Gone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellMemoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenAlice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis CarrollThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar WildeThe Help by Kathryn Stockett
Best Books Ever
76,552 books — 284,772 voters
Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellA Tale of Two Cities by Charles DickensThe Color Purple by Alice WalkerFried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie Flagg
Best Historical Fiction
7,439 books — 25,619 voters

Twilight by Stephenie MeyerThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen ChboskyThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien
Best Young Adult Books
13,114 books — 80,185 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
Cult Classics
1,568 books — 2,119 voters

And Then There Were None by Agatha ChristieThe Da Vinci Code by Dan    BrownThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Best Action-Adventure Novels
2,535 books — 2,714 voters
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Grapes of Wrath by John SteinbeckGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellEast of Eden by John Steinbeck
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,899 books — 49,787 voters

Feta Attraction by Susannah HardyAunt Dimity and the Summer King by Nancy AthertonThe Deep End by Julie MulhernMagic and Macaroons by Bailey CatesThis Old Homicide by Kate Carlisle
2015 Cozy Mystery New Releases
267 books — 231 voters
A Walk in the Woods by Bill BrysonInto the Wild by Jon KrakauerUnder the Tuscan Sun by Frances MayesNotes from a Small Island by Bill BrysonWild by Cheryl Strayed
Favorite Travel Books
2,026 books — 3,940 voters

Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha ChristieAnd Then There Were None by Agatha ChristieThe Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan DoyleOne for the Money by Janet EvanovichThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
Best Detective/Mystery Series
2,213 books — 2,303 voters
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonThe Da Vinci Code by Dan    BrownThe Book of Lost Things by John ConnollySeven Up by Janet EvanovichChocolate Chip Cookie Murder by Joanne Fluke
Best Mysteries from the 2000s
198 books — 130 voters

Murder With Peacocks by Donna AndrewsThe No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall SmithThe Alienist by Caleb CarrFor the Sake of Elena by Elizabeth  GeorgeThe Pelican Brief by John Grisham
Best Mysteries from the 1990s
352 books — 117 voters
The Fault in Our Stars by John GreenThe Help by Kathryn StockettTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeGone Girl by Gillian FlynnThe Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Smart Summer Reads
12,851 books — 10,756 voters

Rodin's Lover by Heather  WebbA Desperate Fortune by Susanna KearsleyMademoiselle Chanel by C.W. GortnerThe Witch of Painted Sorrows by M.J. RoseThe Last Queen of India by Michelle    Moran
Historical Fiction 2015
400 books — 2,094 voters
Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim by David SedarisDry by Augusten BurroughsThe Essential Calvin and Hobbes by Bill WattersonThe Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar WildePride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Witty/Funny Couples
582 books — 670 voters

The Ultimate Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsA Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy TooleBossypants by Tina FeyThe Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde
Best Humor Writing
841 books — 891 voters
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingMockingjay by Suzanne CollinsThe Sea of Monsters by Rick RiordanThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Fault in Our Stars by John Green
All The Great Guys Books Have To Offer
422 books — 346 voters

The Color Purple by Alice WalkerMaurice by E.M. ForsterBrokeback Mountain by Annie ProulxThe Hours by Michael CunninghamRunning with Scissors by Augusten Burroughs
Best LGBTQIA literature
1,773 books — 2,171 voters
L'Immortalite by T.R. HeinanA Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy TooleThe Haunted History of New Orleans by James CaskeyChasing the Devil's Tail by David FulmerThe Awakening by Kate Chopin
Best Books Based in New Orleans
33 books — 45 voters

Dry by Augusten BurroughsMe Talk Pretty One Day by David SedarisDress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim by David SedarisThe Hell You Say by Josh LanyonBrokeback Mountain by Annie Proulx
Favorite Gay Couples
3,725 books — 4,172 voters
Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim by David SedarisDry by Augusten BurroughsRunning with Scissors by Augusten BurroughsThe Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar WildeMe Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris
I Honestly LOL'd
891 books — 1,185 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark HaddonAnd Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
All-Time Awesome Books
12,034 books — 7,756 voters
A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy TooleThe Princess Bride by William GoldmanThree Men in a Boat by Jerome K. JeromeThank You, Jeeves by P.G. WodehouseThe Code of the Woosters by P.G. Wodehouse
Funniest Novels of All Time
1,418 books — 2,336 voters

The Wit and Wisdom of Lewis Grizzard by Lewis Grizzard
Great Books Not Many Readers Know About
1,716 books — 1,039 voters
Me Talk Pretty One Day by David SedarisDress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim by David SedarisDry by Augusten BurroughsRunning with Scissors by Augusten BurroughsNaked by David Sedaris
Best LGBT Humor
464 books — 487 voters


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