The Liars' Club by Mary KarrEat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert
Memoirs by Women
2,959 books — 2,992 voters
Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by J.K. RowlingInto Thin Air by Jon Krakauer
Best Books of 1997
537 books — 245 voters

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter or Twilight?
14 books — 228 voters
The Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael Pollan
Food-Related Non-Fiction
1,223 books — 1,632 voters

Love Story by Erich SegalThe Cider House Rules by John IrvingWhere the Red Fern Grows by Wilson RawlsThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerThe Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
Books that Made You Cry!
3,356 books — 7,852 voters
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer
Best Books of 2008
1,632 books — 6,784 voters

The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis
The Best Epic Fantasy (fiction)
4,131 books — 25,661 voters
The Da Vinci Code by Dan    BrownConfessions of a Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella
Books I Have No Intention of Reading
1,637 books — 5,998 voters

It by Stephen        KingThe Basketball Diaries by Jim CarrollRomeo and Juliet by William ShakespeareThe Beach by Alex Garland
The Book Was Better Than the Movie
1,560 books — 18,693 voters
Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by J.K. RowlingWuthering Heights by Emily BrontëOn the Road by Jack KerouacThe Outsiders by S.E. HintonThe Power of One by Bryce Courtenay
Books With Unforgettable Characters
9,441 books — 8,365 voters

The Power of One by Bryce CourtenayHeart of Darkness by Joseph ConradThe Cider House Rules by John IrvingAtonement by Ian McEwan
The MOVIE was BETTER than the BOOK
1,132 books — 10,104 voters
Three Cups of Tea by Greg MortensonA Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniBlindness by José SaramagoBel Canto by Ann PatchettThe Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
Best for Book Clubs
14,468 books — 18,265 voters

The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara KingsolverMemoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenThe Things They Carried by Tim O'BrienThe Reader by Bernhard SchlinkBlindness by José Saramago
Best Books of the Decade: 1990s
3,140 books — 3,674 voters
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley1984 by George OrwellThe Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
3,718 books — 25,913 voters

The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodThe Color Purple by Alice WalkerBeloved by Toni MorrisonThe Remains of the Day by Kazuo IshiguroThe Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
Best Books of the Decade: 1980s
2,260 books — 2,430 voters
Breakfast of Champions by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.Going After Cacciato by Tim O'BrienSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.Brave New World by Aldous HuxleyLord of the Flies by William Golding
Best Books Ever
75,527 books — 280,633 voters

Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.Brave New World by Aldous Huxley1984 by George Orwell
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,310 books — 24,516 voters
Bitter Is the New Black by Jen LancasterLast Seen Leaving by Kelly BraffetThe Scandalous Summer of Sissy LeBlanc by Loraine DespresA Farewell to Arms by Ernest HemingwayFor Whom the Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemingway
The Worst Books of All Time
8,090 books — 19,869 voters

The Crucible by Arthur MillerMemoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenThe Thorn Birds by Colleen McCullough
Best Historical Fiction
7,290 books — 25,488 voters
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald DahlIn Cold Blood by Truman CapoteLord of the Flies by William GoldingA Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess
Books Made into Movies
1,098 books — 440 voters

Three Cups of Tea by Greg MortensonLife of Pi by Yann MartelEverything is Illuminated by Jonathan Safran FoerMiddlesex by Jeffrey EugenidesA Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,201 books — 28,367 voters
Breakfast of Champions by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.Brave New World by Aldous HuxleyGoing After Cacciato by Tim O'BrienThe Basketball Diaries by Jim Carroll
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,790 books — 49,759 voters