Empire of Pain by Patrick Radden Keefe
Best Books of 2021
1,436 books — 1,620 voters
The Starless Sea by Erin MorgensternThe Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead
Best Books 2019
1,143 books — 1,311 voters

My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh
Best Books of 2018
1,655 books — 2,957 voters
Cress by Marissa Meyer
Best Books of 2014
3,570 books — 6,371 voters

Cinder by Marissa Meyer
Best Books of 2012
3,524 books — 9,193 voters
The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
Best Books of 2011
2,668 books — 6,699 voters

City of Glass by Cassandra Clare
Best Books of 2009
1,764 books — 6,931 voters
Fun Home by Alison Bechdel
Best Books of 2006
984 books — 746 voters

The Penultimate Peril by Lemony Snicket
Best Books of 2005
876 books — 640 voters
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke
Best Books of 2004
685 books — 252 voters

Inkheart by Cornelia FunkeMonstrous Regiment by Terry PratchettThe Slippery Slope by Lemony SnicketEast by Edith Pattou
Best Books of 2003
661 books — 331 voters
The Carnivorous Carnival by Lemony Snicket
Best Books of 2002
684 books — 242 voters

American Gods by Neil Gaiman
Best Books of 2001
556 books — 284 voters
A Storm of Swords by George R.R. MartinThe Wide Window by Lemony SnicketStargirl by Jerry SpinelliThe Miserable Mill by Lemony Snicket
Best Books of 2000
607 books — 320 voters

The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen ChboskyThe Bad Beginning by Lemony SnicketStardust by Neil GaimanThe Reptile Room by Lemony Snicket
Best Books of 1999
518 books — 263 voters
A Clash of Kings by George R.R. MartinStardust by Neil GaimanThe Vampire Armand by Anne Rice
Best Books of 1998
495 books — 228 voters

Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine
Best Books of 1997
538 books — 247 voters
A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin
Best Books of 1996
465 books — 226 voters

Wicked by Gregory MaguireMemnoch the Devil by Anne Rice
Best Books of 1995
431 books — 191 voters
Angels in America by Tony KushnerArcadia by Tom Stoppard
Best Books of 1993
396 books — 159 voters

The Secret History by Donna TarttThe Tale of the Body Thief by Anne RiceAngels in America by Tony Kushner
Best Books of 1992
506 books — 199 voters
The Queen of the Damned by Anne Rice
Best Books of 1988
382 books — 173 voters

The Passion by Jeanette Winterson
Best Books of 1987
374 books — 186 voters
The Vampire Lestat by Anne RiceWhite Noise by Don DeLillo
Best Books of 1985
336 books — 216 voters

Nights at the Circus by Angela Carter
Best Books of 1984
345 books — 160 voters
Winter's Tale by Mark Helprin
Best Books of 1983
284 books — 165 voters

The Color Purple by Alice Walker
Best Books of 1982
285 books — 182 voters
The Official Preppy Handbook by Lisa Birnbach
Best Books of 1980
327 books — 213 voters

The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories by Angela Carter
Best Books 1979
179 books — 70 voters
The Westing Game by Ellen RaskinOrientalism by Edward W. Said
Best Books 1978
233 books — 59 voters


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