Tracks by Robyn Davidson
Best Books Set in Australia
1,068 books — 587 voters
Life of Pi by Yann MartelLincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders
Top Picks of the Past 10 Years
202 books — 28 voters

The Inheritance of Loss by Kiran DesaiThe Space Between Us by Thrity Umrigar
Best Indian Fiction Books
914 books — 2,422 voters
A Fine Balance by Rohinton MistrySiddhartha by Hermann HesseThe Inheritance of Loss by Kiran DesaiThe Far Pavilions by M.M. Kaye
India
1,013 books — 862 voters

Z by Therese Anne FowlerA Tale for the Time Being by Ruth OzekiThe Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum
Books for the ENFP
87 books — 28 voters
Angela’s Ashes by Frank McCourt
Best Irish Literature
632 books — 720 voters

The Underground Railroad by Colson WhiteheadLincoln in the Bardo by George SaundersSing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Ward
Man Booker Prize Eligible 2017
178 books — 240 voters
The Overstory by Richard PowersSing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn WardThere There by Tommy Orange
Man Booker Prize Eligible 2018
158 books — 237 voters

Lincoln in the Bardo by George SaundersThe Inheritance of Loss by Kiran DesaiLife of Pi by Yann Martel
Booker Prize Winners
61 books — 1,986 voters
A Thread of Grace by Mary Doria Russell
Favourite WW2 Books Set in Italy
98 books — 114 voters

A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor TowlesLilac Girls by Martha Hall KellyThe Last Van Gogh by Alyson RichmanThe Trouble with Goats and Sheep by Joanna  CannonThe Almost Sisters by Joshilyn Jackson
Tailfeather Book Covers
37 books — 5 voters

The Botany of Desire by Michael Pollan
Interesting and Readable Nonfiction
4,048 books — 2,052 voters
The Botany of Desire by Michael Pollan
Food-Related Non-Fiction
1,227 books — 1,634 voters

The Good Girl's Guide to Getting Lost by Rachel Friedman
Best Traveling Vicariously
2,123 books — 1,850 voters
The Faraway Nearby by Rebecca SolnitAll Creatures Great and Small by James HerriotWest with the Night by Beryl MarkhamA Walk in the Woods by Bill BrysonMy Family and Other Animals by Gerald Durrell
Best Memoir / Biography / Autobiography
5,834 books — 6,362 voters

A Piece of the World by Christina Baker KlineA Tale for the Time Being by Ruth OzekiThe Lady and the Unicorn by Tracy ChevalierThe Goldfinch by Donna TarttThe Passion of Artemisia by Susan Vreeland
Art & Artists in Fiction
944 books — 1,105 voters
House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski
Most Difficult Novels
589 books — 2,043 voters

The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker
Tales of New York City
1,516 books — 1,223 voters
Nickel and Dimed by Barbara Ehrenreich
Jezebel's Books All Women Should Read
772 books — 1,400 voters

A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth OzekiThe Inheritance of Loss by Kiran DesaiLincoln in the Bardo by George SaundersThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakNickel and Dimed by Barbara Ehrenreich
Best Books of the 21st Century
9,828 books — 21,987 voters

Heart Mountain by Gretel EhrlichA Thread of Grace by Mary Doria RussellSuite Française by Irène NémirovskyThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakCatch-22 by Joseph Heller
World War II Fiction
1,397 books — 2,028 voters
Flowers in the Attic by V.C. Andrews
The Worst Books of All Time
8,094 books — 19,875 voters

Skeletons at the Feast by Chris BohjalianA Thread of Grace by Mary Doria RussellGone to Soldiers by Marge Piercy
WWII Historic Fiction
1,459 books — 1,536 voters
The Heretic's Daughter by Kathleen KentThe Widow of the South by Robert HicksSkeletons at the Feast by Chris BohjalianWomen of the Silk by Gail TsukiyamaThe Chaperone by Laura Moriarty
Best Historical Fiction
7,427 books — 25,604 voters

The Kitchen House by Kathleen GrissomThe Invention of Wings by Sue Monk KiddThe Secret Life of Mary Bowser by Lois Leveen
Books about American slavery
404 books — 403 voters
Atonement by Ian McEwan
Cult Classics
1,568 books — 2,119 voters

Gone to Soldiers by Marge PiercyThe House on Mango Street by Sandra CisnerosThe Prophet by Kahlil GibranThe Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
My 10 Favorites to Reread
15 books — 3 voters


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