Night by Elie Wiesel
Memoirs by Men
1,693 books — 663 voters
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
Memoirs by Women
2,972 books — 3,002 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)
6,222 books — 8,064 voters
Atonement by Ian McEwanSuite Française by Irène Némirovsky
World War II Fiction
1,278 books — 2,006 voters

The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien
Recommended Reads
3,693 books — 1,516 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
7,316 books — 25,513 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
7,815 books — 49,771 voters