In the Woods by Tana FrenchThe Firm by Robin Waterfield
Best Crime & Mystery Books
7,318 books — 15,687 voters
Penmarric by Susan Howatch
Historical Gems from the Past
551 books — 323 voters

The Dogs of Babel by Carolyn ParkhurstEllen Foster by Kaye GibbonsLove That Dog by Sharon CreechA Map of the World by Jane HamiltonThe Tenth Circle by Jodi Picoult
Books that Made You Cry!
3,357 books — 7,963 voters
Relic by Douglas PrestonRed Dragon by Thomas  HarrisShadow Man by Cody McFadyenRules of Prey by John SandfordKill Me by Stephen White
Thrillers
4,627 books — 5,667 voters

The Shack by William Paul Young
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,187 books — 28,372 voters

The Rule of Four by Ian Caldwell
Stories For Book Lovers
8,362 books — 8,477 voters
The Lost Symbol by Dan    BrownThe Physick Book of Deliverance Dane by Katherine HoweLet the Great World Spin by Colum McCannThe Lost City of Z by David GrannA Reliable Wife by Robert Goolrick
Best Books of 2009
1,766 books — 6,931 voters

Peter the Great by Robert K. MassieMayflower by Nathaniel Philbrick
History as Literature
732 books — 536 voters
Master & Commander by Patrick O'Brian
Nautical Novels
431 books — 331 voters

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark TwainOne Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken KeseyThe Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams BiancoThe Prophet by Kahlil GibranLove in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel García Márquez
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,846 books — 121,016 voters
Best Books Ever
76,744 books — 285,528 voters

The Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerWater for Elephants by Sara GruenA Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniThe Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Best for Book Clubs
14,939 books — 18,809 voters
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Seth Grahame-SmithSomething Wicked This Way Comes by Ray BradburyThe Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann ShafferThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark HaddonThe Crimson Petal and the White by Michel Faber
Best Book Titles
11,770 books — 8,099 voters

The Worst Books of All Time
8,096 books — 19,874 voters
Wuthering Heights by Emily BrontëThe Lost Symbol by Dan    BrownThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerA Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty  Smith
What To Read Next
20,578 books — 24,423 voters

The Gargoyle by Andrew  Davidson
Unforgettables
11,886 books — 7,623 voters