Winter's Tale by Mark HelprinXVI by Julia Karr
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
3,691 books — 25,898 voters
1984 by George OrwellBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodThe Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Dystopia!
1,217 books — 2,761 voters

The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonAngels & Demons by Dan    Brown
Best Crime & Mystery Books
7,285 books — 15,422 voters
The Far Pavilions by M.M. KayeThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerSacajawea by Anna Lee WaldoGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling
Thickest Books Ever
890 books — 2,492 voters

Gone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellThe Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Best Historical Fiction
7,276 books — 25,448 voters
The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Last Lecture by Randy PauschThe Battle of the Labyrinth by Rick RiordanChange of Heart by Jodi Picoult
Best Books of 2008
1,632 books — 6,785 voters

Ender’s Game by Orson Scott CardFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleStranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. HeinleinThe Giver by Lois Lowry
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,267 books — 24,516 voters
The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellThe Lorax by Dr. SeussCharlotte’s Web by E.B. White
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,794 books — 49,750 voters

Gone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellThe Giving Tree by Shel SilversteinThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerAlice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll
Best Books Ever
75,198 books — 279,177 voters
The Giver by Lois LowryThe Lost Symbol by Dan    BrownEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyChicken Soup for the Soul by Jack Canfield
The Worst Books of All Time
8,085 books — 19,865 voters