Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakGirl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy ChevalierThe Historian by Elizabeth KostovaDragonfly in Amber by Diana Gabaldon
Best Historical Fiction
7,442 books — 25,635 voters

The Historian by Elizabeth KostovaHarry Potter Series Box Set by J.K. RowlingAngela’s Ashes by Frank McCourtThe Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan DoyleThe Complete Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle
I Should Probably Read This Sometime...
11,689 books — 10,382 voters
Master & Commander by Patrick O'BrianMr. Midshipman Hornblower by C.S. ForesterSharpe's Tiger by Bernard Cornwell
Napoleonic Novels
194 books — 101 voters

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
Most Interesting Magic System
2,652 books — 8,771 voters