Gone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellThe Name of the Rose by Umberto EcoThe Agony and the Ecstasy by Irving StoneLove in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel García Márquez
Best Historical Fiction
8,248 books — 27,179 voters
Dune by Frank Herbert1984 by George OrwellThe Forever War by Joe HaldemanThe Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le GuinA Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess
Best Science Fiction
3,889 books — 8,036 voters

1984 by George OrwellA Clockwork Orange by Anthony BurgessLolita by Vladimir NabokovAnimal Farm by George Orwell
The Most Disturbing Books Ever Written
3,273 books — 11,710 voters
1984 by George OrwellThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryThe Grapes of Wrath by John SteinbeckGone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,818 books — 49,886 voters

The Great Dune Trilogy by Frank HerbertThe Foundation Trilogy by Isaac AsimovThe Ultimate Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
Best Science Fiction Series
453 books — 1,149 voters
Existence by Abbi GlinesIo Deceneus by Florian ArmasPrince of Wolves by Quinn Loftis
Best Independent Novels
2,688 books — 3,709 voters

A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess1984 by George OrwellBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyIf on a Winter's Night a Traveler by Italo CalvinoAnimal Farm by George Orwell
Best Experimental Books Ever
1,120 books — 1,745 voters
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini1984 by George OrwellThe Road by Cormac McCarthyAtonement by Ian McEwanEnder’s Game by Orson Scott Card
Books That Exceeded Your Expectations
15,686 books — 18,100 voters

The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck1984 by George OrwellNever Let Me Go by Kazuo IshiguroThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniMemoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden
Best for Book Clubs
15,498 books — 20,014 voters
Wake by Lisa McMannHush, Hush by Becca FitzpatrickThe Thirteenth Tale by Diane SetterfieldMemoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenAvempartha by Michael J. Sullivan
Best Book Cover Art
12,388 books — 7,093 voters

Dark Song by Gail GilesSwoon by Nina MalkinHush, Hush by Becca FitzpatrickMemoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenThe Dark Divine by Bree Despain
Judge A Book By Its Cover!
15,975 books — 17,966 voters
Thoughtless by S.C. StephensThe Steward by Christopher  ShieldsGabriel's Inferno by Sylvain ReynardIo Deceneus by Florian ArmasThe Elephant Tree by R.D. Ronald
Best Indie Books to Read in 2012
985 books — 1,095 voters

1984 by George OrwellBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyDivergent by Veronica RothAnimal Farm by George OrwellYol by Cormac McCarthy
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
4,089 books — 26,991 voters
Insurgent by Veronica RothFinale by Becca FitzpatrickBalthazar by Claudia Gray
YA Novels of 2012
1,284 books — 10,245 voters

The Elephant Tree by R.D. RonaldIo Deceneus by Florian Armas
Must Read Fiction Books For 2012
165 books — 140 voters
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
Best Young Adult Books
13,360 books — 80,688 voters

Foundation by Isaac AsimovEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardDune by Frank Herbert
Best Space Opera
1,149 books — 1,982 voters