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To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakSpeak by Laurie Halse AndersonFlowers for Algernon by Daniel KeyesA Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith
Best Young Adult Books
13,322 books — 80,572 voters
Speak by Laurie Halse AndersonWintergirls by Laurie Halse AndersonThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakHold Still by Nina LaCour
Best Depressing Books
429 books — 429 voters

The Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark HaddonA Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
Best Books of the 21st Century
9,838 books — 22,453 voters
The Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettGirl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier
Recommended Historical Fiction
3,896 books — 4,161 voters

Speak by Laurie Halse AndersonThe Giver by Lois LowryThe Lovely Bones by Alice SeboldTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Best Teen Girl Books
1,801 books — 2,535 voters
Jane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëThe Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettThe Poisonwood Bible by Barbara KingsolverI Know This Much Is True by Wally Lamb
Big Fat Books Worth the Effort
1,878 books — 7,000 voters

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark HaddonRebecca by Daphne du Maurier
Best Literary Mysteries
2,684 books — 5,100 voters
The Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniA Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,272 books — 28,374 voters

Twilight by Stephenie MeyerThe Shack by William Paul YoungEclipse by Stephenie MeyerNew Moon by Stephenie MeyerFifty Shades of Grey by E.L. James
Is It Just Me? Books You Disliked That Everyone Else Seems To Love
2,064 books — 2,686 voters
Wuthering Heights by Emily BrontëJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeePride and Prejudice by Jane AustenLittle Women by Louisa May Alcott
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
32,839 books — 124,653 voters

Twilight by Stephenie MeyerNew Moon by Stephenie MeyerEclipse by Stephenie MeyerCatch-22 by Joseph HellerThe Audacity of Hope by Barack Obama
The Worst Books of All Time
8,115 books — 19,898 voters
Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeJane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
Best Books Ever
78,979 books — 294,101 voters

The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara KingsolverTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeInvisible Man by Ralph Ellison1984 by George OrwellFahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,875 books — 49,842 voters
The Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniA Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark HaddonPride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Best for Book Clubs
15,478 books — 19,978 voters