The Dress Lodger by Sheri Holman
Best Historical Mystery
2,274 books — 4,763 voters
A World on Fire by Joe      Jackson
History of Science
485 books — 289 voters

House of Leaves by Mark Z. DanielewskiThe Selected Works of T.S. Spivet by Reif LarsenPattern Recognition by William GibsonThe Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian SelznickThe Illustrated A Brief History of Time by Stephen W. Hawking
Illuminated Novels
47 books — 33 voters
The Great Stink by Clare ClarkThe Name of the Rose by Umberto EcoThe Crucible by Arthur MillerDoomsday Book by Connie Willis
Best Historical Fiction
7,857 books — 26,159 voters

Outlander by Diana GabaldonThe Name of the Wind by Patrick RothfussWhen Gravity Fails by George Alec EffingerSovereign by C.J. SansomDissolution by C.J. Sansom
Series we wished would never end.
45 books — 50 voters
The Difference Engine by William Gibson
Best Steampunk Books
1,287 books — 4,121 voters

The Da Vinci Code by Dan    Brown
Books That You Couldn't Finish
397 books — 163 voters
Light by M. John HarrisonNova Swing by M. John HarrisonWhen Gravity Fails by George Alec Effinger
Highbrow Fantasy Books
422 books — 627 voters

When Rabbit Howls by Truddi ChaseLord of the Flies by William GoldingRant by Chuck Palahniuk
The Most Disturbing Books Ever Written
3,281 books — 11,619 voters
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
What Book Got You Hooked?
3,968 books — 10,837 voters

The Republic by Plato
The Most Influential Books
1,490 books — 5,294 voters