The Giving Tree by Shel SilversteinThe Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen ChboskyThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsNever Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
Thought-Provoking Books
132 books — 117 voters
The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. RowlingTwilight by Stephenie MeyerHarry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,216 books — 28,372 voters

Dry by Augusten BurroughsRunning with Scissors by Augusten BurroughsComeback by Claire FontaineI Am Not Myself These Days by Josh Kilmer-PurcellA Million Little Pieces by James Frey
Best Memoir / Biography / Autobiography
6,361 books — 7,137 voters
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. RowlingM. Butterfly by David Henry Hwang
Books That Exceeded Your Expectations
15,460 books — 17,325 voters

Darkly Dreaming Dexter by Jeff Lindsay
I Like Serial Killers
1,028 books — 1,559 voters
Midnight Sun [2008 Draft] by Stephenie MeyerYou Better Not Cry by Augusten BurroughsDexter by Design by Jeff LindsayThe Twilight Saga by Stephenie Meyer
The "Can't Wait" Book of '09
443 books — 2,029 voters

Twilight by Stephenie MeyerDry by Augusten BurroughsThe Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein
Best Books Ever
78,062 books — 291,093 voters