The Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Thorn Birds by Colleen McCulloughThe Clan of the Cave Bear by Jean M. AuelWorld Without End by Ken Follett
Best Historical Fiction
7,529 books — 25,736 voters
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. Rowling
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,886 books — 49,785 voters

A Time to Kill by John Grisham
Best Books of the Decade: 1980s
2,259 books — 2,432 voters
The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel JoyceMiss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom RiggsFall of Giants by Ken FollettWinter of the World by Ken FollettA Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman
Best Books of the Decade: 2010s
7,701 books — 14,259 voters

The Color of Water by James   McBrideFall on Your Knees by Ann-Marie MacDonald
Best Books of the Decade: 1990s
3,140 books — 3,678 voters
The Help by Kathryn StockettThe Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Favourite Books Of The Last Decade
395 books — 145 voters

Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood by Rebecca WellsThe Help by Kathryn StockettAnne of Green Gables by L.M. MontgomeryLittle Women by Louisa May Alcott
Best Adult Female Friendship Books
704 books — 1,190 voters
The Grapes of Wrath by John SteinbeckOliver Twist by Charles Dickens
Best School Assigned Books
765 books — 2,059 voters

The Giving Tree by Shel SilversteinThe Glass Castle by Jeannette WallsSarah's Key by Tatiana de RosnayThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
Most emotional books
896 books — 949 voters
The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
The Most Influential Books
1,462 books — 5,288 voters

A Painted House by John Grisham
Best Books of the 21st Century
9,848 books — 22,133 voters