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103 books — 51 voters

Into Thin Air by Jon KrakauerInto the Wild by Jon KrakauerThe Perfect Storm by Sebastian JungerIn the Heart of the Sea by Nathaniel Philbrick
Vicarious Thrills
395 books — 423 voters
The Wolf and the Dove by Kathleen E. WoodiwissRebecca by Daphne du MaurierA Rose in Winter by Kathleen E. WoodiwissThese Old Shades by Georgette HeyerDevil's Cub by Georgette Heyer
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Are You My Mother? by Alison BechdelSomething Wicked This Way Comes by Ray BradburyAre You My Mother? by P.D. EastmanI'm Not OK and You're Not OK Either by Susan F. Young
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149 books — 216 voters

Little Women by Louisa May AlcottGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëAnd Then There Were None by Agatha ChristieHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
Texts From Jane Eyre References
57 books — 4 voters
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Most Difficult Novels
592 books — 2,048 voters

The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
I Picked It Up Because of the Hype
340 books — 575 voters

Isaac's Storm by Erik LarsonIn the Heart of the Sea by Nathaniel PhilbrickA Night to Remember by Walter LordAlive by Piers Paul Read
Non-fiction Disaster Books
328 books — 327 voters
Landline by Rainbow Rowell
Book Group Worthy Titles for 2014
243 books — 1,193 voters

The Cuckoo's Calling by Robert Galbraith
Man Booker Prize Eligible 2013
176 books — 322 voters
Wuthering Heights by Emily BrontëRed Dragon by Thomas  HarrisThe Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John BoyneWhite Oleander by Janet FitchWhen Rabbit Howls by Truddi Chase
The Most Disturbing Books Ever Written
3,250 books — 11,558 voters

Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëEmma by Jane AustenLittle Women by Louisa May AlcottThe Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
Best Books of the 19th Century
1,720 books — 6,885 voters
The Things They Carried by Tim O'BrienThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakA Room with a View by E.M. Forster
Best Books You've Probably Never Read
618 books — 411 voters

The House of Mirth by Edith Wharton
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604 books — 1,003 voters
Nine Coaches Waiting by Mary  StewartSprig Muslin by Georgette HeyerA Civil Contract by Georgette HeyerCelia Garth by Gwen BristowAn Infamous Army by Georgette Heyer
CLEAN Romance Books
2,880 books — 2,031 voters

The Killer Angels by Michael ShaaraAndersonville by MacKinlay KantorStand Firm Ye Boys from Maine by Thomas A. DesjardinGone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
Best American Civil War Books
1,010 books — 999 voters
The Princess Bride by William Goldman
The Best Epic Love Stories
625 books — 985 voters

Breakfast of Champions by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.Miss Lonelyhearts / The Day of the Locust by Nathanael WestAlice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll
Best Experimental Books Ever
1,121 books — 1,793 voters
The Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,187 books — 28,367 voters

How to Talk to a Liberal (If You Must) by Ann Coulter
Books I Have No Intention of Reading
1,638 books — 5,991 voters
Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.Invisible Man by Ralph EllisonThe Good Earth by Pearl S. BuckWaiting for Godot by Samuel BeckettTo the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,887 books — 49,790 voters