Winter's Tale by Mark HelprinXVI by Julia Karr
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
4,009 books — 26,675 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!
1,232 books — 2,798 voters

The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonAngels & Demons by Dan    Brown
Best Crime & Mystery Books
7,466 books — 16,260 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
891 books — 2,488 voters

Gone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellThe Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Best Historical Fiction
7,958 books — 26,485 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
1,644 books — 6,770 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
8,751 books — 25,709 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
7,877 books — 49,835 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
78,486 books — 292,506 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
8,121 books — 19,898 voters