The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Best Books About Loving Books
374 books — 515 voters
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingHarry 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. RowlingThe Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,187 books — 28,371 voters

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling
Best Books of the 21st Century
9,847 books — 22,048 voters
The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen ChboskyThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankThe Help by Kathryn StockettA Walk to Remember by Nicholas Sparks
Causes of Ugly Crying
1,403 books — 3,948 voters

The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonRebecca by Daphne du MaurierThe Godfather by Mario Puzo
Best Crime & Mystery Books
7,318 books — 15,674 voters
A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin
The Best Epic Fantasy (fiction)
4,236 books — 25,907 voters

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingThe Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,776 books — 120,915 voters
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. RowlingMemoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenThe Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,899 books — 49,787 voters

Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenThe Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakAtonement by Ian McEwan
Best Historical Fiction
7,442 books — 25,637 voters