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A Dog's Purpose by W. Bruce CameronMarley and Me by John GroganThe Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth SteinOne Good Dog by Susan Wilson
Great "Dog" Books
1,354 books — 2,005 voters
Atonement by Ian McEwanThe Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel BarberyA Fine Balance by Rohinton MistryBirdsong by Sebastian FaulksThe Twins by Tessa de Loo
1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die
1,327 books — 5,889 voters

I Am Pilgrim by Terry HayesAnd Then There Were None by Agatha ChristieA Time to Kill by John GrishamThe Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest by Stieg Larsson
Thrillers
4,982 books — 6,520 voters
A Fine Balance by Rohinton MistryThe Namesake by Jhumpa LahiriQ & A by Vikas SwarupCutting for Stone by Abraham VergheseUnaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri
Best Indian Fiction Books
937 books — 2,463 voters

The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara KingsolverAtonement by Ian McEwan
What To Read Next
21,104 books — 24,312 voters
The Help by Kathryn StockettWater for Elephants by Sara GruenThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniThe Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver
4 and 5 Star Books
258 books — 140 voters

Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese
Your Top 5 Reads in 2013
1,297 books — 1,092 voters
The Help by Kathryn Stockett
Best Books of 2009
1,771 books — 6,926 voters

Anne of Green Gables by L.M. MontgomeryAnne of Avonlea by L.M. MontgomeryAnne of the Island by L.M. MontgomeryAnne's House of Dreams by L.M. MontgomeryAnne of Windy Poplars by L.M. Montgomery
Best Canadian Literature
2,343 books — 1,156 voters
Fever by Mary Beth Keane
Historical Fiction 2013
423 books — 2,172 voters

A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniBirdsong by Sebastian FaulksSuzanne's Diary for Nicholas by James Patterson
Best Books Ever
78,959 books — 294,026 voters
A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniThe Help by Kathryn StockettThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerThe Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd
Best for Book Clubs
15,477 books — 19,956 voters

A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniA Fine Balance by Rohinton MistryShantaram by Gregory David RobertsQ & A by Vikas SwarupThe Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
Best South Asian Fiction
765 books — 1,933 voters
A Walk in the Woods by Bill BrysonNotes from a Small Island by Bill BrysonI'm a Stranger Here Myself by Bill BrysonThe Lost Continent by Bill BrysonNeither Here nor There by Bill Bryson
Favorite Travel Books
2,047 books — 3,979 voters

Birdsong by Sebastian FaulksAll Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria RemarqueRilla of Ingleside by L.M. MontgomeryA Very Long Engagement by Sébastien Japrisot
World War One Literature
226 books — 358 voters
Skipping Christmas by John Grisham
Favorite Christmas Books
1,524 books — 1,563 voters

A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniThe Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel BarberyThe Help by Kathryn StockettThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
Decent ADULT books for ADULT readers
822 books — 328 voters
A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerAtonement by Ian McEwanBel Canto by Ann Patchett
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,272 books — 28,374 voters

A Walk in the Woods by Bill BrysonNotes from a Small Island by Bill BrysonNeither Here nor There by Bill BrysonIn a Sunburned Country by Bill Bryson
Books That Made Me Laugh Out Loud
2,094 books — 2,459 voters
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonMurder on the Orient Express by Agatha ChristieFaceless Killers by Henning MankellTowards Zero by Agatha ChristieDeath Comes as the End by Agatha Christie
Best Mystery Books
284 books — 139 voters

A Walk in the Woods by Bill BrysonA Fine Balance by Rohinton MistryThe Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel BarberyCharlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteThe Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
32,838 books — 124,636 voters
Anne of Green Gables by L.M. MontgomeryThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniMy Sister's Keeper by Jodi PicoultThe Help by Kathryn StockettA Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
Books that Blew Me Away and that I Still Think About
15,233 books — 15,904 voters