The Night Circus by Erin MorgensternRebecca by Daphne du MaurierThe Poisonwood Bible by Barbara KingsolverThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerThe House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune
Stand-Alones to read
56 books — 7 voters
Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides
Oprah's Book Club Picks
124 books — 2,204 voters

Charlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteWhere the Wild Things Are by Maurice SendakCharlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald DahlWhere the Sidewalk Ends by Shel SilversteinThe House at Pooh Corner by A.A. Milne
100 Children's Books to Read in a Lifetime
2,286 books — 2,270 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeCharlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakWinnie-the-Pooh by A.A. Milne
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,479 books — 119,909 voters

The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerThe Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake by Aimee Bender
Favorite Magical Realism Novels
1,304 books — 4,515 voters
Room by Emma DonoghueIt's a Book by Lane SmithMockingjay by Suzanne CollinsThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootSecret Daughter by Shilpi Somaya Gowda
Best Books of 2010
1,574 books — 2,472 voters

Cutting for Stone by Abraham   VergheseThe Help by Kathryn StockettCatching Fire by Suzanne CollinsThe Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan BradleyThe Blue Notebook by James A. Levine
Best Books of 2009
1,769 books — 6,936 voters
The Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer
Stories For Book Lovers
8,337 books — 8,376 voters

Cutting for Stone by Abraham   VergheseThe Blue Notebook by James A. LevineSecret Daughter by Shilpi Somaya GowdaThe White Tiger by Aravind Adiga
India
1,012 books — 862 voters
The Sisters Brothers by Patrick deWittThe Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
Best Cover Art 2011 (Non-YA)
292 books — 1,538 voters

Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom RiggsThe Lover's Dictionary by David LevithanRules of Civility by Amor TowlesA Monster Calls by Patrick NessThe Sisters Brothers by Patrick deWitt
Best Books of 2011
2,669 books — 6,704 voters
The Lover's Dictionary by David LevithanThe Hunger Games Trilogy Boxset by Suzanne CollinsOh, Baby, the Places You'll Go! [Mini Edition] by Dr. SeussHouse At Pooh Corner by A.A. MilneTrue Grit by Charles Portis
Re-readable books
75 books — 54 voters

The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerThe Historian by Elizabeth Kostova
Traveling/Transporting through Time
165 books — 144 voters
1984 by George OrwellLolita by Vladimir NabokovAtlas Shrugged by Ayn RandAnimal Farm by George OrwellFahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
I Should Probably Read This Sometime...
11,316 books — 10,112 voters

The Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa GregoryThe Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann ShafferMiddlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides
Best Historical Fiction of the 21st Century
1,418 books — 2,342 voters

Stiff by Mary RoachThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootCutting for Stone by Abraham   VergheseMidwives by Chris Bohjalian
Medicine and Literature
1,844 books — 2,003 voters
Atonement by Ian McEwan
Most Shocking Twist
173 books — 135 voters

The Lover's Dictionary by David LevithanRoom by Emma DonoghueThe Forgotten Garden by Kate MortonSecret Daughter by Shilpi Somaya GowdaThe Road by Cormac McCarthy
What We've Read So Far In 2011
5,350 books — 1,364 voters
The Red Tent by Anita DiamantThe Help by Kathryn Stockett
Recommended Historical Fiction
3,644 books — 3,586 voters

Cutting for Stone by Abraham   VergheseThe Girls by Lori LansensThe Red Tent by Anita DiamantThe Memory Keeper's Daughter by Kim Edwards
Twins
159 books — 75 voters
Room by Emma DonoghueThe Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John BoyneLittle Bee by Chris CleaveSarah's Key by Tatiana de RosnayThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
Most emotional books
894 books — 948 voters

The Book of Negroes by Lawrence HillThe Glass Castle by Jeannette WallsMiddlesex by Jeffrey EugenidesThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerThe Help by Kathryn Stockett
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,189 books — 28,380 voters
The Book of Negroes by Lawrence HillMiddlesex by Jeffrey EugenidesThe Glass Castle by Jeannette WallsMemoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenStiff by Mary Roach
Books That Exceeded Your Expectations
14,699 books — 16,416 voters

The Help by Kathryn StockettThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerSarah's Key by Tatiana de RosnayLet the Great World Spin by Colum McCannWater for Elephants by Sara Gruen
You Want to Read in 2010
1,079 books — 1,976 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeCharlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald DahlCharlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteRomeo and Juliet by William ShakespeareHow the Grinch Stole Christmas! by Dr. Seuss
I Saw the Movie & Read the Book
1,921 books — 1,761 voters

The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag by Alan Bradley
Can't Wait Books of 2010
1,233 books — 10,132 voters
The Book of Negroes by Lawrence HillThe Glass Castle by Jeannette WallsThe Lovely Bones by Alice SeboldThe Gargoyle by Andrew  DavidsonThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
Unforgettables
11,602 books — 7,391 voters

Stiff by Mary RoachThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
Feet!
518 books — 310 voters
The Heart Specialist by Claire Holden Rothman
Best cover
437 books — 163 voters


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