West with the Night by Beryl Markham
Trailblazing Women Adventurers
544 books — 185 voters
Gone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellLes Misérables by Victor Hugo
Big Fat Books Worth the Effort
1,873 books — 6,997 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
17,274 books — 17,309 voters
Half Broke Horses by Jeannette Walls
Best Books of 2009
1,764 books — 6,929 voters

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
The Book Was Better Than the Movie
1,578 books — 18,686 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
1,643 books — 6,772 voters

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Golden Compass by Philip Pullman
Best Young Adult Books
13,192 books — 80,288 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
12,385 books — 7,090 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
3,508 books — 5,193 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
15,142 books — 19,196 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
4,368 books — 7,988 voters