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When a Crocodile Eats the Sun by Peter GodwinLove in the Driest Season by Neely Tucker
Books Set in Zimbabwe
130 books — 101 voters
All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
Over 35 List: Books You Most Want to Read in 2015
1,108 books — 1,717 voters

Inside the O'Briens by Lisa GenovaThe Tusk That Did the Damage by Tania James
Anticipated 2015 Literary Fiction
197 books — 548 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
541 books — 1,097 voters

The Bastard of Istanbul by Elif ShafakMidnight at the Pera Palace by Charles King
Mediterranean Melting Pot (III): Byzantium and Turkey
166 books — 212 voters
Nickel and Dimed by Barbara EhrenreichUnder the Banner of Heaven by Jon Krakauer
My Country, the Enemy
428 books — 345 voters

One Second After by William R. Forstchen
Fiction: Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP) & Solar Flare/Storms
120 books — 96 voters
The Elephant Whisperer by Lawrence AnthonyElephant Company by Vicki Constantine CrokeLove, Life, and Elephants by Daphne Sheldrick
Elephant Books
138 books — 170 voters

Isaac's Storm by Erik LarsonBrunelleschi's Dome by Ross King
Microhistory: Social Histories of Just One Thing
1,885 books — 2,276 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
589 books — 204 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)
1,895 books — 1,778 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 Philosopher's Stone by J.K. Rowling
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,824 books — 49,871 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
1,980 books — 2,843 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
4,086 books — 26,886 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
784 books — 1,401 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Help by Kathryn StockettNight by Elie Wiesel
Best Page-Turners with Redeeming Social Value
8,088 books — 5,796 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
483 books — 527 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
13,340 books — 80,621 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
1,871 books — 1,933 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
8,118 books — 19,909 voters