Lamb by Christopher Moore
Best Books of 2002
682 books — 242 voters
Freakonomics by Steven D. Levitt
Best Books of 2001
556 books — 285 voters

Daughter of Fortune by Isabel Allende
Best Books of 1999
518 books — 261 voters
The Subtle Knife by Philip Pullman
Best Books of 1997
538 books — 247 voters

In the Time of the Butterflies by Julia Alvarez
Best Books of 1995
431 books — 191 voters
In the Time of the Butterflies by Julia Alvarez
Best Books of 1994
416 books — 145 voters

The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan
Best Books of 1989
379 books — 229 voters
Beloved by Toni Morrison
Best Books of 1987
374 books — 186 voters

Batman by Frank MillerHatchet by Gary Paulsen
Best Books of 1986
339 books — 172 voters
Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel García Márquez
Best Books of 1985
337 books — 216 voters

The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros
Best Books of 1984
345 books — 160 voters
The House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende
Best Books of 1982
286 books — 183 voters