The Lovely Bones by Alice SeboldMy Sister's Keeper by Jodi PicoultThe Red Tent by Anita DiamantThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodThe Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton
Books That Exceeded Your Expectations
15,409 books — 17,240 voters
Wench by Dolen Perkins-ValdezKindred by Octavia E. ButlerThe Kitchen House by Kathleen GrissomCane River by Lalita TademyRed River by Lalita Tademy
Books about American slavery
410 books — 410 voters

Gone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellThe Thorn Birds by Colleen McCullough
Best Family Sagas
653 books — 696 voters
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Books That Had Me Bawling My Eyes Out
859 books — 1,596 voters

The Help by Kathryn StockettThe Thorn Birds by Colleen McCulloughThe Red Tent by Anita DiamantMy Sister's Keeper by Jodi PicoultThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
Best Women's Fiction Novels
2,141 books — 1,670 voters
The Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniA Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
Best South Asian Fiction
753 books — 1,919 voters

The Storyteller by Jodi Picoult
Best Books Published in 2013
3,586 books — 7,154 voters
Marley and Me by John GroganThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakSnow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa SeeVanishing Acts by Jodi Picoult
Best Books of 2005
874 books — 640 voters

The House at Riverton by Kate MortonWater for Elephants by Sara GruenThe Tenth Circle by Jodi Picoult
Best Books of 2006
985 books — 748 voters
A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniNineteen Minutes by Jodi PicoultStill Alice by Lisa GenovaThe Shack by William Paul Young
Best Books of 2007
1,115 books — 991 voters

The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth SteinChange of Heart by Jodi PicoultMudbound by Hillary JordanThe Heretic's Daughter by Kathleen Kent
Best Books of 2008
1,642 books — 6,772 voters
The Help by Kathryn StockettShanghai Girls by Lisa SeeThe Last Song by Nicholas SparksHalf Broke Horses by Jeannette Walls
Best Books of 2009
1,764 books — 6,927 voters

A Dog's Purpose by W. Bruce CameronThe Kitchen House by Kathleen GrissomHouse Rules by Jodi PicoultWinter Garden by Kristin HannahStill Missing by Chevy Stevens
Best Books of 2010
1,576 books — 2,471 voters
Lone Wolf by Jodi Picoult
Best Books of 2012
3,522 books — 9,189 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellMemoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
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Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenMy Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult
A Good Book To Take Me Away
622 books — 127 voters

The Help by Kathryn StockettThe Kitchen House by Kathleen GrissomThe Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth SteinThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakWench by Dolen Perkins-Valdez
Predict Oprah's Next Book Club Book!
140 books — 461 voters
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Couldn't Put The Book Down
17,381 books — 17,481 voters

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Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenMy Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult
The Book Was Better Than the Movie
1,578 books — 18,686 voters

Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden
Jezebel's Books All Women Should Read
784 books — 1,401 voters