Rebecca by Daphne du MaurierTuck Everlasting by Natalie BabbittThe Bridges of Madison County by Robert James WallerI Capture the Castle by Dodie SmithA Town Like Alice by Nevil Shute
Best Love Stories
5,179 books — 9,640 voters
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Best Books Set in Appalachia
795 books — 840 voters

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76,581 books — 284,836 voters
A Walk in the Woods by Bill BrysonBridget Jones’s Diary by Helen FieldingI'm a Stranger Here Myself by Bill BrysonThe Essential Calvin and Hobbes by Bill WattersonThe World According to Garp by John Irving
Best Humorous Books
4,339 books — 7,946 voters