A Woman of Substance by Barbara Taylor Bradford
Best Female Lead Characters
4,899 books — 6,031 voters

Trinity by Leon Uris
Best Irish Books
690 books — 614 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
1,878 books — 7,001 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
15,719 books — 17,942 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
1,739 books — 6,913 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
9,833 books — 22,373 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
7,817 books — 49,851 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 — 607 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
2,208 books — 1,970 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
2,049 books — 3,982 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
2,381 books — 2,272 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
8,046 books — 26,728 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
8,779 books — 25,843 voters

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
Best Young Adult Books
13,330 books — 80,579 voters
Gone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellAtlas Shrugged by Ayn RandShōgun by James ClavellEnder's Shadow by Orson Scott Card
Best Books Ever
78,965 books — 294,236 voters