Checkmate by Dorothy DunnettThe Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettAtonement by Ian McEwanThe Game of Kings by Dorothy DunnettThe Crimson Petal and the White by Michel Faber
Best Historical Fiction
7,432 books — 25,612 voters
A Great Deliverance by Elizabeth  George
Best Crime & Mystery Books
7,318 books — 15,617 voters

The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar WildeLysistrata by Aristophanes
Best Satires
305 books — 363 voters
A Time to Kill by John GrishamThe Bone Collector by Jeffery DeaverRed Dragon by Thomas  Harris
Thrillers You Must Read!
4,771 books — 6,667 voters

Just One Evil Act by Elizabeth  George
most anticipated mysteries 2013
150 books — 545 voters
The Iliad by HomerThe Song of Troy by Colleen McCullough
About the Trojan War
274 books — 259 voters

Uncle Tom’s Cabin by Harriet Beecher StoweThe Help by Kathryn StockettThe Known World by Edward P. Jones
Black History Month
553 books — 492 voters

With No One as Witness by Elizabeth  GeorgeAnd Then There Were None by Agatha ChristieA Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan DoyleDeath on the Nile by Agatha ChristieThe Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan Doyle
Favorite Mystery Series
420 books — 137 voters
One Day by David NichollsPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenBridget Jones’s Diary by Helen Fielding
All Time Favorite Romance Novels
5,596 books — 12,542 voters

The Origin of Species by Charles DarwinThe Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar WildePride and Prejudice by Jane AustenUncle Tom’s Cabin by Harriet Beecher StoweThe Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
Best Books of the 19th Century
1,704 books — 6,876 voters
Baking Made Easy by Lorraine PascaleJamie's Great Britain by Jamie Oliver
Best Cookbooks
1,448 books — 1,107 voters

Middlesex by Jeffrey EugenidesAtonement by Ian McEwanOne Day by David NichollsThe Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónThe Help by Kathryn Stockett
TO DIE FOR 2000 - 2015 STAND-ALONES
1,980 books — 5,354 voters
Q by Luther Blissett
Best Unappreciated Books
4,366 books — 2,204 voters

Matilda by Roald DahlCharlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald DahlPippi Longstocking by Astrid LindgrenHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
Favorite books from my childhood
4,420 books — 7,429 voters
Ocean Sea by Alessandro BariccoQ by Luther BlissettTimeskipper by Stefano BenniLa torta in cielo by Gianni Rodari
Notable Novels by Italian Authors
347 books — 233 voters

The Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettThe Game of Kings by Dorothy DunnettWicked! by Jilly CooperThe Iliad by Homer
Big Fat Books Worth the Effort
1,874 books — 6,997 voters
The Hours by Michael CunninghamThe Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett
Literary Love Triangles (Non-YA)
530 books — 1,887 voters