The White Princess by Philippa GregoryThe Summer Queen by Elizabeth ChadwickThe Forgotten Queen by D.L. BogdanRoses Have Thorns by Sandra ByrdThe Last Runaway by Tracy Chevalier
Historical Fiction 2013
385 books — 2,104 voters
Fast Times in Palestine by Pamela J. Olson
Spring/Summer Reads 2013
30 books — 43 voters

Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. JamesHeart of Darkness by Joseph ConradFifty Shades Darker by E.L. JamesPerfume by Patrick SüskindThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
The Worst Books of All Time
8,112 books — 19,875 voters

Jane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëWuthering Heights by Emily BrontëAnimal Farm by George OrwellSense and Sensibility by Jane AustenThe Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis
Best Books with Rural Settings
1,136 books — 1,016 voters

Reading Lolita in Tehran by Azar NafisiRooftops of Tehran by Mahbod SerajiThe Book of Love by Jalal ad-Din Muhammad ar-RumiThe Septembers of Shiraz by Dalia SoferThe Essential Rumi by Coleman Barks
Iran and Iraq, Ancient and Modern
480 books — 194 voters

The Bookseller of Kabul by Åsne SeierstadJerusalem 1913 by Amy Dockser Marcus
Books by Journalists
438 books — 105 voters
Reading Lolita in Tehran by Azar NafisiThe Bookseller of Kabul by Åsne SeierstadOrientalism by Edward W. SaidThe Prophet by Kahlil Gibran
Best Middle East Nonfiction
535 books — 373 voters

Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenThe Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettThe Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa GregoryGirl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy ChevalierThe Queen's Fool by Philippa Gregory
Best Historical Fiction
7,359 books — 25,540 voters

Allegiant by Veronica RothThe White Princess by Philippa Gregory
Can't Wait Books of 2013
2,492 books — 11,694 voters
Pippi Longstocking by Astrid LindgrenSophie’s World by Jostein GaarderRonia, the Robber's Daughter by Astrid LindgrenThe Brothers Lionheart by Astrid Lindgren
Best Scandinavian and Nordic Literature
1,210 books — 1,245 voters

One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García MárquezA Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniExtremely Loud & Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran FoerEverything is Illuminated by Jonathan Safran FoerFor Whom the Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemingway
Most Poetic Book Titles
2,064 books — 891 voters

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingA Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinThe Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. LewisThe Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John BoynePride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Books you HAVE to read!
279 books — 96 voters
The Second Sex by Simone de BeauvoirJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëThe Color Purple by Alice WalkerGender Trouble by Judith ButlerOrlando by Virginia Woolf
Best Feminist Books
2,504 books — 3,511 voters

Animal Farm by George OrwellWuthering Heights by Emily BrontëPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenJane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
Best Books Ever
75,995 books — 282,159 voters
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. DickThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark HaddonThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsA Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniExtremely Loud & Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer
Best Book Titles
11,376 books — 7,761 voters

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland & Through The Looking-Glass by Lewis CarrollSense and Sensibility by Jane AustenJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëWuthering Heights by Emily BrontëCranford by Elizabeth Gaskell
Wordsworth Editions
175 books — 49 voters
The Discovery of Heaven by Harry MulischHet huis van de moskee by Kader Abdolah
The best Dutch literature
440 books — 391 voters

Reading Lolita in Tehran by Azar NafisiReconciliation by Benazir BhuttoCity of Veils by Zoë FerrarisKingdom of Strangers by Zoë FerrarisDaughter of the East by Benazir Bhutto
Muslim Girls on the Cover
268 books — 141 voters

The Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark HaddonExtremely Loud & Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran FoerThe Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa GregorySarah's Key by Tatiana de Rosnay
Best Books of the 21st Century
9,841 books — 21,936 voters
Oliver Twist by Charles DickensMansfield Park by Jane AustenThe Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne BrontëEmma by Jane AustenWar and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
Want To Read Classics
101 books — 29 voters


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