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Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.Prep by Curtis Sittenfeld
Disappointing Books
2,775 books — 4,663 voters
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonThe Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
Best Crime & Mystery Books
7,480 books — 16,397 voters

Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenLittle Women by Louisa May AlcottMiddlemarch by George EliotThe Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar WildeThe Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum
Best Books of the 19th Century
1,753 books — 6,913 voters
The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis
The Best Epic Fantasy (fiction)
4,731 books — 26,962 voters

The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Jungle by Upton SinclairWar and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
Books To Read Before I Die
145 books — 109 voters
Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister by Gregory MaguireStardust by Neil GaimanWicked by Gregory MaguireThe Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales by Jon Scieszka
The Best Fairytales and Retellings
2,855 books — 9,218 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerGreen Eggs and Ham by Dr. SeussThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldThe Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
32,838 books — 124,643 voters
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsMe Talk Pretty One Day by David SedarisDress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim by David SedarisNaked by David SedarisThe Essential Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson
Best Humorous Books
4,449 books — 8,327 voters

The Giving Tree by Shel SilversteinGreen Eggs and Ham by Dr. SeussThe Cat in the Hat by Dr. SeussGoodnight Moon by Margaret Wise BrownWhere the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein
Best Children's Books
5,417 books — 7,028 voters
The Graveyard Book by Neil GaimanWhat-the-Dickens by Gregory Maguire
2009 Printz Contenders
67 books — 1,454 voters

Oh, the Places You’ll Go! by Dr. SeussThe Graveyard Book by Neil GaimanWhere the Wild Things Are by Maurice SendakConfessions of an Ugly Stepsister by Gregory Maguire
Best Book Cover Art
12,391 books — 7,090 voters
The Giving Tree by Shel SilversteinThe Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsThe Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. LewisThe Poisonwood Bible by Barbara KingsolverGreen Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss
Best Books Ever
78,961 books — 294,054 voters

Brooklyn by Colm Tóibín
Best Books of 2009
1,771 books — 6,926 voters
Confessions of a Shopaholic by Sophie KinsellaBridget Jones’s Diary by Helen FieldingGood in Bed by Jennifer WeinerP.S. I Love You by Cecelia AhernBridget Jones by Helen Fielding
Favorite Chick-Lit
2,412 books — 4,626 voters

The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienJonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna ClarkeNeverwhere by Neil GaimanAmerican Gods by Neil Gaiman
The Best of Mythic Fiction
710 books — 744 voters
The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants by Ann BrasharesThe Commitments by Roddy DoyleFried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie FlaggThe Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
About Friendship
262 books — 82 voters

Smoke and Mirrors by Neil GaimanThe Snows of Kilimanjaro and Other Stories by Ernest HemingwayFragile Things by Neil GaimanM Is for Magic by Neil Gaiman
Collections of Short Stories
2,938 books — 2,074 voters
Contemporary British Novels
513 books — 411 voters

The Lovely Bones by Alice SeboldMiddlesex by Jeffrey EugenidesAtonement by Ian McEwanAmerican Gods by Neil GaimanThe Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,272 books — 28,374 voters
Stardust by Neil GaimanJonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke
Books about Faery
1,154 books — 2,347 voters

Last Chance to See by Douglas AdamsThe Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales by Oliver Sacks
Best Science Books - Non-Fiction Only
1,930 books — 3,631 voters
The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Poisonwood Bible by Barbara KingsolverJonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna ClarkeMiddlemarch by George EliotThe Fountainhead by Ayn Rand
Big Fat Books Worth the Effort
1,876 books — 6,999 voters

1984 by George OrwellUlysses by James JoyceLord of the Flies by William GoldingThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
I Should Probably Read This Sometime...
12,234 books — 11,467 voters
Me Talk Pretty One Day by David SedarisNaked by David SedarisDress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim by David SedarisDirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency by Douglas AdamsHolidays on Ice by David Sedaris
Books that Make you Laugh
3,547 books — 5,232 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldHarry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. Rowling
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,875 books — 49,842 voters
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeStargirl by Jerry SpinelliThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien
Best Young Adult Books
13,317 books — 80,568 voters

The Red Tent by Anita Diamant
Best Historical Fiction
8,033 books — 26,701 voters
Rabbit, Run by John Updike
The Most Begun "Read but Unfinished" (Started) book ever
2,710 books — 13,275 voters

Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency by Douglas Adams
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,768 books — 25,800 voters
Citizen Girl by Emma McLaughlinAnimal Farm by George OrwellLove You Forever by Robert Munsch
The Worst Books of All Time
8,115 books — 19,898 voters


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