The Belgariad Boxed Set by David Eddings
The Best Epic Fantasy (fiction)
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Best for Book Clubs
15,307 books — 19,557 voters

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark HaddonWater for Elephants by Sara GruenThe Memory Keeper's Daughter by Kim Edwards
The Best Books for a Book Club
657 books — 457 voters
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NBC's Today Show Book Club
73 books — 228 voters

The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara KingsolverDaughter of Fortune by Isabel Allende
Oprah's Book Club Picks
130 books — 2,205 voters
And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
Best Crime & Mystery Books
7,446 books — 16,345 voters

The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara KingsolverThe Complete Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan DoyleThe Good Earth by Pearl S. BuckFranny and Zooey by J.D. Salinger
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7,877 books — 49,823 voters
Dune by Frank HerbertContact by Carl SaganHyperion by Dan Simmons1984 by George OrwellBrave New World by Aldous Huxley
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,707 books — 25,695 voters

The Golden Compass by Philip PullmanEragon by Christopher PaoliniA Little Princess by Frances Hodgson BurnettThe Giver by Lois LowryHoles by Louis Sachar
Best Young Adult Books
13,209 books — 80,449 voters
Brave New World by Aldous HuxleySiddhartha by Hermann Hesse
Best Books Ever
78,204 books — 291,669 voters

The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerDaughter of Fortune by Isabel AllendeHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingThe Glass Castle by Jeannette WallsExtremely Loud & Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,215 books — 28,372 voters