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Life of Pi by Yann MartelWater for Elephants by Sara GruenThe Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
Best Beach Reads 2013
2,205 books — 4,188 voters
On the Road by Jack Kerouac1984 by George OrwellThe Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
Books That Changed My World
3,297 books — 3,398 voters

The Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniA Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark HaddonLife of Pi by Yann Martel1984 by George Orwell
Best for Book Clubs
15,477 books — 19,968 voters
Atonement by Ian McEwan
Best Historical Fiction
8,034 books — 26,705 voters

The Complete Persepolis by Marjane SatrapiThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankMe Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris
Favorite Memoirs/Autobiographies
2,261 books — 2,339 voters
The Road by Cormac McCarthyThe Poisonwood Bible by Barbara KingsolverThe Power of Myth by Joseph Campbell
What To Read Next
21,104 books — 24,312 voters

Fahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyAnimal Farm by George Orwell
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,875 books — 49,842 voters
Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card1984 by George OrwellFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburySlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,770 books — 25,801 voters

A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniThe Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre DumasThe Poisonwood Bible by Barbara KingsolverA Child Called "It" by Dave PelzerGirl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier
I Should Probably Read This Sometime...
12,234 books — 11,471 voters
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisHarry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by J.K. RowlingCharlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteFantastic Mr. Fox by Roald Dahl
What Book Got You Hooked?
3,998 books — 10,921 voters

On the Road by Jack KerouacLife of Pi by Yann MartelIshmael by Daniel QuinnIn Cold Blood by Truman CapoteOne Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey
Best Books Ever
78,964 books — 294,068 voters