Lord of the Flies by William GoldingThe Cider House Rules by John IrvingTuesdays with Morrie by Mitch AlbomStill Life with Woodpecker by Tom Robbins
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Not So Happily-Ever-After
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The Fault in Our Stars by John  GreenA Walk to Remember by Nicholas SparksThe Lovely Bones by Alice SeboldP.S. I Love You by Cecelia AhernTuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom
Books That Had Me Bawling My Eyes Out
859 books — 1,595 voters
Gone Girl by Gillian FlynnThe Goldfinch by Donna TarttEleanor & Park by Rainbow RowellAnd the Mountains Echoed by Khaled HosseiniThe Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman
Best Books of the Decade: 2010s
7,720 books — 14,354 voters

The Shining Girls by Lauren BeukesThe Universe Versus Alex Woods by Gavin Extence
Man Booker Prize Eligible 2013
176 books — 322 voters
Gone Girl by Gillian FlynnWater for Elephants by Sara Gruen
Best Beach Reads 2013
2,206 books — 4,188 voters

The Universe Versus Alex Woods by Gavin Extence
Desmond Elliott Prize Longlist 2013
10 books — 23 voters
Gone Girl by Gillian FlynnAttachments by Rainbow Rowell
Millennial Reads
72 books — 36 voters

Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
Best Books of 2012
3,517 books — 9,187 voters
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Best Books Ever
78,138 books — 291,400 voters

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingWater for Elephants by Sara GruenThe Help by Kathryn StockettOne Day by David NichollsDead and Gone by Charlaine Harris
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,216 books — 28,372 voters
Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. James
All Time Favorite Romance Novels
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingThe Lovely Bones by Alice SeboldThe Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John BoyneWuthering Heights by Emily BrontëOne Day by David Nicholls
Books That Made You Cry
1,606 books — 3,291 voters