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Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,764 books — 25,712 voters

The Illustrated Man by Ray BradburySmoke and Mirrors by Neil Gaiman
Collections of Short Stories
2,931 books — 2,071 voters
The Story of Jane by Laura KaplanStraight by Hanne Blank
Women's History Written by Women
982 books — 196 voters

Naked by David SedarisMe Talk Pretty One Day by David SedarisDress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim by David SedarisBarrel Fever by David Sedaris
Best LGBT Humor
474 books — 496 voters
And the Band Played On by Randy ShiltsThe Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael ChabonMiddlesex by Jeffrey EugenidesAt Swim, Two Boys by Jamie O'NeillMe Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris
Best LGBTQIA literature
1,929 books — 2,214 voters

Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,874 books — 49,842 voters
And the Band Played On by Randy ShiltsThe Devil in the White City by Erik LarsonUnder the Banner of Heaven by Jon KrakauerThe Selfish Gene by Richard DawkinsFreakonomics by Steven D. Levitt
Best Non-Fiction (no biographies)
6,270 books — 8,165 voters

The Ancestor's Tale by Richard DawkinsThe Ghost Map by Steven Johnson
Interesting and Readable Nonfiction
4,520 books — 3,057 voters
At Swim, Two Boys by Jamie O'Neill
Most Depressing Book of All Time
1,229 books — 3,949 voters

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Best Humorous Books
4,444 books — 8,239 voters

American Gods by Neil GaimanGood Omens by Terry PratchettThe God Delusion by Richard DawkinsLamb by Christopher MooreChoke by Chuck Palahniuk
Books I Am Going to Hell For Reading
378 books — 415 voters
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsGood Omens by Terry PratchettLamb by Christopher MoorePossible Side Effects by Augusten BurroughsLullaby by Chuck Palahniuk
Books that Make you Laugh
3,538 books — 5,224 voters

Good Omens by Terry PratchettAmerican Gods by Neil GaimanLullaby by Chuck PalahniukLamb by Christopher MooreAnansi Boys by Neil Gaiman
Best Dark Humor
742 books — 1,656 voters
Lullaby by Chuck Palahniuk
Best Chuck Palahniuk Books
26 books — 384 voters

Middlesex by Jeffrey EugenidesAmerican Gods by Neil GaimanEverything is Illuminated by Jonathan Safran FoerThe Corrections by Jonathan FranzenThe Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
Best Books of the 21st Century
9,839 books — 22,439 voters
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsThe Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettMiddlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides
Best Books Ever
78,676 books — 293,199 voters

The Ultimate Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsDirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency by Douglas AdamsEverything is Illuminated by Jonathan Safran Foer
Best Humor Writing
871 books — 981 voters