A Decade of Hit Books

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Janet Smith (12 Lists)



The Oregon Trail by Rinker BuckThe Old Ways by Robert MacfarlaneWild America by Roger Tory Peterson
Unforgettable Book Journeys
20 books — 2 voters
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerThe Help by Kathryn StockettWater for Elephants by Sara Gruen
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,197 books — 28,383 voters

Written in My Own Heart's Blood by Diana GabaldonA Burnable Book by Bruce HolsingerA King's Ransom by Sharon Kay PenmanThe King's Curse by Philippa GregoryThe Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd
Historical Fiction 2014
415 books — 2,020 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark TwainFor Whom the Bell Tolls by Ernest HemingwaySnow Falling on Cedars by David GutersonThe Help by Kathryn Stockett
political consciousness raising novels
73 books — 60 voters

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan DoyleAnd Then There Were None by Agatha ChristieDeath on the Nile by Agatha ChristieMurder on the Orient Express by Agatha ChristieThe No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith
Best Detective/Mystery Series
2,364 books — 2,942 voters
People of the Book by Geraldine BrooksStella Bain by Anita ShreveHeat Wave by Penelope Lively
Around the World in 80 Books 2014
87 books — 6 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellThe Help by Kathryn StockettA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
100 Books to Read in a Lifetime: Readers' Picks
16,079 books — 18,968 voters
A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson
Most Engaging Scientific Nonfiction
369 books — 286 voters

The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankReading Lolita in Tehran by Azar NafisiThe Year of Magical Thinking by Joan DidionOut of Africa by Isak DinesenThe Story of My Life by Helen Keller
Memoirs by Women
3,444 books — 3,874 voters
The Little House Collection by Laura Ingalls WilderAnne of Green Gables by L.M. MontgomeryThe Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson BurnettCharlotte’s Web by E.B. WhitePippi Longstocking by Astrid Lindgren
Best Chapter Books for Young Girls
633 books — 325 voters

Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery
What Book Would You Like To Live In?
8,790 books — 9,045 voters
The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare
Best Banned, Censored, and Challenged Books
898 books — 2,396 voters