Lila by Robert M. PirsigThe Plague by Albert Camus1984 by George OrwellZen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance by Robert M. PirsigThe Fall by Albert Camus
Best Philosophical Literature
1,238 books — 2,904 voters
The Devil in the White City by Erik LarsonUnder the Banner of Heaven by Jon KrakauerThe Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales by Oliver SacksA Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill  Bryson
Best Non-Fiction (no biographies)
6,535 books — 8,275 voters

The Alienist by Caleb Carr
Best Historical Mystery
2,364 books — 5,188 voters
A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy TooleTortilla Flat by John Steinbeck
Best Humorous Books
4,511 books — 8,393 voters

Post Office by Charles Bukowski
Drunken Masters
287 books — 377 voters