A Woman of Substance by Barbara Taylor Bradford
Best Female Lead Characters
4,843 books — 5,865 voters

Trinity by Leon Uris
Best Irish Books
686 books — 604 voters
The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellOutlander by Diana GabaldonAtlas Shrugged by Ayn RandThe Clan of the Cave Bear by Jean M. Auel
Big Fat Books Worth the Effort
1,869 books — 7,002 voters

Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsWater for Elephants by Sara GruenOutlander by Diana Gabaldon
Books That Exceeded Your Expectations
14,590 books — 16,177 voters
A Christmas Carol by Charles DickensA Child's Garden of Verses by Robert Louis StevensonCyrano de Bergerac by Edmond Rostand
Best Books of the 19th Century
1,705 books — 6,865 voters

The Da Vinci Code by Dan    BrownWater for Elephants by Sara GruenAngels & Demons by Dan    BrownJohn Adams by David McCullough
Best Books of the 21st Century
9,847 books — 21,866 voters
Lust for Life by Irving StoneThe Mammoth Hunters by Jean M. AuelThe Grapes of Wrath by John SteinbeckGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellEast of Eden by John Steinbeck
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,790 books — 49,759 voters

In a Sunburned Country by Bill BrysonNeither Here nor There by Bill BrysonUnder the Tuscan Sun by Frances MayesMy Life in France by Julia Child
Have Passport Will Travel
702 books — 585 voters
In a Sunburned Country by Bill BrysonShōgun by James ClavellNeither Here nor There by Bill BrysonA Walk in the Woods by Bill BrysonUnder the Tuscan Sun by Frances Mayes
Best Traveling Vicariously
2,113 books — 1,842 voters

In a Sunburned Country by Bill BrysonUnder the Tuscan Sun by Frances MayesThe Geography of Bliss by Eric    WeinerNeither Here nor There by Bill Bryson
Favorite Travel Books
2,017 books — 3,937 voters
Shōgun by James ClavellThe Covenant by James A. MichenerMy Life in France by Julia ChildIn a Sunburned Country by Bill BrysonNeither Here nor There by Bill Bryson
Foreign Lands
2,346 books — 2,189 voters

Gone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellShōgun by James ClavellThe Killer Angels by Michael ShaaraThe Agony and the Ecstasy by Irving StoneCentennial by James A. Michener
Best Historical Fiction
7,293 books — 25,490 voters
Ender’s Game by Orson Scott CardEnder's Shadow by Orson Scott CardSpeaker for the Dead by Orson Scott CardThe Foundation Trilogy by Isaac Asimov
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,312 books — 24,526 voters

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
Best Young Adult Books
13,089 books — 80,123 voters
Gone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellAtlas Shrugged by Ayn RandShōgun by James ClavellEnder's Shadow by Orson Scott Card
Best Books Ever
75,574 books — 280,761 voters