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713 books — 1,086 voters
The Hunchback of Notre-Dame by Victor Hugo
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621 books — 3,543 voters

Silence of the Grave by Arnaldur Indriðason
Scandinavian/Nordic Mysteries
328 books — 685 voters
The Fourth Hand by John Irving
Best of John Irving
28 books — 346 voters

The Wine of Angels by Phil RickmanA Darker Domain by Val McDermid
Fearless Females
771 books — 924 voters
Chocolat by Joanne Harris
Stories Where Tarot Reading Plays A Role
155 books — 127 voters

The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan BradleyThe Serpent's Tale by Ariana FranklinGrave Goods by Ariana Franklin
Best Historical Mystery
2,186 books — 4,698 voters
I Am Half-Sick of Shadows by Alan BradleyThe Cider House Rules by John IrvingThe Tiger's Wife by Téa Obreht
Books I Read in 2012
461 books — 51 voters

The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce
Man Booker Prize Eligible 2012
151 books — 269 voters
The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
Best Cover Art 2011 (Non-YA)
292 books — 1,537 voters

The Night Circus by Erin MorgensternA Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan
Top Five-Star Reads of 2011
415 books — 671 voters
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Literary Love Triangles (Non-YA)
535 books — 1,889 voters

Charlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisMatilda by Roald DahlCharlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald DahlThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien
Favorite books from my childhood
4,457 books — 7,557 voters
The Book of Human Skin by Michelle LovricThe Gargoyle by Andrew  DavidsonThe Historian by Elizabeth Kostova
Books That Should Be Made Into Movies
32,434 books — 69,367 voters

The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce
2012 Man Booker Prize Longlist
13 books — 178 voters