They Came Like Swallows by William Maxwell
1918 Flu Pandemic
98 books — 65 voters

Skim by Mariko Tamaki
Comics & Graphic Novels by Women
1,494 books — 1,365 voters
Fun Home by Alison BechdelAnya's Ghost by Vera Brosgol
Best Graphic Novels
3,454 books — 6,777 voters

Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenNorthanger Abbey by Jane Austen
Best Jane Austen Novels
20 books — 479 voters
The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondō
Minimalism
85 books — 69 voters

The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey EugenidesRoom by Emma DonoghueThe Bell Jar by Sylvia PlathConfessions of an Ugly Stepsister by Gregory MaguireWater for Elephants by Sara Gruen
Best Quirky Dark Novels
133 books — 175 voters

Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom RiggsThe Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel BarberyI Was Told There'd Be Cake by Sloane CrosleyThe Lovely Bones by Alice SeboldThe Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde
I Picked It Up Because of the Title
7,931 books — 2,081 voters

The Devil Wears Prada by Lauren WeisbergerFight Club by Chuck PalahniukBridget Jones’s Diary by Helen FieldingAtonement by Ian McEwanThe Hours by Michael Cunningham
The MOVIE was BETTER than the BOOK
1,134 books — 10,099 voters
Wuthering Heights by Emily BrontëGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellThe Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa GregoryGirl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier
Literary Love Triangles (Non-YA)
534 books — 1,888 voters

Prep by Curtis Sittenfeld
Top 100 New Classics
262 books — 417 voters
Prep by Curtis Sittenfeld
Boarding School Stories
969 books — 1,142 voters

Freakonomics by Steven D. Levitt
Must Read Non-Fiction
5,293 books — 4,512 voters
I Am America by Stephen ColbertMe Talk Pretty One Day by David SedarisHow to Lose Friends and Alienate People by Toby YoungThe Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann ShafferThe Baby Jesus Butt Plug by Carlton Mellick III
Best Book Titles
11,935 books — 8,234 voters

Me Talk Pretty One Day by David SedarisParis Stories by Mavis GallantThe Paris Wife by Paula McLainThe Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel BarberyA Moveable Feast by Ernest Hemingway
Best Paris Stories
105 books — 168 voters
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
Best Young Adult Books
13,164 books — 80,255 voters

Le Divorce by Diane Johnson
Best Books Set in Paris
304 books — 207 voters
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark HaddonExtremely Loud & Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran FoerMe Talk Pretty One Day by David SedarisThe Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann ShafferFreakonomics by Steven D. Levitt
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,187 books — 28,366 voters

The Gift of the Magi by O. HenryLittle Women by Louisa May AlcottThe Night Before Christmas by Clement Clarke MooreA Christmas Carol by Charles DickensHow the Grinch Stole Christmas! by Dr. Seuss
Favorite Christmas Books
1,516 books — 1,557 voters

The Hours by Michael Cunningham
Best Book to Screen Interpretation
579 books — 480 voters
Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister by Gregory Maguire
The Best Fairytales and Retellings
2,813 books — 9,156 voters

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann ShafferUnaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri
Best Books of 2008
1,643 books — 6,774 voters