When a Crocodile Eats the Sun by Peter GodwinLove in the Driest Season by Neely Tucker
Books Set in Zimbabwe
130 books — 100 voters

Inside the O'Briens by Lisa GenovaThe Tusk That Did the Damage by Tania James
Anticipated 2015 Literary Fiction
196 books — 545 voters
The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodThe Giver by Lois LowryLord of the Flies by William GoldingThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsAtlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand
Best Dystopian Books
523 books — 1,030 voters

Nickel and Dimed by Barbara EhrenreichUnder the Banner of Heaven by Jon Krakauer
My Country, the Enemy
393 books — 341 voters

The Elephant Whisperer by Lawrence  AnthonyElephant Company by Vicki Constantine CrokeLove, Life, and Elephants by Daphne Sheldrick
Elephant Books
136 books — 149 voters

The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodSophie’s Choice by William StyronThe Color of Water by James   McBrideLord of the Flies by William GoldingThe Gift of the Magi by O. Henry
Books that stay with you forever
586 books — 198 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel HawthorneThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellAtlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand
Becoming Culturally Literate
197 books — 77 voters
Cry, the Beloved Country by Alan PatonA Long Way Gone by Ishmael BeahCutting for Stone by Abraham   VergheseWhen a Crocodile Eats the Sun by Peter GodwinThe Wilderness Family by Kobie Krüger
Africa (fiction and nonfiction)
1,765 books — 1,647 voters

Winnie-the-Pooh by A.A. MilneThe Scarlet Pimpernel by Emmuska OrczyAngle of Repose by Wallace StegnerTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,899 books — 49,785 voters
The Help by Kathryn StockettHarry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. RowlingThe Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley
Best Audiobooks Ever
1,970 books — 2,838 voters

The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Giver by Lois LowryThe Handmaid's Tale by Margaret AtwoodAtlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
3,760 books — 25,998 voters
Sophie’s Choice by William StyronThe Women's Room by Marilyn FrenchThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankPride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Jezebel's Books All Women Should Read
772 books — 1,399 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Help by Kathryn StockettNight by Elie Wiesel
Best Page-Turners with Redeeming Social Value
8,064 books — 5,736 voters
The Elephant Whisperer by Lawrence  AnthonyLong Walk to Freedom by Nelson MandelaThe Wilderness Family by Kobie KrügerBorn Free by Joy AdamsonCry, the Beloved Country by Alan Paton
Best books for an African Safari
476 books — 525 voters

The Giver by Lois LowryTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson BurnettLord of the Flies by William Golding
Best Young Adult Books
13,114 books — 80,186 voters
Lad by Albert Payson TerhuneThe Yearling by Marjorie Kinnan RawlingsBorn Free by Joy AdamsonAll Creatures Great and Small by James HerriotThe Incredible Journey by Sheila Burnford
Best Books About Animals
1,846 books — 1,853 voters

The Shack by William Paul YoungThe Shipping News by Annie ProulxSuzanne's Diary for Nicholas by James  PattersonThe Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
The Worst Books of All Time
8,096 books — 19,876 voters