A Woman of Substance by Barbara Taylor Bradford
Best Female Lead Characters
4,891 books — 5,930 voters

Trinity by Leon Uris
Best Irish Books
689 books — 612 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
1,874 books — 6,997 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
15,399 books — 17,227 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
1,748 books — 6,901 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
9,841 books — 22,294 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
7,890 books — 49,804 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
713 books — 592 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
2,161 books — 1,888 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
2,040 books — 3,946 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
2,368 books — 2,202 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
7,812 books — 26,062 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
8,667 books — 25,198 voters

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
Best Young Adult Books
13,238 books — 80,334 voters
Gone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellAtlas Shrugged by Ayn RandShōgun by James ClavellEnder's Shadow by Orson Scott Card
Best Books Ever
77,785 books — 290,246 voters