Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenShanghai Girls by Lisa See
Best Historical Fiction
7,433 books — 25,615 voters
Water for Elephants by Sara GruenThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark HaddonThe Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónThe Glass Castle by Jeannette WallsUnaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri
Best Books of the 21st Century
9,829 books — 22,008 voters

The Giver by Lois Lowry
Best Young Adult Books
13,114 books — 80,185 voters
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis CarrollMemoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenWhere the Sidewalk Ends by Shel SilversteinWinnie-the-Pooh by A.A. MilneTuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,700 books — 120,578 voters

Mockingjay by Suzanne CollinsThe Night Circus by Erin MorgensternState of Wonder by Ann PatchettAcross the Universe by Beth RevisThe Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman
Best Books of the Decade: 2010s
7,687 books — 14,195 voters
The Da Vinci Code by Dan    BrownThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Help by Kathryn StockettWater for Elephants by Sara Gruen
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,186 books — 28,366 voters

Nickel and Dimed by Barbara EhrenreichOn Writing by Stephen  KingThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
Best Non-Fiction (no biographies)
6,235 books — 8,067 voters