Water for Elephants by Sara GruenMemoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Glass Castle by Jeannette WallsThe Red Tent by Anita Diamant
Books That Exceeded Your Expectations
14,881 books — 16,586 voters

Anne of Green Gables by L.M. MontgomeryThe Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson BurnettLittle Women by Louisa May AlcottLittle House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls WilderA Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Favorite books from my childhood
4,420 books — 7,429 voters
Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls WilderHarry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by J.K. RowlingAnne of Green Gables by L.M. MontgomeryLittle House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls WilderThe Giver by Lois Lowry
What Book Got You Hooked?
3,848 books — 10,535 voters

Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa GregoryThe Red Tent by Anita DiamantGirl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier
Best Historical Fiction
7,432 books — 25,613 voters

The Hot Zone by Richard   PrestonTouching Spirit Bear by Ben MikaelsenCopper Sun by Sharon M. DraperWitch Child by Celia ReesA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,685 books — 120,551 voters