The Coming Plague by Laurie GarrettThe Emperor of All Maladies by Siddhartha Mukherjee
Best Science Books - Non-Fiction Only
1,844 books — 3,609 voters
The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Poisonwood Bible by Barbara KingsolverHawaii by James A. MichenerThe Winds of War by Herman WoukWar and Remembrance by Herman Wouk
Big Fat Books Worth the Effort
1,873 books — 6,996 voters

The Da Vinci Code by Dan    BrownAngels & Demons by Dan    Brown
Most Overrated Author
106 books — 126 voters
The Brass Verdict by Michael    ConnellyThe Keeper of Lost Causes by Jussi Adler-OlsenThe Cruel Sea by Nicholas MonsarratThe Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan BradleyBury Your Dead by Louise Penny
In Your Pants
842 books — 225 voters

Charlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteWhere the Red Fern Grows by Wilson RawlsThe Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth SteinThe Call of the Wild by Jack LondonWater for Elephants by Sara Gruen
Two words: I. cried.
664 books — 836 voters
Stiff by Mary RoachThe Coming Plague by Laurie Garrett
You Read a Book about What?
4,068 books — 2,132 voters

Charlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisWhere the Red Fern Grows by Wilson RawlsBridge to Terabithia by Katherine PatersonThe Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams Bianco
What Book Got You Hooked?
3,872 books — 10,597 voters
About a Boy by Nick HornbyBreakfast at Tiffany’s and Three Stories by Truman CapoteMidnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt
The MOVIE was BETTER than the BOOK
1,134 books — 10,101 voters

House of Sand and Fog by Andre Dubus IIIInto the Wild by Jon KrakauerGood in Bed by Jennifer WeinerThe Nanny Diaries by Emma McLaughlinThe Reluctant Fundamentalist by Mohsin Hamid
The Worst Books of All Time
8,096 books — 19,872 voters

The Road by Cormac McCarthyThe Year of the Flood by Margaret AtwoodMaddAddam by Margaret AtwoodOryx and Crake by Margaret AtwoodThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
Adult Dystopian Books
145 books — 248 voters

The Road by Cormac McCarthy
Post-apocalyptic and dystopian fiction
275 books — 258 voters
The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver
Historical fiction: Africa
125 books — 48 voters

The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryMaiden Voyage by Tania Aebi
Novels for the Wanderer
159 books — 126 voters
The Winds of War by Herman Wouk
Best 1940s Historical Fiction
381 books — 421 voters

Hawaii by James A. Michener
All Things Hawaiian
345 books — 182 voters
The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
Best Beach Reads 2013
2,203 books — 4,188 voters

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisCharlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteThe Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams BiancoWhere the Red Fern Grows by Wilson RawlsThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Favorite books from my childhood
4,431 books — 7,442 voters
The Road by Cormac McCarthyOryx and Crake by Margaret AtwoodUnwind by Neal Shusterman
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
3,800 books — 26,059 voters

The Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien
Thieves
661 books — 1,265 voters
Stiff by Mary RoachThe Coming Plague by Laurie GarrettThe Guns of August by Barbara W. TuchmanDesert Solitaire by Edward Abbey
Best Non-Fiction (no biographies)
6,236 books — 8,067 voters

The Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniThe Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk KiddThe Shining by Stephen  KingThe Poisonwood Bible by Barbara KingsolverThe Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein
Couldn't Put The Book Down
17,167 books — 17,042 voters
No Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthy
Best Crime & Mystery Books
7,337 books — 15,868 voters

Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim by David Sedaris
Best Humorous Books
4,354 books — 7,964 voters
Hawaii by James A. MichenerThe Thorn Birds by Colleen McCullough
Best Historical Fiction
7,501 books — 25,711 voters

The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein
Best Fictional Pets
175 books — 49 voters
The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth SteinA Dog's Purpose by W. Bruce Cameron
Dog's Eye View
162 books — 142 voters


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