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Open Season by C.J. Box
Best Dark Psychological Thriller books filled with Secrets and Suspense
57 books — 143 voters
The Fury by Alex MichaelidesThe God of the Woods by Liz Moore
Anticipated 2024 Literary Fiction
333 books — 124 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerOne Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken KeseyThe Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway
Best Twentieth Century American Novels
298 books — 227 voters
1984 by George OrwellTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeGone Girl by Gillian FlynnThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankPretty Girls by Karin Slaughter
Must Read Books- Different Genres
14,948 books — 11,179 voters

Team of Rivals by Doris Kearns GoodwinLincoln by David Herbert DonaldManhunt by James L. SwansonLincoln by Gore VidalBloody Crimes by James L. Swanson
Best Books About Abraham Lincoln
114 books — 126 voters
The Killer Angels by Michael ShaaraGettysburg by Allen C. GuelzoBattle Cry of Freedom by James M. McPherson
Books to Read Before Visiting Gettysburg
30 books — 5 voters

Retreat from Gettysburg by Kent Masterson Brown Esq.Gettysburg by Allen C. GuelzoOne Continuous Fight by Eric J. Wittenberg
Books about the Gettysburg Campaign
18 books — 4 voters
Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant by E.B. LongSouthern Storm by Noah Andre TrudeauThe Passing of Armies by Joshua Lawrence ChamberlainThis Terrible Sound by Peter CozzensThe Shipwreck of Their Hopes by Peter Cozzens
Best Books on the Union War Effort
116 books — 8 voters

Bayonet! Forward by Joshua Lawrence ChamberlainRebel Yell by S.C. GwynneTeam of Rivals by Doris Kearns GoodwinRock of Chickamauga by Freeman Cleaves
Great Civil War Books (That I've Read)
34 books — 6 voters
Terrible Swift Sword by Bruce CattonThe Killer Angels by Michael Shaara1861 by Adam GoodheartBattle Cry of Freedom by James M. McPhersonThe Civil War, Vol. 1 by Shelby Foote
Best Civil War Books
64 books — 7 voters

Valley Thunder by Charles R. KnightThe Passing of Armies by Joshua Lawrence ChamberlainGettysburg by Allen C. GuelzoRebel Yell by S.C. GwynneChancellorsville by Stephen W. Sears
History of the American Civil War Eastern Theater
108 books — 9 voters
Team of Rivals by Doris Kearns GoodwinGrant by Ron ChernowJoshua Chamberlain by Edward G. LongacreRebel Yell by S.C. GwynneTerrible Swift Sword by Joseph Wheelan
Best Biographies of People involved in the American Civil War
55 books — 14 voters

Gone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellThe Killer Angels by Michael ShaaraGods and Generals by Jeff ShaaraNorth and South by John JakesThe Black Flower by Howard Bahr
Civil War Era Historical Fiction
101 books — 66 voters
Battle Cry of Freedom by James M. McPhersonA Stillness at Appomattox by Bruce CattonLee's Lieutenants by Douglas Southall FreemanTerrible Swift Sword by Bruce CattonLandscape Turned Red by Stephen W. Sears
U.S. Civil War
202 books — 25 voters

Battle Cry of Freedom by James M. McPhersonThe Civil War, Vol. 1 by Shelby FooteTeam of Rivals by Doris Kearns GoodwinThe Killer Angels by Michael Shaara1861 by Adam Goodheart
Civil War Bookshelf
195 books — 33 voters
The Killer Angels by Michael ShaaraGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellThe Last Full Measure by Jeff ShaaraGods and Generals by Jeff ShaaraNorth and South by John Jakes
Great Fiction for Civil War Buffs
39 books — 56 voters

The Killer Angels by Michael ShaaraGettysburg by Stephen W. SearsGettysburg by Allen C. GuelzoGettysburg--The Second Day by Harry W. PfanzGettysburg-Culp's Hill and Cemetery Hill by Harry W. Pfanz
Battle of Gettysburg Books (nonfiction)
79 books — 72 voters
The Killer Angels by Michael ShaaraCold Mountain by Charles FrazierGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellThe Red Badge of Courage by Stephen CraneThe Black Flower by Howard Bahr
Civil War Novels
152 books — 76 voters

Battle Cry of Freedom by James M. McPhersonBury My Heart at Wounded Knee by Dee BrownThe Civil War by Shelby FooteConfederates by Thomas KeneallyA Stillness at Appomattox by Bruce Catton
Best Non-fiction War Books
2,215 books — 2,600 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Help by Kathryn StockettGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellThe Godfather by Mario PuzoThe Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
Books With a Goodreads Average Rating of 4.2 and Above
908 books — 451 voters

The Help by Kathryn StockettAll the Light We Cannot See by Anthony DoerrThe Godfather by Mario PuzoThe Green Mile by Stephen KingWhere the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
Books With a Goodreads Average Rating of 4.3 and Above
3,133 books — 479 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee1984 by George OrwellGone Girl by Gillian FlynnGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellThe Color Purple by Alice Walker
Books With a Goodreads Average Rating of 4.0 and above and With At Least 30,000 Ratings
2,364 books — 96 voters

John Adams by David McCulloughTeam of Rivals by Doris Kearns GoodwinAlexander Hamilton by Ron ChernowThomas Jefferson by Jon MeachamRebel Yell by S.C. Gwynne
Best Biographies
1,743 books — 3,183 voters
A Time to Kill by John GrishamGorky Park by Martin Cruz SmithThe Charm School by Demille NelsonThe Key to Rebecca by Ken FollettPresumed Innocent by Scott Turow
Best Mysteries from the 1980s
204 books — 93 voters

The Day of the Jackal by Frederick ForsythFlowers in the Attic by V.C. Andrews
Best Mysteries from the 1970s
252 books — 86 voters
The Cat Who Could Read Backwards by Lilian Jackson BraunThe Godfather by Mario PuzoThe Cat Who Ate Danish Modern by Lilian Jackson BraunThe Cat Who Turned On and Off by Lilian Jackson Braun
Best Mysteries from the 1960s
30 books — 18 voters

Bridget Jones’s Diary by Helen FieldingOne for the Money by Janet EvanovichHot Six by Janet EvanovichThree to Get Deadly by Janet EvanovichHigh Five by Janet Evanovich
Best Humorous Books
4,420 books — 8,093 voters
1984 by George OrwellAnimal Farm by George OrwellAnimal Farm / 1984 by George Orwell
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
3,990 books — 26,648 voters


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