The Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Help by Kathryn StockettWater for Elephants by Sara GruenThe Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
Best Books of the 21st Century
9,832 books — 21,953 voters
The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern11/22/63 by Stephen  KingOutlander by Diana GabaldonA Discovery of Witches by Deborah HarknessMemoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden
2012: What the Over 35s Have Read So Far
3,300 books — 728 voters

The Host by Stephenie MeyerUnder the Dome by Stephen  KingThe Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienWorld Without End by Ken Follett
Thickest Books Ever
889 books — 2,489 voters
The Help by Kathryn StockettWater for Elephants by Sara GruenThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsMemoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenThe Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver
Best for Book Clubs
14,622 books — 18,456 voters

Summertime by J.M. Coetzee
The Long and Winding Road
115 books — 44 voters
Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenThe Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa Gregory
Best Books About Mistresses
448 books — 728 voters

Pope Joan by Donna Woolfolk CrossThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardThe Shack by William Paul YoungEat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert
Books That Exceeded Your Expectations
14,772 books — 16,467 voters
Dead Reckoning by Charlaine HarrisDelirium by Lauren OliverAcross the Universe by Beth RevisEntwined by Heather Dixon WallworkWither by Lauren DeStefano
Can't Wait Books For 2011
1,240 books — 6,628 voters

The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonAngels & Demons by Dan    BrownThe Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
Best Crime & Mystery Books
7,316 books — 15,556 voters
The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg LarssonThe Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
What We've Read So Far In 2011
5,350 books — 1,364 voters

The Shack by William Paul YoungA Child Called "It" by Dave PelzerFlowers for Algernon by Daniel KeyesThe Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams BiancoSwan Song by Robert McCammon
Books that made you cry. =’(
339 books — 348 voters
What To Read Next
20,287 books — 24,167 voters

The Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettOutlander by Diana GabaldonThe Historian by Elizabeth Kostova
Big Fat Books Worth the Effort
1,874 books — 6,997 voters
Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth GilbertInto Thin Air by Jon KrakauerInto the Wild by Jon Krakauer
Best Traveling Vicariously
2,122 books — 1,849 voters

The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson BurnettThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Host by Stephenie Meyer
Best Young Adult Books
13,096 books — 80,177 voters
Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth GilbertOutlander by Diana GabaldonThe Host by Stephenie MeyerThe Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa GregoryGarden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen
Chick Lit for the Beach
1,386 books — 1,785 voters

Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenThe Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson BurnettDune by Frank HerbertThe Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett
Best Books Ever
76,167 books — 283,190 voters
Anthem by Ayn RandLife As We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
3,751 books — 25,988 voters

Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenHate List by Jennifer  BrownEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardWhere the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein
What Should I Read Next?
82 books — 98 voters
The Host by Stephenie MeyerThe Da Vinci Code by Dan    BrownDead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris
Couldn't Put The Book Down
16,832 books — 16,625 voters

The Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettMemoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenThe Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa GregoryThe Historian by Elizabeth Kostova
Best Historical Fiction
7,406 books — 25,585 voters