The Motherfucker With the Hat by Stephen Adly Guirgis
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204 books — 151 voters
Smiley's People by John le Carré
Best Books of the Decade: 1970s
1,949 books — 1,886 voters

Bring Up the Bodies by Hilary Mantel
Best Books of the Decade: 2010s
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The Berlin Stories by Christopher IsherwoodLove! Valour! Compassion! by Terrence McNallyCat on a Hot Tin Roof by Tennessee WilliamsRag and Bone by Michael NavaGoodbye to Berlin by Christopher Isherwood
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2,702 books — 3,914 voters

Smiley's People by John le CarréThe Unlikely Spy by Daniel Silva
Thrillers
4,906 books — 6,365 voters
Apple of My Eye by Helene HanffThe Extra Man by Jonathan AmesMe and Orson Welles by Robert KaplowThe Boys in the Band by Mart CrowleyThe Normal Heart by Larry Kramer
Tales of New York City
1,728 books — 1,305 voters

Lush Life by David HajduStephen Sondheim by Meryle SecrestCole Porter by William McBrienThe Night and the Music by Deborah Grace Winer
Best Music Books
419 books — 196 voters

Absolute Friends by John le Carré
Best Spy Novels
1,413 books — 2,529 voters
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark TwainA Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
32,552 books — 123,933 voters