To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Help by Kathryn Stockett
All-Time Awesome Books
11,907 books — 7,627 voters
The Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettThe Red Tent by Anita DiamantGirl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy ChevalierThe Clan of the Cave Bear by Jean M. AuelWorld Without End by Ken Follett
Best Historical Fiction
7,407 books — 25,587 voters

American Rust by Philipp Meyer
Pittsburgh
98 books — 68 voters
Crow Lake by Mary LawsonThe Way the Crow Flies by Ann-Marie MacDonaldThe Birth House by Ami McKayA Fine Balance by Rohinton MistryOryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood
Canadian Fiction
1,039 books — 605 voters

American Psycho by Bret Easton EllisTrainspotting by Irvine WelshThe Road by Cormac McCarthyAnimal Farm by George Orwell
Weirdest Books Ever
1,193 books — 1,184 voters
A Fine Balance by Rohinton MistryThe Corrections by Jonathan FranzenSarum by Edward Rutherfurd
Big Fat Books Worth the Effort
1,874 books — 6,996 voters

Sarum by Edward RutherfurdSlammerkin by Emma Donoghue
London Calling
1,230 books — 645 voters
The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett
Best Historical Fiction Set in UK and Ireland
1,356 books — 1,586 voters

White Oleander by Janet Fitch
Best California Books
434 books — 216 voters