A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. SchwabThe 5th Wave by Rick YanceyLegend by Marie LuDivergent by Veronica RothThe Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
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518 books — 339 voters
Caleb's Crossing by Geraldine BrooksThe Help by Kathryn StockettTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Kitchen House by Kathleen Grissom
Best American Historical Fiction
448 books — 339 voters

Fangirl by Rainbow RowellThe Sky Is Everywhere by Jandy Nelson
Best Young Adult Books
13,133 books — 80,203 voters
Caleb's Crossing by Geraldine BrooksCape Cod by William Martin
Cape Cod Books
130 books — 73 voters

The Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettWatership Down by Richard  Adams
Best Books Ever
76,706 books — 285,253 voters
Everything is Quiet by Kendra Grant Malone
Great Small Press Books and Chapbooks
255 books — 182 voters

J.R.R. Tolkien 4-Book Boxed Set by J.R.R. TolkienA Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin
The Best Epic Fantasy (fiction)
4,236 books — 25,880 voters
Angels & Demons by Dan    Brown
Thrillers
4,621 books — 5,649 voters

Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,187 books — 28,370 voters
Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenThe Golden Compass by Philip PullmanGirl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier
Best Books of the Decade: 1990s
3,129 books — 3,678 voters

The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett
Best Books of the Decade: 1980s
2,258 books — 2,433 voters
Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes
Books That Had Me Bawling My Eyes Out
858 books — 1,596 voters

The Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettEast of Eden by John Steinbeck
Big Fat Books Worth the Effort
1,873 books — 6,998 voters
Sarah's Key by Tatiana de RosnayNorth and South by John Jakes
Best Historical Fiction
7,441 books — 25,633 voters