The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon
Best Alternate History
358 books — 677 voters

1984 by George OrwellAnimal Farm by George OrwellLes Misérables by Victor HugoFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyThe Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein
Best Page-Turners with Redeeming Social Value
8,064 books — 5,736 voters
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
Best Books Ever
76,477 books — 284,523 voters

The Hunt for Red October by Tom ClancyThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
Read It Before I Saw the Movie
210 books — 125 voters
Fox in Socks by Dr. Seuss
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,653 books — 120,510 voters

Good to Great by Jim Collins
Best Non-Fiction (no biographies)
6,235 books — 8,065 voters