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
1,457 books — 1,534 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
734 books — 194 voters

The World According to Garp by John IrvingThe Hotel New Hampshire by John Irving
Best of John Irving
27 books — 345 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonThe Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett
Books I Will Never Forget
10,695 books — 7,679 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
16,852 books — 16,642 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
31,575 books — 120,240 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
814 books — 315 voters
Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie GarmusThe Rosie Project by Graeme SimsionBridget Jones's Diary by Helen Fielding
Best Comic Fiction
44 books — 11 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
771 books — 3,248 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
190 books — 70 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
154 books — 137 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
1,381 books — 263 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
1,223 books — 1,021 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 — 3,678 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
2,257 books — 2,433 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
1,946 books — 1,879 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
1,356 books — 1,778 voters
The Rosie Project by Graeme SimsionThe Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce
Best Books of the Decade: 2010s
7,686 books — 14,181 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
112 books — 1,376 voters
Gorky Park by Martin Cruz SmithThe Odessa File by Frederick ForsythThe Boys From Brazil by Ira Levin
Espionage
989 books — 1,024 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...
8,067 books — 2,656 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
9,388 books — 2,044 voters

Cockroaches by Jo Nesbø
What we've read so far in...2015
9,717 books — 2,065 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
13,095 books — 80,185 voters

East of Eden by John SteinbeckThe Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha ChristieBirdsong by Sebastian FaulksHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingA Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,801 books — 49,782 voters
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie
Bloomsbury 100 Must Read Crime Novels
102 books — 127 voters


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