A Promised Land by Barack ObamaGreenlights by Matthew McConaughey
Best Books of the Decade: 2020's
2,953 books — 5,475 voters
The Fault in Our Stars by John GreenGone Girl by Gillian FlynnThe Martian by Andy WeirRoom by Emma DonoghueThe Goldfinch by Donna Tartt
Best Books of the Decade: 2010s
7,702 books — 14,272 voters

The Vanishing Half by Brit BennettThe Duke and I by Julia QuinnThe Viscount Who Loved Me by Julia QuinnA Gentleman in Moscow by Amor TowlesThe 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton
What We've Read So Far in 2021
5,606 books — 368 voters
A Torch Against the Night by Sabaa Tahir
The "Can't Wait" Books of 2016
1,248 books — 4,489 voters

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingHis Dark Materials by Philip PullmanThe Magicians by Lev GrossmanNight Watch by Sergei Lukyanenko
Most Interesting Magic System
2,655 books — 8,782 voters
The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerNever Let Me Go by Kazuo IshiguroThe Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot DíazMe Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,187 books — 28,366 voters

Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëAlice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis CarrollPersuasion by Jane AustenFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
Best Books of the 19th Century
1,720 books — 6,886 voters
The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerThe Devil Wears Prada by Lauren WeisbergerDivine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood by Rebecca WellsDead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris
Favorite Chick-Lit
2,402 books — 4,618 voters

Dead Reckoning by Charlaine Harris
Can't Wait Books For 2011
1,240 books — 6,623 voters
Deadlocked by Charlaine HarrisThe Twelve by Justin CroninThe Unseen Guest by Maryrose WoodBroken Harbour by Tana French
Can't Wait Books of 2012
2,517 books — 15,072 voters

Jane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëAnne of Green Gables by L.M. MontgomeryCharlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteLittle Women by Louisa May Alcott
Read Them Twice...At Least
14,147 books — 11,646 voters
Gone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellGirl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy ChevalierRoots by Alex HaleyThe Alienist by Caleb Carr
Best Historical Fiction
7,587 books — 25,875 voters

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis CarrollLolita by Vladimir NabokovDevil in a Blue Dress by Walter MosleyGirl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy ChevalierMemoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden
Read the book, Seen the movie
97 books — 8 voters
Othello by William ShakespeareThe Talented Mr. Ripley / Ripley Under Ground / Ripley's Game by Patricia HighsmithThe Golden Compass by Philip PullmanGone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
The Greatest Liars & Cheaters
128 books — 57 voters

Twilight by Stephenie MeyerWuthering Heights by Emily Brontë
Most unlikable characters
320 books — 280 voters
Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë
Worst Female Characters of ALL TIME
452 books — 720 voters

The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Golden Compass by Philip PullmanWicked by Gregory MaguireAlice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis CarrollThe Color Purple by Alice Walker
Most Unique Female Characters
1,132 books — 922 voters
Harry Potter Series Box Set by J.K. RowlingOutlander by Diana GabaldonGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellThe Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan DoyleThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
Best Male Character
3,166 books — 3,013 voters

Prozac Nation by Elizabeth Wurtzel
Memoirs by Women
3,105 books — 3,056 voters
Open by Andre AgassiDouble Fault by Lionel Shriver
Books on Tennis (fiction and nonfiction)
177 books — 157 voters

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. RowlingDead Until Dark by Charlaine HarrisAnne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery
Best Series
3,418 books — 9,484 voters
Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëHarry Potter Series Box Set by J.K. RowlingHamlet by William ShakespeareAmerican Gods by Neil Gaiman
I Will Read Absolutely Anything S/He Writes
1,026 books — 341 voters

Bridget Jones’s Diary by Helen FieldingPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Devil Wears Prada by Lauren WeisbergerDivine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood by Rebecca WellsForever... by Judy Blume
Best chicklit
778 books — 1,059 voters
Charlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteLittle Women by Louisa May AlcottA Little Princess by Frances Hodgson BurnettIsland of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'DellRamona Quimby, Age 8 by Beverly Cleary
Favorite books from my childhood
4,437 books — 7,449 voters

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. RowlingPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenAnne of Green Gables by L.M. MontgomeryThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienGone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
Books With Unforgettable Characters
9,490 books — 8,603 voters
The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellAnne of Green Gables by L.M. MontgomeryThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
Best Female Lead Characters
4,874 books — 5,921 voters

Harry Potter Series Box Set by J.K. RowlingPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenAnne of Green Gables by L.M. MontgomeryAlice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis CarrollThe Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley
What Book Would You Like To Live In?
8,746 books — 8,916 voters
Mating by Norman RushWe Need to Talk About Kevin by Lionel ShriverThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank1984 by George OrwellThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
Books That Changed My World
3,289 books — 3,259 voters

1984 by George OrwellHarry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. RowlingLolita by Vladimir NabokovEast of Eden by John Steinbeck
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,889 books — 49,790 voters
The Outsiders by S.E. HintonTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeGreen Eggs and Ham by Dr. SeussIsland of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'DellHarriet the Spy by Louise Fitzhugh
Best Books of the Decade: 1960s
1,363 books — 1,776 voters


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