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
7,406 books — 25,585 voters
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,807 books — 49,784 voters

A Time to Kill by John Grisham
Best Books of the Decade: 1980s
2,257 books — 2,434 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
7,686 books — 14,172 voters

The Color of Water by James   McBrideFall on Your Knees by Ann-Marie MacDonald
Best Books of the Decade: 1990s
3,129 books — 3,677 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
700 books — 1,190 voters
The Grapes of Wrath by John SteinbeckOliver Twist by Charles Dickens
Best School Assigned Books
766 books — 2,062 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
894 books — 947 voters
The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
The Most Influential Books
1,479 books — 5,285 voters

A Painted House by John Grisham
Best Books of the 21st Century
9,832 books — 21,957 voters