Carrie by Stephen  KingThe Road by Cormac McCarthy
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410 books — 631 voters
Mucho Mojo by Joe R. LansdaleA Fine Dark Line by Joe R. LansdaleFreezer Burn by Joe R. LansdaleSunset and Sawdust by Joe R. LansdaleRumble Tumble by Joe R. Lansdale
Best of Joe R. Lansdale
56 books — 76 voters

Gone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellThe Help by Kathryn StockettWuthering Heights by Emily BrontëThe Lovely Bones by Alice SeboldDavid Copperfield by Charles Dickens
"Bucket List" Books
770 books — 226 voters
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman AlexieReservation Blues by Sherman AlexieThe Bean Trees by Barbara Kingsolver
Native American Fiction
842 books — 643 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellOf Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
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78,428 books — 292,335 voters
Cane River by Lalita Tademy
Best Illustrated Book Covers
778 books — 507 voters

Fair and Tender Ladies by Lee  SmithProdigal Summer by Barbara KingsolverGap Creek by Robert MorganClay's Quilt by Silas HouseBloodroot by Amy Greene
Best Books Set in Appalachia
802 books — 845 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Grass Harp, Including A Tree of Night and Other Stories by Truman CapoteLight in August by William FaulknerA Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole
Best Southern Gothic Literature
344 books — 511 voters

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Best Page-Turners with Redeeming Social Value
8,096 books — 5,976 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerOne Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
32,589 books — 124,057 voters

She’s Come Undone by Wally LambThe Poisonwood Bible by Barbara KingsolverI Know This Much Is True by Wally LambDrowning Ruth by Christina SchwarzThe Sound and the Fury by William Faulkner
Oprah's Book Club Picks
130 books — 2,205 voters
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2012: What the Over 35s Have Read So Far
3,300 books — 727 voters