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
7,186 books — 28,367 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
5,849 books — 6,372 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
14,886 books — 16,605 voters

Darkly Dreaming Dexter by Jeff Lindsay
I Like Serial Killers
1,016 books — 1,544 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 — 2,031 voters

Twilight by Stephenie MeyerDry by Augusten BurroughsThe Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein
Best Books Ever
76,544 books — 284,739 voters