A Tale of Two Cities by Charles DickensBridget Jones’s Diary by Helen FieldingOliver Twist by Charles DickensBrideshead Revisited by Evelyn WaughLonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry
Books With Unforgettable Characters
9,435 books — 8,437 voters
The Book of Three by Lloyd AlexanderA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleFrom the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L. Konigsburg
What Book Got You Hooked?
3,848 books — 10,535 voters

A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleWhere the Wild Things Are by Maurice SendakFrom the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L. KonigsburgThe Phantom Tollbooth by Norton JusterHarriet the Spy by Louise Fitzhugh
Favorite books from my childhood
4,420 books — 7,429 voters
Eats, Shoots & Leaves by Lynne TrussAn Arsonist's Guide to Writers' Homes in New England by Brock ClarkeMe Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris
Best Book Titles
11,571 books — 7,978 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëThe Red Tent by Anita DiamantA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleWuthering Heights by Emily Brontë
Favorite Books
14,466 books — 10,058 voters
A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy TooleThe Last Lecture by Randy PauschAtonement by Ian McEwanJonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna ClarkeThe Mermaid Chair by Sue Monk Kidd
Disappointing Books
2,732 books — 4,602 voters

Chocolat by Joanne HarrisThe Silence of the Lambs by Thomas  HarrisDo Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. DickSchindler’s List by Thomas Keneally
The MOVIE was BETTER than the BOOK
1,133 books — 10,101 voters
The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco
Thickest Books Ever
889 books — 2,490 voters

The Name of the Rose by Umberto EcoGirl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy ChevalierThe Red Tent by Anita DiamantPossession by A.S. ByattA Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
Best Historical Fiction
7,431 books — 25,611 voters
The Lovely Bones by Alice SeboldThe Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,188 books — 28,366 voters

A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole
Commonly Loved Books I Hate
389 books — 525 voters
The Da Vinci Code by Dan    BrownBridget Jones by Helen FieldingThe Nanny Diaries by Emma McLaughlinEverything is Illuminated by Jonathan Safran FoerThe Children of Men by P.D. James
The Book Was Better Than the Movie
1,561 books — 18,686 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeIn Cold Blood by Truman CapoteOne Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken KeseyThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldFahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,899 books — 49,784 voters