Living Buddha, Living Christ by Thich Nhat Hanh
Best Spiritual Books
1,509 books — 1,342 voters

London by Edward RutherfurdThe Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettWorld Without End by Ken FollettSarum by Edward RutherfurdAtonement by Ian McEwan
Best Historical Fiction Set in UK and Ireland
1,360 books — 1,592 voters
The Cider House Rules by John IrvingThe World According to Garp by John IrvingA Prayer for Owen Meany by John IrvingThe Hotel New Hampshire by John Irving
Best of John Irving
27 books — 345 voters

The Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettA Prayer for Owen Meany by John IrvingWorld Without End by Ken FollettThe Alienist by Caleb Carr
Big Fat Books Worth the Effort
1,873 books — 6,997 voters
The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónThe Alienist by Caleb CarrThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonThe Lighthouse by P.D. JamesThe Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest by Stieg Larsson
Best Literary Mysteries
2,570 books — 4,649 voters

The Alienist by Caleb CarrThe Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónThe Angel of Darkness by Caleb CarrThe Meaning of Night by Michael Cox
Best Historical Mystery
2,099 books — 4,554 voters
The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónAngle of Repose by Wallace StegnerThe Dante Club by Matthew Pearl
Books about Books
1,385 books — 1,519 voters

The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett
Unforgettables
11,895 books — 7,632 voters
The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónOne Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García MárquezAngle of Repose by Wallace StegnerThe World According to Garp by John IrvingBel Canto by Ann Patchett
Stories For Book Lovers
8,362 books — 8,480 voters

The Story of Edgar Sawtelle by David WroblewskiWorld Without End by Ken FollettAtonement by Ian McEwanMiddlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,188 books — 28,373 voters
A Taste for Death by P.D. JamesA Great Deliverance by Elizabeth  GeorgeCover Her Face by P.D. JamesWell-Schooled in Murder by Elizabeth  GeorgeDevices and Desires by P.D. James
The Best British Crime/Mystery Fiction
1,209 books — 1,256 voters

Saturday by Ian McEwanLondon by Edward RutherfurdAtonement by Ian McEwanThe Meaning of Night by Michael CoxA Taste for Death by P.D. James
London Calling
1,234 books — 645 voters
One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García MárquezThe Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett
Best Books Ever
76,831 books — 285,871 voters