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Under the Wide and Starry Sky by Nancy HoranMrs. Hemingway by Naomi Wood
Historical Fiction 2014
415 books — 2,021 voters
The Lake House by Kate Morton
Most Anticipated Historical Mysteries for 2015
71 books — 398 voters

The Magician's Lie by Greer MacallisterThe Last Bookaneer by Matthew PearlBalm by Dolen Perkins-Valdez
Historical Fiction 2015
429 books — 2,135 voters
The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd
Book Group Worthy Titles for 2014
243 books — 1,192 voters

1984 by George OrwellBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyThe Handmaid's Tale by Margaret AtwoodA Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
4,039 books — 26,780 voters
Forrest Gump by Winston GroomJurassic Park by Michael CrichtonPeter Pan by J.M. BarrieThe Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. TolkienCatch Me If You Can by Frank W. Abagnale
I Haven't Read It But I've Seen the Movie
296 books — 296 voters

Rebecca by Daphne du MaurierTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyBlack Beauty by Anna Sewell
Best Woman-Authored Books
8,923 books — 6,583 voters
The Thirteenth Tale by Diane SetterfieldThe Forgotten Garden by Kate MortonThe Historian by Elizabeth KostovaRebecca by Daphne du MaurierThe Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
Modern Gothic
725 books — 1,383 voters

The Observations by Jane HarrisSeven Locks by Christine Wade
The Unknown, Hidden Gems of Historical Fiction
2,361 books — 1,473 voters
The Lovely Bones by Alice SeboldThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldThe Pearl by John Steinbeck
Not So Happily-Ever-After
785 books — 1,076 voters

Year of Wonders by Geraldine BrooksGirl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy ChevalierThe Crimson Petal and the White by Michel FaberWater for Elephants by Sara Gruen
Most Brilliant Historical Novels in the past 45 yrs
1,138 books — 1,174 voters
The Paris Wife by Paula McLainThe Autobiography of Mrs. Tom Thumb by Melanie Benjamin
Historical Fiction 2011
123 books — 586 voters

The Aviator's Wife by Melanie BenjaminMrs. Poe by Lynn CullenSeven Locks by Christine WadeMary Coin by Marisa SilverFreud's Mistress by Karen Mack
Historical Fiction 2013
423 books — 2,172 voters
The Paris Wife by Paula McLainThe Chaperone by Laura MoriartyA Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith
Best 1920s Historical Fiction
218 books — 330 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
Best School Assigned Books
768 books — 2,062 voters
The Red Tent by Anita DiamantThe Crimson Petal and the White by Michel FaberFollow the River by James Alexander ThomAhab's Wife or, The Star-Gazer by Sena Jeter Naslund
Best Historical Fiction Books that Are Actually Historical Fiction
2,694 books — 3,292 voters

Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray BradburyI Am America by Stephen Colbert
Best Book Titles
12,312 books — 8,683 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald1984 by George OrwellWater for Elephants by Sara GruenThe Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton
Books you have read more than one time
13,257 books — 8,423 voters

The Thirteenth Tale by Diane SetterfieldWater for Elephants by Sara GruenLoving Frank by Nancy HoranSarah's Key by Tatiana de RosnayThe Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver
Book Club List
750 books — 784 voters
The Historian by Elizabeth KostovaYear of Wonders by Geraldine BrooksCold Mountain by Charles FrazierThe Red Tent by Anita DiamantA Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
Best Historical Fiction
8,038 books — 26,712 voters

Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls WilderTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeCharlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteDandelion Wine by Ray Bradbury
Books You Must Read Before You Grow Up
43 books — 14 voters
Beloved by Toni MorrisonThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodThe Color Purple by Alice Walker
Best Books of the Decade: 1980s
2,272 books — 2,437 voters

Rebecca by Daphne du MaurierDracula by Bram StokerThe Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónThe Angel's Game by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
Best Gothic Novels/Suspense Novels
446 books — 495 voters
’Salem’s Lot by Stephen KingThe Historian by Elizabeth Kostova
Best Adult Vampire Books
1,860 books — 5,036 voters

Silas Marner by George EliotThings Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe
Forced to read in school, but hated
320 books — 561 voters
Rebecca by Daphne du MaurierThe Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
Best Gothic Books of All Time
646 books — 3,642 voters

Cold Mountain by Charles Frazier
American Civil War Books (fiction and nonfiction)
454 books — 298 voters
Water for Elephants by Sara GruenThe Red Tent by Anita Diamant
Books that Keep Me Reading
56 books — 13 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark TwainThe Yearling by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
Best Coming of Age Stories
1,411 books — 1,301 voters
Water for Elephants by Sara GruenThe Thirteenth Tale by Diane SetterfieldThe Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónThe Forgotten Garden by Kate MortonThe Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
Books That Exceeded Your Expectations
15,720 books — 17,952 voters


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