Lamb by Christopher Moore
Best Books of 2002
686 books — 241 voters
Freakonomics by Steven D. Levitt
Best Books of 2001
553 books — 283 voters

Daughter of Fortune by Isabel Allende
Best Books of 1999
518 books — 262 voters
The Subtle Knife by Philip Pullman
Best Books of 1997
537 books — 245 voters

In the Time of the Butterflies by Julia Alvarez
Best Books of 1995
430 books — 190 voters
In the Time of the Butterflies by Julia Alvarez
Best Books of 1994
416 books — 146 voters

The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan
Best Books of 1989
378 books — 227 voters
Beloved by Toni Morrison
Best Books of 1987
375 books — 186 voters

Batman by Frank MillerHatchet by Gary Paulsen
Best Books of 1986
339 books — 171 voters
Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel García Márquez
Best Books of 1985
336 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
285 books — 182 voters