Night by Elie Wiesel
Memoirs by Men
1,842 books — 808 voters
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
Memoirs by Women
3,515 books — 4,120 voters

The Devil in the White City by Erik LarsonMidnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt
Best Non-Fiction (no biographies)
6,535 books — 8,276 voters
Atonement by Ian McEwanSuite Française by Irène Némirovsky
World War II Fiction
1,516 books — 2,314 voters

The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien
Recommended Reads
3,687 books — 1,533 voters
The Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettMemoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenA Tale of Two Cities by Charles DickensThe Clan of the Cave Bear by Jean M. Auel
Best Historical Fiction
8,394 books — 27,564 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Grapes of Wrath by John SteinbeckEast of Eden by John Steinbeck
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,801 books — 49,898 voters