The Female of the Species by Joyce Carol OatesBlonde by Joyce Carol Oates
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The Windup Girl by Paolo Bacigalupi
Non-Western Speculative Fiction
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Johnny Got His Gun by Dalton Trumbo
Best War Novels
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Fingersmith by Sarah WatersThe Dante Club by Matthew Pearl
Best Historical Mystery
2,128 books — 4,598 voters

We, the Drowned by Carsten JensenThe Magic Mountain by Thomas Mann
Big Fat Books Worth the Effort
1,873 books — 6,995 voters
We, the Drowned by Carsten Jensen
Best Scandinavian and Nordic Literature
1,213 books — 1,245 voters

House of Leaves by Mark Z. DanielewskiGeek Love by Katherine DunnHaunted by Chuck Palahniuk
Now That's REALLY Freakin' Weird...
716 books — 555 voters
The Giver by Lois LowryAnimal Farm by George OrwellBattle Royale by Koushun TakamiBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyFahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
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Rumo & His Miraculous Adventures by Walter MoersThe 13½ Lives of Captain Bluebear by Walter MoersThe City of Dreaming Books by Walter MoersThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsThe Island of Dr. Moreau by H.G. Wells
What Book Would You Like To Live In?
8,743 books — 8,912 voters

Nostromo by Joseph ConradSteppenwolf by Hermann HesseThe Magic Mountain by Thomas MannSome Things Are Better Left Unplugged by Vincent W. SakowskiThe Human Stain by Philip Roth
Most Difficult Novels
592 books — 2,047 voters
Rumo & His Miraculous Adventures by Walter MoersWe, the Drowned by Carsten JensenFool by Christopher MooreThe 13½ Lives of Captain Bluebear by Walter MoersFingersmith by Sarah Waters
Books That Should Be Made Into Movies
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Burmese Days by George Orwell
Best Books Ever
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The World According to Garp by John Irving
Best of John Irving
27 books — 345 voters

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Best Chuck Palahniuk Books
24 books — 382 voters
The Magic Mountain by Thomas Mann
Best German/Austrian/Swiss Literature
975 books — 958 voters

We, the Drowned by Carsten Jensen
Nautical Novels
431 books — 331 voters
The 120 Days of Sodom by Marquis de Sade
The Most Disturbing Books Ever Written
3,244 books — 11,514 voters

Go Ask Alice by Beatrice Sparks
Best Young Adult Books
13,155 books — 80,229 voters
Fingersmith by Sarah Waters
Best LGBTQIA literature
1,783 books — 2,176 voters