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The Blind Assassin by Margaret Atwood
Books within Books
79 books — 73 voters
Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourt
Pulitzer Winners: Biographies & Autobiographies
122 books — 204 voters

Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourtIreland by Frank DelaneyThe Copper Beech by Maeve Binchy
Best Irish Books
690 books — 614 voters
The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakEast of Eden by John SteinbeckThe Historian by Elizabeth KostovaWicked by Gregory Maguire
Metafiction
446 books — 583 voters

A Walk to Remember by Nicholas Sparks
Best Young Adult Realistic Novels
2,780 books — 12,341 voters
The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Holy Bible by AnonymousOne Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García MárquezWuthering Heights by Emily BrontëLife of Pi by Yann Martel
The Most Begun "Read but Unfinished" (Started) book ever
2,710 books — 13,277 voters

The White Princess by Philippa GregoryThe Storyteller by Jodi PicoultDuchess of Drury Lane by Freda Lightfoot
Historical Fiction 2013
423 books — 2,172 voters
Netherwood by Jane Sanderson
Downton Abbey-esque Books
619 books — 1,020 voters

Truly, Madly, Deeply by Faraaz KaziThe Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg LarssonWuthering Heights by Emily BrontëThe Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest by Stieg Larsson
Books I Have Every Intention Of Reading This Year
7,749 books — 2,832 voters
A Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinWicked by Gregory Maguire
Favourite Fictional Cities
218 books — 134 voters

Revolution from Within by Gloria SteinemA Jar of Dreams by Yoshiko UchidaOrange Is the New Black by Piper KermanDesert Exile by Yoshiko UchidaThe Invisible Thread by Yoshiko Uchida
Smith College Books
111 books — 8 voters
Miles to Go by Miley CyrusGodless by Ann CoulterSlander by Ann CoulterGoing Rogue by Sarah PalinTen Stupid Things Women Do to Mess Up Their Lives by Laura Schlessinger
Books I Have No Intention of Reading
1,640 books — 5,990 voters

Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice SendakGoodnight Moon by Margaret Wise BrownThe Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales by Jon ScieszkaMadeline by Ludwig BemelmansMake Way for Ducklings by Robert McCloskey
Best children's books EVER
2,173 books — 2,349 voters
Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
NA/YA books that I find annoying/disappointing
119 books — 43 voters

The Da Vinci Code by Dan BrownElla Enchanted by Gail Carson LevineMatilda by Roald Dahl
The Book Was Better Than the Movie
1,654 books — 18,683 voters
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsLes Misérables by Victor HugoThe Giver by Lois LowryWicked by Gregory Maguire
Books With Unforgettable Characters
9,534 books — 8,872 voters

Fahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankBridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson
Best of Banned and Challenged Books
220 books — 283 voters
The Giver by Lois LowryThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankThe Wave by Todd Strasser
"Deep" Books
129 books — 27 voters

The Complete Works by William ShakespeareThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankHarry Potter Series Box Set by J.K. RowlingUtopia by Thomas More
The Most Influential Books
1,497 books — 5,309 voters
Gone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellThe Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa GregoryThe Red Tent by Anita DiamantThe Historian by Elizabeth Kostova
Best Historical Fiction
8,038 books — 26,711 voters

Circle of Friends by Maeve BinchyIreland by Frank Delaney
Best Fiction Set in Ireland
819 books — 561 voters
A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness
Books That Are Becoming Movies & TV Shows
285 books — 550 voters

The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk KiddThe Lovely Bones by Alice SeboldMy Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult
Best for Book Clubs
15,479 books — 19,986 voters
A Feast for Crows by George R.R. MartinA Clash of Kings by George R.R. MartinA Dance with Dragons by George R.R. MartinA Storm of Swords by George R.R. MartinA Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin
Slytherin Books
13 books — 5 voters

Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson
Fictional Books About Important Issues
79 books — 53 voters
Snow Falling on Cedars by David GutersonDesert Exile by Yoshiko UchidaFarewell to Manzanar by Jeanne Wakatsuki HoustonThe Invisible Thread by Yoshiko UchidaNisei Daughter by Monica Itoi Sone
Japanese American Internment
135 books — 105 voters

The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
Best First Novels - Bram Stoker Award Winners
38 books — 31 voters
My Sister's Keeper by Jodi PicoultThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankA Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith
Books that stay in your mind
209 books — 85 voters

Not Without My Daughter by Betty MahmoodyThe Red Tent by Anita Diamant
Around the World One Book from Each Country
1,102 books — 1,015 voters
Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenEast of Eden by John Steinbeck
Transcultural Fiction
422 books — 211 voters


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