Exodus by Leon UrisAll the Light We Cannot See by Anthony DoerrThe Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann ShafferThe Nightingale by Kristin HannahThe Winds of War by Herman Wouk
WWII Historic Fiction
1,533 books — 1,660 voters
The Winds of War by Herman WoukStardust by Neil GaimanCoraline by Neil GaimanMila 18 by Leon UrisWar and Remembrance by Herman Wouk
The Best of Jewish Authors
737 books — 215 voters

The World According to Garp by John IrvingThe Hotel New Hampshire by John Irving
Best of John Irving
29 books — 349 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonThe Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettThe Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver
Books I Will Never Forget
11,467 books — 8,364 voters

The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonThe Road by Cormac McCarthyThe Bronze Horseman by Paullina SimonsThe Girl on the Train by Paula HawkinsThe Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Couldn't Put The Book Down
17,621 books — 17,877 voters
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonThe Road by Cormac McCarthyThe Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettGood Omens by Terry PratchettTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
32,942 books — 125,081 voters

Demon Copperhead by Barbara KingsolverLessons in Chemistry by Bonnie GarmusA Boy and His Dog at the End of the World by C.A. FletcherThe Secrets She Keeps by Michael RobothamThe Stolen Hours by Allen Eskens
Your Top 5 Reads in 2023
824 books — 324 voters
Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie GarmusThe Rosie Project by Graeme SimsionBridget Jones's Diary by Helen Fielding
Best Comic Fiction
45 books — 12 voters

Kafka on the Shore by Haruki MurakamiAll the Lovers in the Night by Mieko KawakamiThe Devotion of Suspect X by Keigo HigashinoConvenience Store Woman by Sayaka MurataThe Guest Cat by Takashi Hiraide
Best Japanese Books
716 books — 3,269 voters
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonThe Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg LarssonDen döende detektiven by Leif G.W. PerssonThe Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest by Stieg LarssonThe Ice Princess by Camilla Läckberg
Best Swedish Crime
191 books — 70 voters

The Cuckoo's Calling by Robert GalbraithThe Mermaids Singing by Val McDermidA Trick of the Light by Louise PennyStill Life by Louise PennyThe Wire in the Blood by Val McDermid
Best Female Crime/Mystery/Thriller Writers
1,380 books — 1,069 voters

Where the Shadows Lie by Michael RidpathJar City by Arnaldur IndriðasonOperation Napoleon by Arnaldur IndriðasonLast Rituals by Yrsa Sigurdardottir
Books set in Iceland and Greenland
158 books — 141 voters
All Creatures Great and Small by James HerriotA Walk in the Woods by Bill  BrysonThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootBring on the Empty Horses by David  Niven
My Favourite Non Fiction Books
1,413 books — 383 voters

4 by Agatha ChristieThe Maltese Falcon by Dashiell HammettThe Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha ChristieThe Alienist by Caleb CarrThe Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins
Ten Best Crime/Mystery/Thrillers
1,241 books — 1,120 voters
Stardust by Neil GaimanHigh Fidelity by Nick HornbyBridget Jones’s Diary by Helen FieldingThe Golden Compass by Philip PullmanA Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin
Best Books of the Decade: 1990s
3,129 books — 3,698 voters

Gorky Park by Martin Cruz SmithPostmortem by Patricia Daniels CornwellThe Hotel New Hampshire by John IrvingThe Color Purple by Alice Walker
Best Books of the Decade: 1980s
2,320 books — 2,449 voters
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsWatership Down by Richard  AdamsAll Creatures Great and Small by James HerriotKane & Abel by Jeffrey ArcherThe Winds of War by Herman Wouk
Best Books of the Decade: 1970s
1,921 books — 1,901 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeFrom the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L. KonigsburgTravels with Charley by John Steinbeck
Best Books of the Decade: 1960s
1,402 books — 1,785 voters
The Rosie Project by Graeme SimsionThe Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce
Best Books of the Decade: 2010s
7,670 books — 14,482 voters

Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha ChristieDeath on the Nile by Agatha Christie4 by Agatha ChristieMurder at the Vicarage by Agatha ChristieThe Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie
Best Agatha Christie Book
104 books — 1,404 voters
Gorky Park by Martin Cruz SmithThe Odessa File by Frederick ForsythThe Boys From Brazil by Ira Levin
Espionage
1,041 books — 1,092 voters

Journals by Kurt CobainStarted Early, Took My Dog by Kate AtkinsonAbove the Thunder by Renée ManfrediThe Retribution by Val McDermidThe Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion
What we've read so far in 2013...
8,150 books — 2,800 voters
Cobain Unseen by Charles R. CrossSea of Stone by Michael RidpathThe Son by Jo NesbøTwo Brothers by Ben EltonHeavier Than Heaven by Charles R. Cross
What we've read so far in...2014
9,506 books — 2,375 voters

Cockroaches by Jo Nesbø
What we've read so far in...2015
9,785 books — 2,180 voters
The Fault in Our Stars by John  GreenThe Golden Compass by Philip PullmanThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark HaddonWatership Down by Richard  AdamsFrom the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L. Konigsburg
Best Young Adult Books
13,359 books — 80,681 voters

East of Eden by John SteinbeckThe Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha ChristieBirdsong by Sebastian FaulksHarry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. RowlingA Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,818 books — 49,882 voters
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie
Bloomsbury 100 Must Read Crime Novels
106 books — 131 voters


« previous 1