Eye of the Needle by Ken FollettThe Winds of War by Herman Wouk
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Remarkable Creatures by Tracy Chevalier
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12 books — 10 voters

Doctor Zhivago by Boris PasternakThe Rise and Fall of the Third Reich by William L. ShirerFoucault’s Pendulum by Umberto EcoSarum by Edward Rutherfurd
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The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankThe Handmaid's Tale by Margaret AtwoodJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenWuthering Heights by Emily Brontë
Best Woman-Authored Books
8,749 books — 5,959 voters
Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
The Best Time-Travel Romance Novels
1,049 books — 4,249 voters

The Ultimate Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsThe Foundation Trilogy by Isaac Asimov
Most Interesting World
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The Most Influential Books
1,491 books — 5,298 voters

Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
Oscar Winners-Best Picture
64 books — 20 voters
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World War II Fiction
1,452 books — 2,148 voters

The Satyricon by PetroniusCoriolanus by William ShakespeareThe History of Rome, Books 21-30 by LivyMetamorphoses by OvidSPQR by Mary Beard
Best Books About Ancient Rome
753 books — 1,107 voters
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Best History Books
3,933 books — 4,101 voters

The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor DostoevskyUncle Tom’s Cabin by Harriet Beecher StoweAll Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria RemarqueWar and Peace by Leo TolstoyThe Stranger by Albert Camus
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
32,530 books — 123,859 voters