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The Name of the Wind by Patrick RothfussThe Wise Man's Fear by Patrick RothfussThe Night Circus by Erin MorgensternThe Magicians by Lev GrossmanThe Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin
New Speculative Fiction Stars
1,201 books — 2,828 voters
The Three-Body Problem by Liu CixinBinti by Nnedi OkoraforThe Bone Clocks by David MitchellIlluminae by Amie KaufmanToo Like the Lightning by Ada Palmer
Science Fiction - 2010-2019
548 books — 780 voters

Alanna by Tamora PierceSabriel by Garth NixA Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba BraySandry's Book by Tamora PierceThe Wrath and the Dawn by Renée Ahdieh
Best "Strong Female" Fantasy Novels
4,761 books — 19,093 voters
Never Let Me Go by Kazuo IshiguroThe Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le GuinThe Hate U Give by Angie ThomasThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodThe Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
The Five Books I Would Require If I Taught an English Literature Class
624 books — 2,760 voters

A Reaper at the Gates by Sabaa TahirWar Storm by Victoria Aveyard
YA Novels of 2018
1,023 books — 5,002 voters
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark HaddonTwilight by Stephenie MeyerPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Lovely Bones by Alice SeboldMemoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden
Books That Exceeded Your Expectations
15,524 books — 17,390 voters

Catching Fire by Suzanne CollinsBloodhound by Tamora Pierce
2009 MUST READS: Children's and YA
228 books — 768 voters
Poison Study by Maria V. Snyder
If You Loved The Hunger Games
780 books — 1,356 voters

A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba BrayAnastasia by Carolyn MeyerMarie Antoinette by Kathryn LaskyElizabeth I by Kathryn LaskyFever 1793 by Laurie Halse Anderson
Teen Historical Novels
989 books — 1,354 voters
1984 by George OrwellThe Handmaid's Tale by Margaret AtwoodFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyThe Giver by Lois LowryAnimal Farm by George Orwell
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
3,980 books — 26,588 voters

Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert
Best Traveling Vicariously
2,175 books — 1,902 voters
Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenTwilight by Stephenie MeyerThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
Read Them Twice...At Least
14,324 books — 11,881 voters

The Chosen One by Carol Lynch Williams
Best Books of 2009
1,766 books — 6,927 voters
Tess of the D’Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy
The Worst Books of All Time
8,115 books — 19,888 voters

Mockingjay by Suzanne CollinsSizzling Sixteen by Janet EvanovichHouse Rules by Jodi PicoultOnly the Good Spy Young by Ally Carter
Can't Wait Books of 2010
1,233 books — 10,125 voters
Holes by Louis SacharThe Giver by Lois LowryTwilight by Stephenie MeyerThe City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrauThe Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Best YA Books Ever
551 books — 521 voters

Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenThe Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa Gregory
Best Historical Fiction
7,856 books — 26,145 voters
Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
32,510 books — 123,750 voters

Goddess of Yesterday by Caroline B. CooneyWitch Child by Celia ReesAt the House of the Magician by Mary HooperBeware, Princess Elizabeth by Carolyn MeyerElizabeth I by Kathryn Lasky
Teen Historical Fiction
1,472 books — 3,204 voters
I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You by Ally CarterPoison Study by Maria V. Snyder
Books That Should Be Made Into Movies
32,512 books — 69,826 voters

The Princess Bride by William GoldmanThe Devil Wears Prada by Lauren WeisbergerA Walk to Remember by Nicholas SparksThe Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants by Ann BrasharesAtonement by Ian McEwan
The MOVIE was BETTER than the BOOK
1,134 books — 10,102 voters
The Stolen Child by Keith DonohueEat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert
Best Books of 2006
990 books — 748 voters

This Lullaby by Sarah Dessen
DCPL 's Teen Love & Sex (Some Romance) Booklist, for OWL
465 books — 1,628 voters
The Thirteenth Tale by Diane SetterfieldWicked Lovely by Melissa Marr
What To Read Next
20,897 books — 24,912 voters