The Ferryman by Justin Cronin
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The Godfather by Mario Puzo
Best Mob/Mafia Novels
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A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle11/22/63 by Stephen  King
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The Ferryman by Justin Cronin
Best Books of 2023
1,231 books — 1,839 voters

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Best Books of the Decade: 1930s
907 books — 1,257 voters
1984 by George OrwellAnimal Farm by George OrwellThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankThe Stranger by Albert CamusMere Christianity by C.S. Lewis
Best Books of the Decade: 1940s
821 books — 1,148 voters

Lolita by Vladimir NabokovEast of Eden by John SteinbeckThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerOn the Road by Jack KerouacThe Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis
Best Books of the Decade: 1950s
1,195 books — 1,512 voters
Dune by Frank HerbertThe Godfather by Mario PuzoTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeIn Cold Blood by Truman Capote
Best Books of the Decade: 1960s
1,363 books — 1,775 voters

The Dead Zone by Stephen  King
Best Books of the Decade: 1970s
1,953 books — 1,885 voters
Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtryIt by Stephen  KingA Prayer for Owen Meany by John IrvingMisery by Stephen  King+The Vampire Lestat by Anne Rice
Best Books of the Decade: 1980s
2,254 books — 2,434 voters

A Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinA Clash of Kings by George R.R. MartinOutlander by Diana GabaldonTuesdays with Morrie by Mitch AlbomI Know This Much Is True by Wally Lamb
Best Books of the Decade: 1990s
3,155 books — 3,679 voters
The Passage by Justin CroninAll the Light We Cannot See by Anthony DoerrA Dance with Dragons by George R.R. MartinThe Wise Man's Fear by Patrick Rothfuss11/22/63 by Stephen  King
Best Books of the Decade: 2010s
7,717 books — 14,286 voters

All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
Best Books of the 21st Century
9,855 books — 22,251 voters
Kitchen Confidential by Anthony BourdainMedium Raw by Anthony Bourdain
Food-Related Non-Fiction
1,234 books — 1,640 voters

The World According to Garp by John IrvingA Prayer for Owen Meany by John IrvingThe Cider House Rules by John IrvingA Widow for One Year by John Irving
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Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry
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The Passage by Justin CroninThe Road by Cormac McCarthyThe Year of the Flood by Margaret AtwoodWool Omnibus by Hugh HoweyOryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood
Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century
1,313 books — 9,254 voters
Cujo by Stephen  KingWatchers by Dean KoontzAmerican Psycho by Bret Easton EllisThe Passage by Justin Cronin
Best Horror Novels
2,101 books — 5,477 voters

’Salem’s Lot by Stephen  KingInterview with the Vampire by Anne Rice
Best Adult Vampire Books
1,816 books — 4,947 voters
Brave New World by Aldous HuxleyThe Stand by Stephen  KingThe Passage by Justin CroninAnimal Farm by George OrwellThe Road by Cormac McCarthy
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
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The Painted Bird by Jerzy KosińskiA Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinMiddlesex by Jeffrey EugenidesDune by Frank HerbertTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Best Books Ever
77,421 books — 288,972 voters
Dune by Frank HerbertThe Forever War by Joe Haldeman
Favorite Novels Which Won the Hugo Award
87 books — 1,617 voters

The Forever War by Joe Haldeman
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
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