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Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail HoneymanLincoln in the Bardo by George SaundersKillers of the Flower Moon by David GrannPachinko by Min Jin LeeThe Dry by Jane Harper
Best Books of 2017
1,737 books — 3,083 voters
A Man Called Ove by Fredrik BackmanMiddlesex by Jeffrey EugenidesBig Little Lies by Liane MoriartyIs Fat Bob Dead Yet? by Stephen DobynsPurity by Jonathan Franzen
Born in the 1960s - What We've Read in 2016
925 books — 48 voters

The Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniThe Girl on the Train by Paula HawkinsAll the Light We Cannot See by Anthony DoerrFahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
What We're Reading at Goodreads: September 2015
750 books — 816 voters
A Walk in the Woods by Bill BrysonInto the Wild by Jon KrakauerAssassination Vacation by Sarah VowellWild by Cheryl Strayed
Favorite Travel Books
2,022 books — 3,944 voters

The Help by Kathryn StockettAmerican Gods by Neil GaimanWorld War Z by Max BrooksNeverwhere by Neil GaimanEnder's Game by Orson Scott Card
Full Cast Audio Books
306 books — 114 voters
All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony DoerrThe Silkworm by Robert GalbraithMr. Mercedes by Stephen KingStation Eleven by Emily St. John MandelBig Little Lies by Liane Moriarty
Kirkus Review's Best Fiction Books 2014
61 books — 53 voters

Middlesex by Jeffrey EugenidesThe Shipping News by Annie ProulxA Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy TooleThe Goldfinch by Donna TarttThe Road by Cormac McCarthy
Pulitzer Prize Winners 1948-
65 books — 39 voters
Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
SEPTEMBER 2014 LIBRARY READS
10 books — 22 voters

We Were Liars by E. Lockhart
MAY 2014 LIBRARY READS
11 books — 53 voters
Moby-Dick or, The Whale by Herman MelvilleZen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance by Robert M. PirsigThe Woman in White by Wilkie Collins
Abandoned Books
1,473 books — 1,465 voters

The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil GaimanLet's Explore Diabetes with Owls by David SedarisZ by Therese Anne FowlerNight Film by Marisha PesslTenth of December by George Saunders
Interesting Books of 2013
308 books — 930 voters
The Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat by Edward Kelsey MooreThe Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil GaimanLet's Explore Diabetes with Owls by David SedarisThe Painted Girls by Cathy Marie BuchananZ by Therese Anne Fowler
Best Books of 2013 (Excluding Paranormal Fantasy, Paranormal Romance, Erotica and Contemporary Romance)
84 books — 68 voters

The Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat by Edward Kelsey Moore
Generation X Best Fiction Published in 2013
48 books — 33 voters
Bossypants by Tina FeyThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonThe Stand by Stephen KingHeft by Liz MooreThe Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat by Edward Kelsey Moore
Best Audiobooks
1,565 books — 1,107 voters

A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniThe Help by Kathryn StockettUnbroken by Laura HillenbrandThe Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel BarberyThe Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
Decent ADULT books for ADULT readers
822 books — 328 voters
The Round House by Louise ErdrichGone Girl by Gillian Flynn11/22/63 by Stephen KingThe Painted Girls by Cathy Marie Buchanan
Should I bother reading this?
41 books — 89 voters

A Walk in the Woods by Bill BrysonA Prayer for Owen Meany by John IrvingLamb by Christopher MooreMe Talk Pretty One Day by David SedarisAre You There, Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea by Chelsea Handler
Best Humorous Books
4,328 books — 7,876 voters
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonA Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniThe Help by Kathryn StockettThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon
A List for Those Who Want to Run Screaming at the Mention of Sparkly Vampires, Fifty Shades of Abusive Relationships, or Other Assorted Mass Marketed Crap
1,173 books — 583 voters

Gone Girl by Gillian FlynnThe Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel JoyceThe Round House by Louise ErdrichTell the Wolves I'm Home by Carol Rifka BruntHeft by Liz Moore
Best Books of 2012 (Excluding Paranormal Fantasy and Paranormal Romance)
102 books — 204 voters
Gone Girl by Gillian FlynnThe Snow Child by Eowyn IveyTell the Wolves I'm Home by Carol Rifka BruntThe Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel JoyceBeautiful Ruins by Jess Walter
2013 Tournament of Books Watch List
64 books — 379 voters

1984 by George OrwellThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark HaddonBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyAtonement by Ian McEwanMiddlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides
Favorites from 1001 Books You Should Read Before You Die
503 books — 1,055 voters
Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier1984 by George OrwellThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldWuthering Heights by Emily BrontëLittle Women by Louisa May Alcott
1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die
1,320 books — 5,838 voters

Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth GilbertThe Secret by Rhonda ByrneThe 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. CoveyThe Shack by William Paul Young
Everyone's Read It But Me
800 books — 4,323 voters
Girl in Translation by Jean KwokThe Scent of Rain and Lightning by Nancy PickardRoom by Emma DonoghueMajor Pettigrew's Last Stand by Helen Simonson
Best Books of 2010
1,574 books — 2,471 voters

The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsUnder the Dome by Stephen KingThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsA Prayer for Owen Meany by John IrvingThe Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery
What We've Read So Far In 2010
4,981 books — 1,784 voters
Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa LahiriThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark HaddonThe Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann ShafferThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodEmpire Falls by Richard Russo
Top 100 New Classics
262 books — 417 voters

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann ShafferThe Last Lecture by Randy PauschUnaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa LahiriThe Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein
Best Books of 2008
1,631 books — 6,783 voters
The Help by Kathryn StockettThe Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan BradleyLittle Bee by Chris CleaveCutting for Stone by Abraham VergheseThe Year of the Flood by Margaret Atwood
Best Books of 2009
1,769 books — 6,936 voters

A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniThe Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann ShafferMiddlesex by Jeffrey EugenidesThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,189 books — 28,380 voters