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In Five Years by Rebecca Serle
Anticipated 2020 Literary Fiction
607 books — 1,291 voters
When All Is Said by Anne GriffinThe Editor by Steven RowleyBefore She Knew Him by Peter Swanson
2019 Releases I'm Excited About
85 books — 117 voters

The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey
Favorite Magical Realism Novels
1,362 books — 4,704 voters
Women Who Work by Ivanka TrumpFifty Shades of Grey by E.L. JamesFifty Shades Freed by E.L. JamesFifty Shades Darker by E.L. JamesTwilight by Stephenie Meyer
No, Thank You, I'd Rather Not
255 books — 19 voters

Wuthering Heights by Emily BrontëThe Help by Kathryn StockettA Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniThe Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk KiddThe Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett
Best Books Ever
79,001 books — 294,179 voters
Everything You Want Me to Be by Mindy Mejia
2017 Suspense & Thrillers
112 books — 152 voters

Gone Girl by Gillian FlynnFingersmith by Sarah WatersThe Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John BoyneLord of the Flies by William GoldingThe Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton
Best Twists
8,704 books — 9,834 voters
All the Ugly and Wonderful Things by Bryn Greenwood
Goodreads Picks for Tournament of Books 2017
523 books — 2,009 voters

All the Ugly and Wonderful Things by Bryn GreenwoodThe Passenger by Lisa LutzLilac Girls by Martha Hall KellyWhat Was Mine by Helen Klein RossI Let You Go by Clare Mackintosh
2016 Best Books
288 books — 410 voters
The Last Lecture by Randy PauschA Prayer for Owen Meany by John IrvingThe Road by Cormac McCarthyThe Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettThe Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
32,843 books — 124,673 voters

Into the Darkest Corner by Elizabeth HaynesApple Tree Yard by Louise Doughty
2015 Amazon Books of the Month in Mystery/Thriller/Suspense
212 books — 184 voters
Gone Girl by Gillian FlynnBecause She Loves Me by Mark Edwards
Favourite Psychological thrillers
298 books — 216 voters

The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk KiddLeaving Time by Jodi PicoultWe Are Not Ourselves by Matthew ThomasThe Martian by Andy WeirBig Little Lies by Liane Moriarty
Amazon's 2014 Best Books of the Year: The Top 100 in Print Format
99 books — 232 voters
The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk KiddMe Before You by Jojo MoyesThe Nightingale by Kristin HannahCutting for Stone by Abraham VergheseGone Girl by Gillian Flynn
Over 35 List: Books You Most Want to Read in 2015
1,108 books — 1,717 voters

Gone Girl by Gillian FlynnInto the Darkest Corner by Elizabeth HaynesThe Weight of Silence by Heather GudenkaufThe Thirteenth Tale by Diane SetterfieldRebecca by Daphne du Maurier
Psychological Chillers by Women
472 books — 612 voters
The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd
Man Booker Prize Eligible 2014
167 books — 699 voters

Gone Girl by Gillian FlynnThe Sea of Tranquility by Katja MillayMe Before You by Jojo MoyesThe Storyteller by Jodi Picoult
TO DIE FOR 2012 - 2013 STAND-ALONES
605 books — 3,024 voters
The Help by Kathryn StockettThe Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk KiddGarden Spells by Sarah Addison AllenDivine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood by Rebecca WellsSaving CeeCee Honeycutt by Beth Hoffman
Quirky Southern Fiction
988 books — 1,942 voters

Garden Spells by Sarah Addison AllenThe Language of Flowers by Vanessa DiffenbaughThe Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth SteinThe House at Riverton by Kate MortonThe Distant Hours by Kate Morton
The Most Comforting Books (The Literary Version of Bread Pudding)
1,298 books — 931 voters
Wuthering Heights by Emily BrontëThe Memory Keeper's Daughter by Kim Edwards
What To Read Next
21,086 books — 24,317 voters

On Folly Beach by Karen WhiteThe Survivors Club by Lisa Gardner
Best Adult Female Friendship Books
710 books — 1,202 voters
Cover of Snow by Jenny Milchman
Books You Must Read!
12,252 books — 8,160 voters

Gone Girl by Gillian FlynnThe Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey
2013 Tournament of Books Watch List
64 books — 379 voters
The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley JacksonDuma Key by Stephen KingBag of Bones by Stephen King
Ghost Stories
1,523 books — 1,993 voters

The Lotus Eaters by Tatjana SoliThe Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest by Stieg Larsson
New York Times 100 Notable Books of 2010 (fiction and nonfiction)
100 books — 663 voters
Catching Fire by Suzanne CollinsGone Girl by Gillian FlynnDefending Jacob by William LandayThe Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth SteinThe Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey
2012: What the Over 35s Have Read So Far
3,300 books — 727 voters