Under the Banner of Heaven by Jon KrakauerThe Origin of Species by Charles Darwin
Best Non-Fiction (no biographies)
6,265 books — 8,159 voters
The Song of Achilles by Madeline MillerDefending Jacob by William LandayThe Girl on the Train by Paula HawkinsWhere'd You Go, Bernadette by Maria SempleThe Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey
Best Books of the Decade: 2010s
7,722 books — 14,387 voters

American Psycho by Bret Easton EllisThe Girl Next Door by Jack KetchumThe Yellow Wall-Paper by Charlotte Perkins GilmanGerald's Game by Stephen  King
The Most Disturbing Books Ever Written
3,292 books — 11,640 voters
Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. JamesFifty Shades Darker by E.L. JamesFifty Shades Freed by E.L. JamesDark Lover by J.R. WardLover Awakened by J.R. Ward
Controlling/Sexy/Possessive Men
3,095 books — 6,416 voters

The Drowning Girl by Caitlín R. Kiernan
Schizophrenic Characters
95 books — 118 voters
Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
Favourite Psychological thrillers
297 books — 211 voters

Dear John by Nicholas Sparks
Books That Had You Sobbing
886 books — 1,465 voters

Gone Girl by Gillian FlynnIn One Person by John Irving
2013 Tournament of Books Watch List
64 books — 379 voters
The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara KingsolverNineteen Minutes by Jodi PicoultCan You Keep a Secret? by Sophie KinsellaThe Night Circus by Erin MorgensternDark Lover by J.R. Ward
Books That Should Be Made Into Movies
32,537 books — 69,943 voters

The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsA Separate Peace by John KnowlesOf Mice and Men by John SteinbeckLord of the Flies by William GoldingThe Fault in Our Stars by John  Green
Best Young Adult Books
13,220 books — 80,493 voters
The Shack by William Paul YoungHeart of Darkness by Joseph ConradBeowulf by UnknownThe Claiming of Sleeping Beauty by A.N. RoquelaureRobinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe
The Worst Books of All Time
8,121 books — 19,900 voters

Lamb by Christopher MooreThe Da Vinci Code by Dan    BrownMy Sister's Keeper by Jodi PicoultThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,215 books — 28,375 voters
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya AngelouTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeAnimal Farm by George OrwellLord of the Flies by William GoldingThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
32,571 books — 124,021 voters

The Bell Jar by Sylvia PlathThe Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Memoirs of Madness
304 books — 391 voters
Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
My Faves of 2012
12 books — 23 voters

I Love Everybody (and Other Atrocious Lies) by Laurie NotaroThe Idiot Girls' Action-Adventure Club by Laurie NotaroThe Bedwetter by Sarah SilvermanIs Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? by Mindy KalingMy Horizontal Life by Chelsea Handler
Funny Women Memoirs
484 books — 1,622 voters
Wuthering Heights by Emily BrontëLord of the Flies by William GoldingAnimal Farm by George OrwellOf Mice and Men by John SteinbeckThe Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
Best Books Ever
78,386 books — 292,201 voters

Stiff by Mary Roach
Medicine and Literature
1,979 books — 2,207 voters

Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. JamesUnleashed by Cherrie LynnLover Revealed by J.R. WardLover Unbound by J.R. WardRock Me by Cherrie Lynn
Best Erotica
2,451 books — 2,521 voters

Darkly Dreaming Dexter by Jeff Lindsay
Rooting for the Bad Guy
687 books — 1,471 voters
Lamb by Christopher MooreThe Far Side Gallery by Gary LarsonI Love Everybody (and Other Atrocious Lies) by Laurie NotaroA Dirty Job by Christopher MooreThe Stupidest Angel by Christopher Moore
Books That Made Me Laugh Out Loud
2,081 books — 2,439 voters


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