To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
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99 books — 272 voters
The Friend by Sigrid Nunez
National Book Award Winners
241 books — 206 voters

Ordinary People by Judith Guest
Death of a Child in Fiction
56 books — 19 voters
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. Rowling
One Million Ratings!
236 books — 1,070 voters

Damage by Josephine Hart
All-Consuming “Love”
41 books — 11 voters

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling
Over 500 pages
416 books — 110 voters
Mockingjay by Suzanne CollinsUnbroken by Laura Hillenbrand
Best Books of 2010
1,575 books — 2,472 voters

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingThe Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,187 books — 28,370 voters

All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony DoerrThe Night Circus by Erin MorgensternThe Goldfinch by Donna TarttA Monster Calls by Patrick NessThe Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker
Best Books of the Decade: 2010s
7,701 books — 14,262 voters
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. SchwabThe Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne CollinsTomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle ZevinHamnet by Maggie O'Farrell
Best Books of the Decade: 2020's
2,950 books — 5,468 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerMemoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden
Best Bildungsroman book
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Saoirse by Charleen Hurtubise
Irish Interest 2026
72 books — 5 voters

Vigil by George Saunders
Booker Prize Eligible 2026
158 books — 63 voters
Baba Dunja's Last Love by Alina BronskyTruly Madly Guilty by Liane MoriartyThe Woman in Cabin 10 by Ruth WareWinter in Sokcho by Elisa Shua Dusapin
Anticipated 2016 Literary Fiction
329 books — 700 voters

Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail HoneymanBeartown by Fredrik BackmanMy Not So Perfect Life by Sophie KinsellaThe Good Daughter by Karin SlaughterClose Enough to Touch by Colleen Oakley
Anticipated / Best 2017 Literary Fiction
177 books — 140 voters
Rust & Stardust by T. GreenwoodThe Mermaid and Mrs. Hancock by Imogen Hermes GowarStill Me by Jojo MoyesOne Day in December by Josie SilverUs Against You by Fredrik Backman
Anticipated 2018 Literary Fiction
225 books — 198 voters

The Twilight Zone by Nona Fernández
Anticipated 2021 Literary Fiction
447 books — 588 voters
The Testaments by Margaret AtwoodThe Mad Women's Ball by Victoria MasBreasts and Eggs by Mieko KawakamiMy Lovely Wife by Samantha  DowningThe Lost Man by Jane Harper
Anticipated 2019 Literary Fiction
221 books — 331 voters

The Force of Such Beauty by Barbara BourlandHeaven by Mieko KawakamiThe Half Life of Valery K by Natasha PulleyWinterland by Rae Meadows
Anticipated 2022 Literary Fiction
417 books — 389 voters
Piglet by Lottie HazellI Hope This Finds You Well by Natalie SueEveryone I Know is Dying by Emily SlapperVladivostok Circus by Elisa Shua DusapinSet for Life by Andrew Ewell
Anticipated 2024 Literary Fiction
316 books — 103 voters

Barbara Isn't Dying by Alina BronskyWestern Lane by Chetna MarooTalking at Night by Claire Daverley
Anticipated 2023 Literary Fiction
368 books — 208 voters
Fresh Water for Flowers by Valérie PerrinWhat I'd Rather Not Think About by Jente PosthumaYou Exist Too Much by Zaina ArafatThe Pull of the Stars by Emma DonoghueThe Four Winds by Kristin Hannah
Anticipated 2020 Literary Fiction
593 books — 1,248 voters

Notes on Infinity by Austin   TaylorSad Tiger by Neige SinnoClementine Crane Prefers Not To by Kristin Bair O'KeeffeThe Favorites by Layne FargoI See You've Called in Dead by John Kenney
Anticipated Literary Fiction 2025
329 books — 128 voters