Jane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëThe Name of the Rose by Umberto EcoGreat Expectations by Charles DickensA Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving
Big Fat Books Worth the Effort
1,878 books — 7,002 voters
The Book Thief by Markus ZusakNever Let Me Go by Kazuo IshiguroCloud Atlas by David  MitchellThe Devil in the White City by Erik LarsonAssassination Vacation by Sarah Vowell
Best Books of the 21st Century
9,838 books — 22,507 voters

The Fault in Our Stars by John  Green
2013 Tournament of Books
18 books — 137 voters
The Fault in Our Stars by John  Green
Best Books of 2012
3,516 books — 9,192 voters

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Giver by Lois Lowry
Best Young Adult Books
13,340 books — 80,618 voters
The Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniThe Help by Kathryn StockettThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer
Best for Book Clubs
15,462 books — 19,983 voters

And Then There Were None by Agatha ChristieRebecca by Daphne du MaurierThe Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco
Best Crime & Mystery Books
7,511 books — 16,502 voters
Mockingjay by Suzanne CollinsOryx and Crake by Margaret AtwoodThe Help by Kathryn StockettThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Gone-Away World by Nick Harkaway
Best books I read in 2010
138 books — 30 voters

Best Books Ever
79,091 books — 294,891 voters
Catching Fire by Suzanne CollinsThe Help by Kathryn Stockett
Best Books of 2009
1,772 books — 6,932 voters

The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeePride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die
1,319 books — 5,894 voters
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldFried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie FlaggThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
Read Them Twice...At Least
14,443 books — 12,191 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeePride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
32,866 books — 124,780 voters