Warrior by Zoe ArcherClementine by Cherie PriestGanymede by Cherie PriestThe Map of Time by Félix J. PalmaDreadnought by Cherie Priest
Best Steampunk Books
1,253 books — 4,095 voters
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodThe Ultimate Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams1984 by George Orwell
Sword and Laser Science Fiction list
1,127 books — 1,877 voters

The Talisman by Stephen  KingThe Sandman, Vol. 1 by Neil GaimanSabriel by Garth Nix
Sword and Laser Fantasy List
1,005 books — 1,735 voters
The Madman's Daughter by Megan ShepherdEleanor & Park by Rainbow RowellAll the Light We Cannot See by Anthony DoerrWhere'd You Go, Bernadette by Maria SempleReconstructing Amelia by Kimberly McCreight
Casual Readers Poll Rejects #1
100 books — 54 voters

Cress by Marissa MeyerDreams of Gods & Monsters by Laini TaylorHollow City by Ransom Riggs
The "Can't Wait" Books of 2014
1,967 books — 5,359 voters
Prince of Fools by Mark  LawrenceDreams of Gods & Monsters by Laini TaylorFool's Assassin by Robin Hobb
Can't Wait Science Fiction/Fantasy of 2014
511 books — 2,298 voters

Cress by Marissa MeyerCity of Heavenly Fire by Cassandra ClareDreams of Gods & Monsters by Laini TaylorHollow City by Ransom RiggsWritten in My Own Heart's Blood by Diana Gabaldon
Can't Wait Books of 2014
2,482 books — 15,218 voters
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
Best Biographies
1,684 books — 2,962 voters

The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankDreams from My Father by Barack ObamaLucky Man by Michael J. FoxCash by Johnny CashJesus Land by Julia Scheeres
Best Memoir / Biography / Autobiography
5,903 books — 6,427 voters
Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenThe Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa GregoryGirl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier
Best Historical Fiction
7,501 books — 25,711 voters

Lord of the Fading Lands by C.L. WilsonPoison Study by Maria V. SnyderLady of Light and Shadows by C.L. WilsonMaster of Crows by Grace DravenThe Smoke Thief by Shana Abe
Fantasy Romance
811 books — 1,336 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëThe Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,976 books — 121,387 voters
The Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsA Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniWater for Elephants by Sara GruenThe Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,187 books — 28,369 voters

The Fault in Our Stars by John GreenLet's Pretend This Never Happened by Jenny  Lawson
Best Books of 2012
3,524 books — 9,193 voters
Clockwork Princess by Cassandra ClareThe Program by Suzanne YoungThe Madman's Daughter by Megan ShepherdPaper Valentine by Brenna YovanoffShadowhunters and Downworlders by Cassandra Clare
YA Novels of 2013
1,528 books — 10,491 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Outsiders by S.E. HintonThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankHoles by Louis SacharNumber the Stars by Lois Lowry
Best School Assigned Books
765 books — 2,059 voters
The Vagina Monologues by V (formerly Eve Ensler)Speak by Laurie Halse AndersonFried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie FlaggThe Purity Myth by Jessica Valenti
Best Feminist Books
2,618 books — 3,600 voters

Graceling by Kristin CashorePoison Study by Maria V. SnyderSabriel by Garth NixHis Dark Materials by Philip PullmanA Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray
Best "Strong Female" Fantasy Novels
4,521 books — 18,360 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeLittle Women by Louisa May AlcottA Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty  SmithA Little Princess by Frances Hodgson BurnettThe Little House Collection by Laura Ingalls Wilder
Best Books by American Women
560 books — 182 voters

The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsDivergent by Veronica RothSlave to Sensation by Nalini Singh
Science Fiction Books by Female Authors
1,710 books — 1,559 voters

The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk KiddFried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie FlaggWhere the Heart Is by Billie LettsLittle Women by Louisa May AlcottThe Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants by Ann Brashares
Best Adult Female Friendship Books
703 books — 1,190 voters

Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie Flagg
Best Feminist Fiction
1,500 books — 2,673 voters
Clockwork Princess by Cassandra ClareAllegiant by Veronica RothThe Madman's Daughter by Megan ShepherdPerdition by Ann AguirreHollow City by Ransom Riggs
Can't Wait Books of 2013
2,491 books — 11,681 voters

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootDeath by Black Hole by Neil deGrasse Tyson
Best Science Books - Non-Fiction Only
1,844 books — 3,609 voters
Dreamland by Sarah DessenSomeone Like You by Sarah DessenSpeak by Laurie Halse Anderson
YA Sex & Pregnancy Novels
329 books — 602 voters


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