A Promised Land by Barack ObamaGreenlights by Matthew McConaughey
Best Books of the Decade: 2020's
2,920 books — 5,458 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
7,689 books — 14,189 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
1,249 books — 4,492 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
2,650 books — 8,768 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
7,189 books — 28,369 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
1,704 books — 6,876 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
2,398 books — 4,617 voters

Dead Reckoning by Charlaine Harris
Can't Wait Books For 2011
1,240 books — 6,627 voters
Deadlocked by Charlaine HarrisThe Twelve by Justin CroninThe Unseen Guest by Maryrose WoodBroken Harbour by Tana French
Can't Wait Books of 2012
2,516 books — 15,081 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
13,780 books — 11,401 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
7,433 books — 25,611 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 — 923 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
3,165 books — 2,963 voters

Prozac Nation by Elizabeth Wurtzel
Memoirs by Women
3,027 books — 3,037 voters
Open by Andre AgassiDouble Fault by Lionel Shriver
Books on Tennis (fiction and nonfiction)
177 books — 157 voters

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingDead Until Dark by Charlaine HarrisAnne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery
Best Series
3,369 books — 9,453 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
1,018 books — 340 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 — 1,060 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
4,420 books — 7,430 voters

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer'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
9,434 books — 8,419 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
4,842 books — 5,899 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?
8,742 books — 8,892 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
3,288 books — 3,224 voters

1984 by George OrwellHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingLolita by Vladimir NabokovEast of Eden by John Steinbeck
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,899 books — 49,787 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
1,360 books — 1,779 voters


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