Dear John by Nicholas SparksThe Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane by Kate DiCamilloThe Chronicle of Sapta Sindhu by Aporva KalaThe Taste of Despair by Darin C.  BrownThe Hour I First Believed by Wally Lamb
Best for Book Clubs
15,223 books — 19,362 voters
Moloka'i by Alan BrennertA Castle of Doomsday by Michael G. KramerUglies by Scott WesterfeldMiddlesex by Jeffrey EugenidesA Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan
Smart Summer Reads
13,263 books — 11,235 voters

Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi CoatesA Castle of Doomsday by Michael G. KramerWonder by R.J. PalacioAn Echo in the Bone by Diana GabaldonThe Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness
Books That Exceeded Your Expectations
15,409 books — 17,240 voters

The Snow Child by Eowyn IveyAn Echo in the Bone by Diana GabaldonMiddlesex by Jeffrey EugenidesA Castle of Doomsday by Michael G. KramerThe Hour I First Believed by Wally Lamb
Most Interesting World
8,171 books — 4,889 voters
Love Is a Mix Tape by Rob SheffieldSeven Up by Janet EvanovichBetween the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi CoatesA Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson
Books You Could Not Put Down
11,984 books — 8,034 voters

The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle ZevinBeautiful Ruins by Jess WalterThe Hour I First Believed by Wally LambA Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer EganDueling Fates by Stephanie M. Allen
Books With Unforgettable Characters
9,510 books — 8,722 voters
Nineteen Minutes by Jodi PicoultThe Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle ZevinDueling Fates by Stephanie M. AllenDress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim by David SedarisPossession of My Heart by Kia Carrington-Russell
Favorite Books
14,900 books — 10,472 voters

The Taste of Despair by Darin C.  BrownFor One More Day by Mitch AlbomThe House of Hades by Rick RiordanAn Echo in the Bone by Diana GabaldonA Castle of Doomsday by Michael G. Kramer
Best Book Cover Art
12,392 books — 7,093 voters
A Castle of Doomsday by Michael G. KramerThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakA Little Life by Hanya YanagiharaAssassination Vacation by Sarah VowellRules of Civility by Amor Towles
All-Time Awesome Books
12,640 books — 8,340 voters

Beautiful Ruins by Jess WalterIn Our Bones by Pernell Plath MeierRules of Civility by Amor TowlesA Little Life by Hanya YanagiharaDueling Fates by Stephanie M. Allen
I'm glad someone made me read this book
11,171 books — 10,820 voters