Hyperion by Dan SimmonsThe Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettThe Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro
Best Books of 1989
378 books — 227 voters

The Secret History by Donna Tartt
Best Books of 1992
457 books — 197 voters
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingA Walk in the Woods by Bill BrysonNeverwhere by Neil Gaiman
Best Books of 1997
537 books — 245 voters

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. RowlingThe No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall SmithThe Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver
Best Books of 1998
496 books — 227 voters
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. RowlingGirl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy ChevalierThe Reptile Room by Lemony Snicket
Best Books of 1999
518 books — 262 voters

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. RowlingOn Writing by Stephen  KingTears of the Giraffe by Alexander McCall SmithThe Wide Window by Lemony Snicket
Best Books of 2000
605 books — 319 voters
Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides
Best Books of 2002
686 books — 242 voters

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. RowlingEats, Shoots & Leaves by Lynne TrussTears of the Giraffe by Alexander McCall SmithThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon
Best Books of 2003
660 books — 332 voters
The Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg Larsson
Best Books of 2004
688 books — 251 voters

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. RowlingThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonAnansi Boys by Neil Gaiman
Best Books of 2005
875 books — 639 voters
The Thirteenth Tale by Diane SetterfieldThe Book of Lost Things by John ConnollyWater for Elephants by Sara Gruen
Best Books of 2006
985 books — 746 voters

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman AlexieHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingThe Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest by Stieg LarssonStill Alice by Lisa Genova
Best Books of 2007
1,114 books — 993 voters
Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth StroutThe Miracle at Speedy Motors by Alexander McCall SmithPeople of the Book by Geraldine Brooks
Best Books of 2008
1,631 books — 6,783 voters

Let the Great World Spin by Colum McCannSoulless by Gail CarrigerTea Time for the Traditionally Built by Alexander McCall Smith
Best Books of 2009
1,769 books — 6,936 voters
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootMajor Pettigrew's Last Stand by Helen SimonsonThe Scorch Trials by James DashnerWill Grayson, Will Grayson by John Green
Best Books of 2010
1,574 books — 2,472 voters

Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom RiggsIn the Garden of Beasts by Erik Larson11/22/63 by Stephen  King
Best Books of 2011
2,669 books — 6,704 voters
Circe by Madeline MillerWhere the Crawdads Sing by Delia OwensAn American Marriage by Tayari JonesThe Overstory by Richard PowersLethal White by Robert Galbraith
Best Books of 2018
1,652 books — 2,959 voters

Anything Is Possible by Elizabeth StroutThe Dry by Jane HarperSing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn WardA Column of Fire by Ken FollettNorse Mythology by Neil Gaiman
Best Books of 2017
1,737 books — 3,083 voters
When Breath Becomes Air by Paul KalanithiCommonwealth by Ann PatchettThe Gene by Siddhartha MukherjeeDark Matter by Blake CrouchThe Trespasser by Tana French
Best Books of 2016
1,832 books — 2,783 voters

A Little Life by Hanya YanagiharaOur Souls at Night by Kent Haruf
Best Books of 2015
3,106 books — 5,120 voters
The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
Pulitzer Prizes - Novel/Fiction
160 books — 17 voters

The Secret Place by Tana French600 Hours of Edward by Craig LancasterDo Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. DickThe Rosie Project by Graeme SimsionAngle of Repose by Wallace Stegner
Your Top 5 Reads in 2014
1,610 books — 1,251 voters

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Best Books Ever
76,082 books — 282,678 voters
The Ballad of Frankie Silver by Sharyn McCrumbA Parchment of Leaves by Silas HouseThe Last Ballad by Wiley Cash
Best Books Set in Appalachia
794 books — 838 voters

Lovesick Blues by Paul Hemphill
Best Biographies
1,660 books — 2,941 voters
The End of Your Life Book Club by Will SchwalbeThe Limpopo Academy of Private Detection by Alexander McCall SmithWonder by R.J. Palacio
Best Books of 2012
3,523 books — 9,203 voters

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Great American Novel
670 books — 1,090 voters
In the Woods by Tana FrenchMidnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt
Best Crime & Mystery Books
7,306 books — 15,547 voters


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