Misery by Stephen  King
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5,410 books — 8,659 voters
Perfume by Patrick Süskind
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And the Band Played On by Randy Shilts
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194 books — 41 voters
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716 books — 680 voters

The Way of Kings by Brandon SandersonThe Wise Man's Fear by Patrick RothfussThe Republic of Thieves by Scott LynchSaga, Volume 1 by Brian K. Vaughan
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1,703 books — 1,917 voters
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New Speculative Fiction Stars
1,230 books — 2,908 voters

American Gods by Neil GaimanThe Lightning Thief by Rick RiordanGuilty Pleasures by Laurell K. HamiltonGood Omens by Terry Pratchett
The Best Urban Fantasy
4,347 books — 12,868 voters
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The Best Epic Fantasy (fiction)
4,744 books — 26,982 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Historian by Elizabeth KostovaPeople of the Book by Geraldine BrooksThe Book of Lost Things by John ConnollyThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien
Stories For Book Lovers
8,502 books — 9,008 voters
Among the Hidden by Margaret Peterson HaddixThe Goose Girl by Shannon HaleThe Historian by Elizabeth Kostova
Books That Should Be Made Into Movies
32,625 books — 70,004 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee1984 by George OrwellHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankTolkien On Fairy-stories by J.R.R. Tolkien
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
32,831 books — 124,634 voters
The Book of Lost Things by John Connolly
The Best Fairytales and Retellings
2,855 books — 9,218 voters

American Gods by Neil GaimanThe Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa Gregory
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,206 books — 28,376 voters