Empire of Pain by Patrick Radden Keefe
Best Books of 2021
1,434 books — 1,624 voters
The Starless Sea by Erin MorgensternThe Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead
Best Books 2019
1,141 books — 1,309 voters

My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh
Best Books of 2018
1,652 books — 2,959 voters
Cress by Marissa Meyer
Best Books of 2014
3,571 books — 6,311 voters

Cinder by Marissa Meyer
Best Books of 2012
3,521 books — 9,203 voters
The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
Best Books of 2011
2,669 books — 6,705 voters

City of Glass by Cassandra Clare
Best Books of 2009
1,766 books — 6,934 voters
Fun Home by Alison Bechdel
Best Books of 2006
985 books — 746 voters

The Penultimate Peril by Lemony Snicket
Best Books of 2005
875 books — 639 voters
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke
Best Books of 2004
688 books — 251 voters

Inkheart by Cornelia FunkeMonstrous Regiment by Terry PratchettThe Slippery Slope by Lemony SnicketEast by Edith Pattou
Best Books of 2003
660 books — 332 voters
The Carnivorous Carnival by Lemony Snicket
Best Books of 2002
686 books — 242 voters

American Gods by Neil Gaiman
Best Books of 2001
553 books — 283 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
605 books — 319 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 — 262 voters
A Clash of Kings by George R.R. MartinStardust by Neil GaimanThe Vampire Armand by Anne Rice
Best Books of 1998
496 books — 227 voters

Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine
Best Books of 1997
537 books — 245 voters
A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin
Best Books of 1996
465 books — 224 voters

Wicked by Gregory MaguireMemnoch the Devil by Anne Rice
Best Books of 1995
430 books — 190 voters
Angels in America by Tony KushnerArcadia by Tom Stoppard
Best Books of 1993
396 books — 158 voters

The Secret History by Donna TarttThe Tale of the Body Thief by Anne RiceAngels in America by Tony Kushner
Best Books of 1992
457 books — 197 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
375 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 — 164 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
326 books — 211 voters

The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories by Angela Carter
Best Books 1979
179 books — 69 voters
The Westing Game by Ellen RaskinOrientalism by Edward W. Said
Best Books 1978
234 books — 59 voters


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