Warrior by Zoe ArcherClementine by Cherie PriestGanymede by Cherie PriestThe Map of Time by Félix J. PalmaDreadnought by Cherie Priest
Best Steampunk Books
1,247 books — 4,097 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
1,102 books — 1,840 voters

The Talisman by Stephen  KingThe Sandman, Vol. 1 by Neil GaimanSabriel by Garth Nix
Sword and Laser Fantasy List
1,004 books — 1,742 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 — 5,297 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
508 books — 2,292 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
2,471 books — 15,152 voters
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
Best Biographies
1,661 books — 2,943 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
5,820 books — 6,348 voters
Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenThe Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa GregoryGirl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier
Best Historical Fiction
7,406 books — 25,586 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
810 books — 1,335 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
31,546 books — 120,134 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
7,188 books — 28,375 voters

The Fault in Our Stars by John GreenLet's Pretend This Never Happened by Jenny  Lawson
Best Books of 2012
3,521 books — 9,203 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
1,515 books — 10,490 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
766 books — 2,062 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
2,517 books — 3,521 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
4,457 books — 18,210 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 — 183 voters

The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsDivergent by Veronica RothSlave to Sensation by Nalini Singh
Science Fiction Books by Female Authors
1,710 books — 1,558 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
700 books — 1,190 voters

Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie Flagg
Best Feminist Fiction
1,504 books — 2,674 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 — 11,689 voters

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootDeath by Black Hole by Neil deGrasse Tyson
Best Science Books - Non-Fiction Only
1,837 books — 3,600 voters
Dreamland by Sarah DessenSomeone Like You by Sarah DessenSpeak by Laurie Halse Anderson
YA Sex & Pregnancy Novels
330 books — 603 voters


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