West with the Night by Beryl Markham
Trailblazing Women Adventurers
536 books — 180 voters
Gone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellLes Misérables by Victor Hugo
Big Fat Books Worth the Effort
1,874 books — 7,002 voters

Twilight by Stephenie MeyerEclipse by Stephenie MeyerBreaking Dawn by Stephenie MeyerNew Moon by Stephenie MeyerHarry Potter Series Box Set by J.K. Rowling
Couldn't Put The Book Down
16,756 books — 16,488 voters
Half Broke Horses by Jeannette Walls
Best Books of 2009
1,769 books — 6,937 voters

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
The Book Was Better Than the Movie
1,561 books — 18,694 voters
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann ShafferThe Last Lecture by Randy PauschThe Pigeon Wants a Puppy! by Mo WillemsThe Miracle at Speedy Motors by Alexander McCall Smith
Best Books of 2008
1,631 books — 6,783 voters

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Golden Compass by Philip Pullman
Best Young Adult Books
13,105 books — 80,159 voters
Twilight by Stephenie MeyerOh, the Places You’ll Go! by Dr. SeussTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeNew Moon by Stephenie MeyerMemoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden
Best Book Cover Art
12,388 books — 7,098 voters

Stuff White People Like by Christian LanderDivine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood by Rebecca WellsThe No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall SmithA Walk in the Woods by Bill BrysonA Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole
Books that Make you Laugh
3,489 books — 4,998 voters
The Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniMiddlesex by Jeffrey EugenidesA Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniSnow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa SeeWater for Elephants by Sara Gruen
Best for Book Clubs
14,510 books — 18,315 voters

Me Talk Pretty One Day by David SedarisA Walk in the Woods by Bill BrysonStraight Man by Richard RussoIn a Sunburned Country by Bill BrysonLucky Jim by Kingsley Amis
Best Humorous Books
4,303 books — 7,858 voters