The Belgariad Boxed Set by David Eddings
The Best Epic Fantasy (fiction)
4,731 books — 26,964 voters
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Best for Book Clubs
15,477 books — 19,969 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 — 460 voters
The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark HaddonA Girl Named Zippy by Haven Kimmel
NBC's Today Show Book Club
77 books — 237 voters

The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara KingsolverDaughter of Fortune by Isabel Allende
Oprah's Book Club Picks
132 books — 2,206 voters
And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
Best Crime & Mystery Books
7,480 books — 16,398 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
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,875 books — 49,842 voters
Dune by Frank HerbertContact by Carl SaganHyperion by Dan Simmons1984 by George OrwellBrave New World by Aldous Huxley
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,770 books — 25,801 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
13,322 books — 80,570 voters
Brave New World by Aldous HuxleySiddhartha by Hermann Hesse
Best Books Ever
78,964 books — 294,075 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
7,272 books — 28,374 voters