Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand
Best Non-fiction War Books
2,144 books — 2,408 voters
She’s Come Undone by Wally Lamb
Disappointing Books
2,732 books — 4,602 voters

A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan
1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die
1,336 books — 5,853 voters
Angela’s Ashes by Frank McCourtMountains Beyond Mountains by Tracy KidderBlack Boy by Richard WrightThe Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid by Bill BrysonSteve Jobs by Walter Isaacson
Best Memoir / Biography / Autobiography
5,854 books — 6,376 voters

The Giver by Lois LowryHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingThe Odyssey by HomerEnder’s Game by Orson Scott Card
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,712 books — 120,723 voters
Bel Canto by Ann PatchettThe Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael ChabonThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark HaddonThe Namesake by Jhumpa LahiriThe Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Díaz
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,186 books — 28,369 voters