Holes by Louis SacharA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
The Most Deserving Newbery
126 books — 3,016 voters
Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine PatersonHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerIf I Stay by Gayle Forman
Books That Made You Cry
1,606 books — 3,289 voters

Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist by Rachel CohnHigh Fidelity by Nick HornbyAmy & Roger's Epic Detour by Morgan Matson
Fiction Involving Rock/Pop Music
885 books — 1,034 voters
Bridget Jones’s Diary by Helen FieldingConfessions of a Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella
Books that Make you Laugh
3,516 books — 5,218 voters

Brideshead Revisited by Evelyn WaughThe Remains of the Day by Kazuo IshiguroHowards End by E.M. Forster
Downton Abbey-esque Books
612 books — 1,012 voters
Matilda by Roald DahlLittle Women by Louisa May AlcottWhere the Wild Things Are by Maurice SendakCharlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald DahlThe Witches by Roald Dahl
Favorite books from my childhood
4,489 books — 7,656 voters

Speak by Laurie Halse AndersonThe Color Purple by Alice WalkerBridge to Terabithia by Katherine PatersonLes Misérables by Victor HugoHarry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling
Books that Made You Cry!
3,357 books — 7,978 voters
The Underground Railroad by Colson WhiteheadThe Color Purple by Alice Walker
Your Top 5 Reads in 2017
749 books — 360 voters

Persuasion by Jane AustenThe Secret History by Donna TarttThe Nix by Nathan  HillEntre tonos de gris by Ruta SepetysMore Happy Than Not by Adam Silvera
Your Top 5 Reads in 2016
657 books — 234 voters
The Nightingale by Kristin HannahCinder by Marissa MeyerTo All the Boys I've Loved Before by Jenny HanStation Eleven by Emily St. John MandelStill Alice by Lisa Genova
Your Top 5 Reads in 2015
1,518 books — 874 voters

On the Jellicoe Road by Melina MarchettaAtonement by Ian McEwanThe Glass Castle by Jeannette WallsMy Life Next Door by Huntley FitzpatrickRoom by Emma Donoghue
TO DIE FOR 2000 - 2015 STAND-ALONES
1,987 books — 5,359 voters
The Road by Cormac McCarthyThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodNever Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
Apocalypses and Dystopias
899 books — 660 voters

Les Misérables by Victor HugoThe Color Purple by Alice WalkerThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryOne Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
32,409 books — 123,426 voters
Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson LevineThe Princess Bride by William GoldmanHowl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne JonesCinder by Marissa MeyerThe Two Princesses of Bamarre by Gail Carson Levine
The Best Fairytales and Retellings
2,837 books — 9,159 voters

The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick NessThe Darkest Minds by Alexandra BrackenCinder by Marissa MeyerAcross the Universe by Beth RevisWither by Lauren DeStefano
YA Dystopia Novels
1,982 books — 11,364 voters
Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
Most Depressing Book of All Time
1,229 books — 3,938 voters

In Her Shoes by Jennifer Weiner
Favorite Chick-Lit
2,408 books — 4,621 voters
Twenties Girl by Sophie KinsellaConfessions of a Shopaholic by Sophie KinsellaBridget Jones by Helen Fielding
The Best British Chick Lit
272 books — 609 voters

Wolf Hall by Hilary MantelThe Six Wives of Henry VIII by Alison WeirMary Queen of Scotland and The Isles by Margaret GeorgeMary Queen of Scots by Antonia Fraser
Best Books About Tudor England
626 books — 1,651 voters
Mind Hunter by John E. Douglas
Non-fiction books about Serial Killers
156 books — 167 voters

The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodThe Road by Cormac McCarthyNever Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
Best Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
1,284 books — 3,448 voters
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
Memoirs by Women
3,209 books — 3,255 voters

The Price of Salt by Claire  MorganThe Color Purple by Alice WalkerFingersmith by Sarah WatersFried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie FlaggOrlando by Virginia Woolf
Best Lesbian Fiction
2,053 books — 2,688 voters
Jane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëBeloved by Toni MorrisonRebecca by Daphne du MaurierThe Handmaid's Tale by Margaret AtwoodThe Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls
Best Woman-Authored Books
8,662 books — 5,730 voters


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