The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins1984 by George OrwellBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyThe Giver by Lois Lowry
Science Fiction and Fantasy Must Reads
4,118 books — 5,478 voters
Running with Scissors by Augusten BurroughsSybil by Flora Rheta SchreiberGirl, Interrupted by Susanna KaysenShot in the Heart by Mikal GilmoreFun Home by Alison Bechdel
Unsettling Memoirs & Biographies
540 books — 395 voters

The Girl on the Train by Paula HawkinsIn Cold Blood by Truman CapoteThe Silence of the Lambs by Thomas  HarrisGone Girl by Gillian Flynn
Ten Best Crime/Mystery/Thrillers
1,223 books — 1,045 voters
Dark Places by Gillian FlynnSharp Objects by Gillian FlynnThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonThe Silence of the Lambs by Thomas  Harris
I Like Serial Killers
1,028 books — 1,559 voters

In Cold Blood by Truman CapoteColumbine by Dave CullenFatal Vision by Joe McGinnissHelter Skelter by Vincent BugliosiLucky by Alice Sebold
Best True Crime
1,436 books — 2,051 voters

In Cold Blood by Truman CapoteAngela's Ashes by Frank McCourt
Recommended Nonfiction Books
4,044 books — 1,935 voters
Word Freak by Stefan Fatsis
You Read a Book about What?
4,121 books — 2,299 voters

And Then There Were None by Agatha ChristieAristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire SáenzExtremely Loud & Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran FoerFried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie FlaggWe Need to Talk About Kevin by Lionel Shriver
By the title
194 books — 47 voters

When Breath Becomes Air by Paul KalanithiA Mother's Reckoning by Sue KleboldDark Matter by Blake CrouchHidden Bodies by Caroline KepnesThe Sound of Gravel by Ruth Wariner
Best Books of 2016
1,827 books — 2,781 voters

Life After Death by Damien Echols
Guilty Until Proven Innocent
27 books — 16 voters
Before I Go to Sleep by S.J. WatsonGone Girl by Gillian FlynnThe Stranger Beside Me by Ann RuleDevil's Knot by Mara LeverittA Wilderness of Error by Errol Morris
Books for Serial Podcast Lovers
59 books — 39 voters

Z by Therese Anne Fowler
Historical Fiction 2013
411 books — 2,139 voters

Rocking the Pink by Laura Roppe
Memoirs by people with cancer
107 books — 48 voters
Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourt
Engaging Memoirs and (Auto)Biographies
168 books — 118 voters

Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand
Best True Survival Stories
422 books — 548 voters
Sarah's Key by Tatiana de RosnayThe Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Best Historical Fiction
7,864 books — 26,166 voters


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