Living Buddha, Living Christ by Thich Nhat Hanh
Best Spiritual Books
1,474 books — 1,322 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
1,339 books — 1,566 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 — 342 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
1,868 books — 7,001 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
2,537 books — 4,564 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
2,002 books — 4,474 voters
The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónAngle of Repose by Wallace StegnerThe Dante Club by Matthew Pearl
Books about Books
1,383 books — 1,518 voters

The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett
Unforgettables
11,566 books — 7,215 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
8,357 books — 8,267 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
7,202 books — 28,367 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
1,208 books — 1,255 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
1,229 books — 642 voters
One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García MárquezThe Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett
Best Books Ever
75,398 books — 280,002 voters