Bitter Is the New Black by Jen LancasterDriving Sideways by Jess Riley
Best Humorous Books
4,423 books — 8,251 voters
The Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerWater for Elephants by Sara GruenMy Sister's Keeper by Jodi PicoultA Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty  Smith
Best for Book Clubs
15,326 books — 19,632 voters

1984 by George OrwellBrave New World by Aldous HuxleySlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.A Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter M. Miller Jr.Cat’s Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,740 books — 25,661 voters
The Cat in the Hat by Dr. SeussGoodnight Moon by Margaret Wise BrownGreen Eggs and Ham by Dr. SeussThe Monster at the End of this Book by Jon StoneCloudy with a Chance of Meatballs by Judi Barrett
Best Children's Books
5,380 books — 6,982 voters

Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell
Best Young Adult Books
13,228 books — 80,501 voters
Catch-22 by Joseph Heller
The Worst Books of All Time
8,121 books — 19,899 voters

Johnny Got His Gun by Dalton TrumboGone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
Best Books Ever
78,432 books — 292,362 voters