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
1,201 books — 2,831 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)
6,280 books — 8,088 voters

The Alienist by Caleb Carr
Best Historical Mystery
2,273 books — 4,737 voters
A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy TooleTortilla Flat by John Steinbeck
Best Humorous Books
4,419 books — 8,077 voters

Post Office by Charles Bukowski
Drunken Masters
281 books — 376 voters