Living Buddha, Living Christ by Thich Nhat Hanh
Best Spiritual Books
1,532 books — 1,379 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
1,376 books — 1,610 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
28 books — 346 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
1,874 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
2,621 books — 4,747 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
2,208 books — 4,713 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
12,086 books — 7,853 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
8,450 books — 8,608 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
7,217 books — 28,368 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
1,212 books — 1,262 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
1,236 books — 646 voters
One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García MárquezThe Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett
Best Books Ever
77,475 books — 289,297 voters