Farm by George OrwellFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Cult Classics
1,567 books — 2,122 voters
The Stranger by Albert Camus1984 by George OrwellSiddhartha by Hermann HesseThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
Best Philosophical Literature
1,166 books — 2,724 voters

Magic America by C.E. MedfordThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyResurrecting Cybele by Jenifer MohammedCatch-22 by Joseph Heller
20 Books to Read in your 20's
39 books — 16 voters
The Fault in Our Stars by John GreenEat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth GilbertThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakLooking for Alaska by John GreenThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
Every Girl Should Read in Her 20s
163 books — 44 voters


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