The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonGone Girl by Gillian FlynnThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankRoom by Emma Donoghue
The Most Disturbing Books Ever Written
3,187 books — 11,168 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann ShafferLife of Pi by Yann MartelThe Poisonwood Bible by Barbara KingsolverSarah's Key by Tatiana de Rosnay
Best for Book Clubs
14,457 books — 18,305 voters

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. RowlingThe Da Vinci Code by Dan    BrownTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeCharlotte’s Web by E.B. White
The Book Was Better Than the Movie
1,560 books — 18,693 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankAnimal Farm by George OrwellThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryCharlotte’s Web by E.B. White
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,352 books — 119,247 voters

Fablehaven by Brandon MullThe Titan’s Curse by Rick RiordanThe Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
Books That Should Be Made Into Movies
32,193 books — 67,871 voters
Team of Rivals by Doris Kearns GoodwinWith Malice Toward None by Stephen B. OatesMayflower by Nathaniel Philbrick
Best American History Books
2,109 books — 2,477 voters

In Mortal Combat by John  TolandFlags of Our Fathers by James D. BradleyFatal Decision by Carlo D'EsteGhost Soldiers by Hampton SidesThe Great Escape by Paul Brickhill
Best Non-fiction War Books
2,099 books — 2,337 voters

The Killer Angels by Michael ShaaraAcross Five Aprils by Irene Hunt
Best Historical Fiction
7,280 books — 25,479 voters