The Secret Magdalene by Ki LongfellowHoudini Heart by Ki LongfellowDeliverance by James DickeyLincoln by Gore VidalPale Blue Dot by Carl Sagan
Six Stars
1,500 books — 757 voters

Lord of the Flies by William Golding
Books With Unforgettable Characters
9,522 books — 8,582 voters
China Blues by Ki LongfellowThe Secret Magdalene by Ki LongfellowBreakfast at Tiffany’s and Three Stories by Truman CapotePride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Best Female Lead Characters
4,875 books — 5,921 voters

China Blues by Ki Longfellow
Best Crime & Mystery Books
7,353 books — 15,940 voters
China Blues by Ki Longfellow
Best Book Cover Art
12,378 books — 7,093 voters

China Blues by Ki Longfellow
Books That Should Be Made Into Movies
32,368 books — 69,178 voters
China Blues by Ki LongfellowThe Black Dahlia by James EllroyThe Big Nowhere by James EllroyWhite Jazz by James Ellroy
California Historical Fiction
279 books — 132 voters

The Secret Magdalene by Ki LongfellowFlow Down Like Silver by Ki LongfellowCarl Sagan's Cosmic Connection by Carl SaganThe Varieties of Scientific Experience by Carl SaganContact by Carl Sagan
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
32,030 books — 121,625 voters

Breakfast at Tiffany’s and Three Stories by Truman Capote
Most Unique Female Characters
1,132 books — 922 voters
The Secret Magdalene by Ki LongfellowDeliverance by James DickeyFlow Down Like Silver by Ki LongfellowA Distant Mirror by Barbara W. TuchmanBorn to Run by Christopher McDougall
Lesser Known Authors
3,953 books — 3,360 voters

One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken KeseyDeliverance by James Dickey
Best Literary Fiction
1,554 books — 1,359 voters
The Secret Magdalene by Ki LongfellowFlow Down Like Silver by Ki LongfellowThe Varieties of Scientific Experience by Carl SaganThe Botany of Desire by Michael PollanBorn to Run by Christopher McDougall
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,187 books — 28,370 voters

Flow Down Like Silver by Ki LongfellowThe Varieties of Scientific Experience by Carl SaganThe Botany of Desire by Michael PollanBorn to Run by Christopher McDougall
Best Books of the 21st Century
9,850 books — 22,154 voters
A Tale of Two Cities by Charles DickensLincoln by Gore Vidal
Best Historical Fiction
7,564 books — 25,786 voters

The Secret Magdalene by Ki LongfellowThe Trial by Franz KafkaFlow Down Like Silver by Ki LongfellowThe Varieties of Scientific Experience by Carl SaganThe Botany of Desire by Michael Pollan
Best Books Ever
77,119 books — 287,113 voters
The Guns of August by Barbara W. TuchmanThe Demon-Haunted World by Carl SaganRandom Family by Adrian Nicole LeBlancThe Right Stuff by Tom Wolfe84, Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff
Best Non-Fiction (no biographies)
6,237 books — 8,068 voters