The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
Best Stand-Alone Books
819 books — 855 voters
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. RowlingThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,216 books — 28,372 voters

Wonder by R.J. PalacioLone Wolf by Jodi PicoultThe Rosie Project by Graeme SimsionThe Storyteller by Jodi PicoultSing You Home by Jodi Picoult
Best Books of the Decade: 2010s
7,720 books — 14,348 voters
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
32,505 books — 123,705 voters