The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
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The Institute by Stephen  KingThe Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónI Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline HarpmanFrom Blood and Ash by Jennifer L. ArmentroutThe Serpent and the Wings of Night by Carissa Broadbent
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32,237 books — 68,715 voters
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John BoyneLord of the Flies by William GoldingThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
The Most Disturbing Books Ever Written
3,214 books — 11,339 voters

Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
Best Audio Narration
1,523 books — 1,055 voters
Into the Wild by Jon KrakauerNight by Elie WieselBrain on Fire by Susannah CahalanChinese Cinderella by Adeline Yen MahA Piece of Cake by Cupcake Brown
Best Memoir / Biography / Autobiography
5,855 books — 6,377 voters

Outlander by Diana GabaldonThe Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónLike Water for Chocolate by Laura EsquivelLes Misérables by Victor Hugo
Best Historical Fiction
7,436 books — 25,623 voters
11/22/63 by Stephen  KingRoom by Emma DonoghueA Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
Best Books of the Decade: 2010s
7,687 books — 14,209 voters

Waiting for Godot by Samuel BeckettThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
Best Books of the Decade: 1950s
1,182 books — 1,510 voters
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Best Books of the Decade: 1930s
904 books — 1,255 voters

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldTheir Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale HurstonLike Water for Chocolate by Laura EsquivelNight by Elie WieselOutlander by Diana Gabaldon
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,899 books — 49,790 voters
I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline HarpmanWho Moved My Cheese? by Spencer JohnsonA River in Darkness by Masaji IshikawaThe Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónEverything Is Tuberculosis by John Green
Books that Changed the Way You View Life
10,504 books — 5,808 voters