The Nightingale by Kristin HannahWhistling in the Dark by Lesley KagenThe Help by Kathryn StockettThe Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Book Club Books
482 books — 322 voters

Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys
Best Young Adult Fiction
3,603 books — 6,917 voters
The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
Favorite Magical Realism Novels
1,324 books — 4,590 voters

The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
Books That Exceeded Your Expectations
15,312 books — 17,076 voters
Unbroken by Laura HillenbrandWild Swans by Jung Chang
Best Biographies
1,692 books — 3,060 voters

The Help by Kathryn StockettWater for Elephants by Sara GruenThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
Best for Book Clubs
15,143 books — 19,198 voters
Dear John by Nicholas SparksThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerBridget Jones’s Diary by Helen Fielding
Character You Most Want to Sleep With
4,192 books — 5,447 voters

The Help by Kathryn StockettMemoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenGone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
Favorite Fiction
579 books — 319 voters
Gone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellThe Red Tent by Anita DiamantThe Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Best Historical Fiction
7,679 books — 25,954 voters

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. TolkienThe Clan of the Cave Bear by Jean M. Auel
Best Series
3,441 books — 9,500 voters
Prayers for Sale by Sandra DallasThe Persian Pickle Club by Sandra DallasFirefly Lane by Kristin HannahThe Friday Night Knitting Club by Kate JacobsLittle Women by Louisa May Alcott
Best Adult Female Friendship Books
704 books — 1,190 voters

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark TwainTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeRomeo and Juliet by William ShakespeareMacbeth by William ShakespeareThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
Best School Assigned Books
767 books — 2,062 voters
March by Geraldine BrooksOpen Secrets by Alice MunroOutlander by Diana Gabaldon11/22/63 by Stephen  KingI Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
I Should Probably Read This Sometime...
11,968 books — 10,705 voters

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling
Most Addicting Books
281 books — 196 voters
Where the Heart Is by Billie LettsThe Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk KiddTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Help by Kathryn StockettMudbound by Hillary Jordan
Southern Goodness
322 books — 161 voters

The Night Circus by Erin MorgensternThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsUnbroken by Laura Hillenbrand
Must-reads in 2011 and 2012
482 books — 573 voters

The Help by Kathryn StockettThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerThe Thirteenth Tale by Diane SetterfieldThe Eyre Affair by Jasper FfordeThe Kitchen House by Kathleen Grissom
Best New Author Debuts
420 books — 605 voters
Open House by Elizabeth BergStolen Lives by Malika OufkirWhile I Was Gone by Sue MillerBlack and Blue by Anna QuindlenThe Deep End of the Ocean by Jacquelyn Mitchard
Oprah's Book Club Picks
128 books — 2,201 voters

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. RowlingWild Swans by Jung Chang
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,889 books — 49,797 voters
Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch AlbomThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingWild Swans by Jung ChangThe Help by Kathryn Stockett
My Life Will Never Be The Same
72 books — 56 voters

The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
Books That Should Be Made Into Movies
32,434 books — 69,339 voters
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Help by Kathryn StockettThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerThe Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
Best Break Out
2,131 books — 3,979 voters

Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
Favorite Historical Romance Novels
3,439 books — 6,053 voters
Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. JamesMoby-Dick or, The Whale by Herman MelvilleThe Tenth Circle by Jodi PicoultRunning with Scissors by Augusten BurroughsLife of Pi by Yann Martel
The Worst Books of All Time
8,095 books — 19,875 voters

Home Front by Kristin HannahNightwoods by Charles Frazier
Summer 'to read' list 2012
51 books — 49 voters

The Notebook by Nicholas SparksRomeo and Juliet by William ShakespeareA Walk to Remember by Nicholas SparksLittle Women by Louisa May AlcottThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
Best Love Stories
5,208 books — 9,702 voters
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootThe Cider House Rules by John IrvingThe Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down by Anne FadimanMountains Beyond Mountains by Tracy Kidder
Medicine and Literature
1,923 books — 2,047 voters


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