The Killer Angels by Michael ShaaraA Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniGates of Fire by Steven PressfieldThe Color Purple by Alice Walker
Best Historical Fiction
7,928 books — 26,364 voters
The Outsiders by S.E. HintonA Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniHamlet by William ShakespeareBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyFahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
32,576 books — 124,028 voters

Hatchet by Gary PaulsenThe Lightning Thief by Rick RiordanA Christmas Carol by Charles DickensThe Call of the Wild by Jack LondonTreasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson
Best Chapter Books to Read Out Loud
803 books — 865 voters
Playing for Pizza by John GrishamCalico Joe by John GrishamFight Club by Chuck Palahniuk
Sports Themed Adult Fiction
190 books — 102 voters