The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon
Best Alternate History
362 books — 680 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
8,081 books — 5,783 voters
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
Best Books Ever
77,147 books — 287,484 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
32,056 books — 121,805 voters

Good to Great by Jim Collins
Best Non-Fiction (no biographies)
6,256 books — 8,072 voters