Austenland by Shannon HaleThe Missing Manuscript of Jane Austen by Syrie James
Best Jane Austen FanFiction
683 books — 947 voters
Gone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellMemoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëAnne of Green Gables by L.M. MontgomeryThe Help by Kathryn Stockett
Best Books Ever
75,939 books — 281,881 voters

Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellThe Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann ShafferThe Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare
Best Historical Fiction
7,322 books — 25,536 voters
Catherine, Called Birdy by Karen Cushman
Teen Historical Fiction
1,382 books — 3,086 voters

The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankThe Glass Castle by Jeannette WallsThe Story of My Life by Helen KellerBossypants by Tina FeyLife and Death in Shanghai by Nien Cheng
Memoirs by Women
2,977 books — 3,006 voters

Jane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniCharlotte’s Web by E.B. White
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,405 books — 119,688 voters
The Help by Kathryn StockettGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëGirl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier
Best Women's Fiction Novels
2,115 books — 1,660 voters

Saving CeeCee Honeycutt by Beth HoffmanThe Help by Kathryn StockettDivine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood by Rebecca WellsWhere the Heart Is by Billie LettsFirefly Lane by Kristin Hannah
Best Adult Female Friendship Books
698 books — 1,189 voters
Matilda by Roald DahlToys Go Out by Emily Jenkins
Best Read-Aloud Chapter Books
1,174 books — 1,473 voters

The Mill on the Floss by George EliotGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëAnna Karenina by Leo TolstoyEast of Eden by John Steinbeck
Big Fat Books Worth the Effort
1,874 books — 7,003 voters
Gone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellEast of Eden by John SteinbeckAnne of Green Gables by L.M. MontgomeryThe Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson BurnettCharlotte’s Web by E.B. White
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,814 books — 49,784 voters

The Help by Kathryn StockettThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Da Vinci Code by Dan    BrownThe Glass Castle by Jeannette WallsAtonement by Ian McEwan
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,189 books — 28,380 voters