Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsCity of Bones by Cassandra ClareTwilight by Stephenie MeyerThirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher
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13,218 books — 80,484 voters
The Mercy of Thin Air by Ronlyn Domingue
Unforgettables
12,240 books — 8,067 voters

Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenThe Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa GregoryLike Water for Chocolate by Laura EsquivelCold Mountain by Charles Frazier
Best Historical Fiction
7,920 books — 26,345 voters
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldEast of Eden by John SteinbeckGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellFahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
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7,878 books — 49,831 voters

Look Me in the Eye by John Elder RobisonMe Talk Pretty One Day by David SedarisRunning with Scissors by Augusten BurroughsDress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim by David Sedaris
Best Strange and Twisted Memoirs
738 books — 1,117 voters
Mystic River by Dennis Lehane
Boston Books
336 books — 285 voters