A God in Ruins by Kate Atkinson
Best WWII Fiction and Biography
698 books — 580 voters
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Best Page-Turners with Redeeming Social Value
8,081 books — 5,765 voters

The Fault in Our Stars by John GreenGone Girl by Gillian Flynn
Best Books of 2012
3,523 books — 9,195 voters
The Giver by Lois LowryHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
Best Young Adult Books
13,146 books — 80,225 voters

Bridget Jones’s Diary by Helen FieldingCatch-22 by Joseph Heller
Books that Make you Laugh
3,502 books — 5,079 voters
The Passage by Justin Cronin
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
3,784 books — 26,046 voters

The Help by Kathryn StockettThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienMemoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenThe Golden Compass by Philip Pullman
Couldn't Put The Book Down
17,147 books — 16,985 voters
The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Giving Tree by Shel SilversteinThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakOf Mice and Men by John SteinbeckA Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
Best Books Ever
76,906 books — 286,105 voters

Deadlocked by Charlaine Harris
Can't Wait Books of 2012
2,517 books — 15,076 voters
The Book Thief by Markus ZusakWater for Elephants by Sara GruenThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Lovely Bones by Alice SeboldTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Books That Exceeded Your Expectations
15,104 books — 16,748 voters

The Road by Cormac McCarthyUnder the Dome by Stephen  KingLord of the Flies by William Golding
Must-Reads Before Zombies!
127 books — 94 voters
The Road by Cormac McCarthyThe Stand by Stephen  KingThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsLord of the Flies by William GoldingThe Giver by Lois Lowry
This Is the End...
996 books — 1,594 voters

The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsMockingjay by Suzanne CollinsMemoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenWater for Elephants by Sara GruenThe Road by Cormac McCarthy
Books That Kept You Up At Night
6,717 books — 1,753 voters
The Help by Kathryn StockettThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Road by Cormac McCarthy
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,188 books — 28,369 voters

Mockingjay by Suzanne CollinsThen We Came to the End by Joshua Ferris
Best Books of the 21st Century
9,849 books — 22,107 voters
Bridget Jones’s Diary by Helen FieldingThe Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa GregoryThe Help by Kathryn StockettBridget Jones by Helen FieldingWater for Elephants by Sara Gruen
Chick Lit for the Beach
1,387 books — 1,786 voters

The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Giver by Lois LowryTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Must Read YA Fiction!
1,954 books — 2,862 voters
One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez
Favorite Magical Realism Novels
1,314 books — 4,563 voters

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. RowlingDead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris
Best Series
3,379 books — 9,460 voters

Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,913 books — 121,225 voters
The Passage by Justin Cronin
Best Books of 2010
1,574 books — 2,472 voters

Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenThe Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa GregoryThe Red Tent by Anita DiamantThe Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Best Historical Fiction
7,471 books — 25,667 voters
Twilight by Stephenie MeyerBreaking Dawn by Stephenie MeyerNew Moon by Stephenie MeyerEclipse by Stephenie MeyerMiles to Go by Miley Cyrus
The Worst Books of All Time
8,093 books — 19,872 voters