Gone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellOne Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken KeseyThirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher
Most emotional books
894 books — 948 voters
The Reader by Bernhard SchlinkThe Thirteenth Tale by Diane SetterfieldThe Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg LarssonThe Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery
What To Read Next
20,553 books — 24,402 voters

The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco
Most Difficult Novels
589 books — 2,044 voters
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark HaddonA Year in Provence by Peter MayleNarrow Dog to Carcassonne by Terry DarlingtonA Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving
Best Humorous Books
4,347 books — 7,949 voters

The Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark HaddonMy Sister's Keeper by Jodi PicoultThe Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónA Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
Books That Exceeded Your Expectations
15,003 books — 16,705 voters
Mountains Beyond Mountains by Tracy KidderMy Life in France by Julia ChildEat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth GilbertA Year in Provence by Peter Mayle
Best Memoir / Biography / Autobiography
5,862 books — 6,383 voters

Year of Wonders by Geraldine Brooks
Fiction About Epidemics
131 books — 112 voters
My Life in France by Julia ChildLydia Cassatt Reading the Morning Paper by Harriet Scott ChessmanLuncheon of the Boating Party by Susan Vreeland
Books About Paris
718 books — 572 voters

My Life in France by Julia ChildA Year in Provence by Peter MayleUnder the Tuscan Sun by Frances Mayes
Food-Related Non-Fiction
1,227 books — 1,635 voters
Chocolat by Joanne Harris
Food-Related Fiction
898 books — 603 voters

The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco
Best Historical Mystery
2,087 books — 4,547 voters
Girl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy ChevalierLeonardo's Swans by Karen EssexThe Da Vinci Code by Dan    Brown
Art & Artists in Fiction
945 books — 1,107 voters

The English Patient by Michael Ondaatje
Booker Prize Winners
61 books — 1,990 voters
A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniMy Sister's Keeper by Jodi PicoultThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark HaddonBel Canto by Ann Patchett
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,187 books — 28,371 voters

Cutting for Stone by Abraham   Verghese
Best Books of 2009
1,766 books — 6,931 voters
Cutting for Stone by Abraham   VergheseBel Canto by Ann PatchettA Prayer for Owen Meany by John IrvingSnow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa SeeGirl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier
Best Books Ever
76,714 books — 285,304 voters

Cutting for Stone by Abraham   VergheseA Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark HaddonThe Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettEmpires of Sand by David  Ball
Unforgettables
11,863 books — 7,602 voters
The Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettSnow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa SeeCold Mountain by Charles FrazierOne Thousand White Women by Jim FergusChesapeake by James A. Michener
Best Historical Fiction
7,442 books — 25,637 voters

The Da Vinci Code by Dan    BrownMemoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenCold Mountain by Charles FrazierThe Clan of the Cave Bear by Jean M. AuelThe Horse Whisperer by Nicholas Evans
The Book Was Better Than the Movie
1,561 books — 18,686 voters