Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie
Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century
1,178 books — 9,119 voters
Impressionism by Peter H. Feist
Best Art and Art History Books
806 books — 317 voters

Life After Life by Kate AtkinsonBlood & Beauty by Sarah DunantThe Interestings by Meg WolitzerVampires in the Lemon Grove by Karen RussellA Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki
Interesting Books of 2013
308 books — 929 voters
News from Tartary by Peter  FlemingMoron to Moron by Tom  Doig
Central Asia
281 books — 88 voters

In Cold Blood by Truman CapoteMidnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt
True Crime--Well Written
401 books — 415 voters
Roots by Alex HaleyThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootInvisible Man by Ralph EllisonTheir Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale HurstonBeloved by Toni Morrison
Black History Month
558 books — 498 voters

The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley
Fearless Females
778 books — 930 voters
Venice by Jan Morris
Venice
97 books — 55 voters

The Mitford Girls by Mary S. LovellSecrets of the Flesh by Judith ThurmanThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
Best Biographies
1,729 books — 3,131 voters
Jacob's Room by Virginia WoolfThe Little Friend by Donna Tartt
Favorite Poorly Rated Books
1,520 books — 264 voters

The Blind Assassin by Margaret AtwoodBring Up the Bodies by Hilary MantelSacred Hunger by Barry UnsworthThe Line of Beauty by Alan HollinghurstPossession by A.S. Byatt
Booker Prize Winners
69 books — 2,004 voters
Let's Pretend This Never Happened by Jenny  Lawson
Funny Women Memoirs
479 books — 1,618 voters

The Blind Assassin by Margaret AtwoodThe Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway
Literary Love Triangles (Non-YA)
535 books — 1,890 voters
Anne of Green Gables by L.M. MontgomeryMrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH by Robert C. O'Brien
Favorite books from my childhood
4,498 books — 7,691 voters

My Traitor's Heart by Rian Malan
Books that Made You Cry!
3,366 books — 7,984 voters
The Amber Spyglass by Philip PullmanThe Golden Compass by Philip Pullman
Best "Strong Female" Fantasy Novels
4,761 books — 19,093 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeLooking for Alibrandi by Melina MarchettaI Capture the Castle by Dodie SmithThe Outsiders by S.E. HintonBridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson
Best Young Adult Books
13,192 books — 80,426 voters
A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson
Best 21st Century Non-Fiction
2,122 books — 1,515 voters

Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha ChristieRebecca by Daphne du MaurierGone Girl by Gillian FlynnDeath on the Nile by Agatha ChristieThe Blind Assassin by Margaret Atwood
Best Twists
8,624 books — 9,591 voters

Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace
Most Difficult Novels
598 books — 2,056 voters
To the Is-land by Janet FrameMister Pip by Lloyd JonesThe Godwits Fly by Robin HydeThe Penguin History of New Zealand by Michael    KingAn Angel at My Table by Janet Frame
Books By New Zealand Authors
878 books — 372 voters

The Vintner's Luck by Elizabeth Knox
Books with Angels, Gods, or Demons
2,350 books — 3,445 voters
I, Claudius by Robert Graves
Best Books About Ancient Rome
750 books — 1,105 voters

Anna Karenina by Leo TolstoyWar and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
The Best of Tolstoy
31 books — 445 voters
Black Lamb and Grey Falcon by Rebecca WestBalkan Ghosts by Robert D. Kaplan
The Balkans
294 books — 236 voters

Black Lamb and Grey Falcon by Rebecca WestThe Lost Continent by Bill BrysonTravels in a Thin Country by Sara WheelerIn a Sunburned Country by Bill BrysonNotes from a Small Island by Bill Bryson
Favorite Travel Books
2,047 books — 3,958 voters
The Histories by HerodotusThe Fatal Shore by Robert HughesA Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonThe Gulag Archipelago 1918–1956 by Aleksandr SolzhenitsynAt Home by Bill Bryson
Best History Books
3,927 books — 4,061 voters

The Godfather by Mario PuzoThe Bridges of Madison County by Robert James WallerFight Club by Chuck PalahniukJurassic Park by Michael CrichtonThe Princess Bride by William Goldman
The MOVIE was BETTER than the BOOK
1,134 books — 10,102 voters
The Penguin History of New Zealand by Michael    KingOnce Were Warriors by Alan DuffAn Angel at My Table by Janet FrameOwls Do Cry by Janet Frame
New Zealand
401 books — 207 voters


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