Puddly Award Winners

Powell's annual book choice award.

Winners

	The Help by Kathryn Stockett (Goodreads Author) 4.44 of 5 stars 4.44 avg rating — 749,379 ratings Puddly Award for Fiction (2011)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot (Goodreads Author) 4.05 of 5 stars 4.05 avg rating — 140,553 ratings Puddly Award for Nonfiction (2011)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Road by Cormac McCarthy 3.93 of 5 stars 3.93 avg rating — 274,971 ratings Puddly Award for Fiction (2010)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace ... One School at a Time by Greg Mortenson (Goodreads Author) 3.66 of 5 stars 3.66 avg rating — 159,848 ratings Puddly Award for Nonfiction (2010)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Story of Edgar Sawtelle by David Wroblewski 3.54 of 5 stars 3.54 avg rating — 53,446 ratings Puddly Award for Fiction (2009)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Harry Potter, #7) by J.K. Rowling 4.54 of 5 stars 4.54 avg rating — 910,849 ratings Puddly Award for Fiction (2008)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert 3.4 of 5 stars 3.40 avg rating — 605,990 ratings Puddly Award for Nonfiction (2008)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Marley and Me: Life and Love With the World's Worst Dog by John Grogan 4.07 of 5 stars 4.07 avg rating — 170,361 ratings Puddly Award for Nonfiction (2007)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Da Vinci Code (Robert Langdon, #2) by Dan Brown 3.66 of 5 stars 3.66 avg rating — 993,592 ratings Puddly Award for Fiction (2007)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini 4.18 of 5 stars 4.18 avg rating — 880,093 ratings Puddly Award for Fiction (2006)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion 3.79 of 5 stars 3.79 avg rating — 50,674 ratings Puddly Award for Nonfiction (2006)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	America (The Book): A Citizen's Guide to Democracy Inaction by Jon Stewart 4.03 of 5 stars 4.03 avg rating — 50,497 ratings Puddly Award for Nonfiction (2005)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Seabiscuit: An American Legend by Laura Hillenbrand 4.12 of 5 stars 4.12 avg rating — 48,427 ratings Puddly Award for Nonfiction (2004)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold 3.68 of 5 stars 3.68 avg rating — 861,940 ratings Puddly Award for Fiction (2003)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal by Eric Schlosser 3.69 of 5 stars 3.69 avg rating — 145,681 ratings Puddly Award for Nonfiction (2003)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	John Adams by David McCullough 4.2 of 5 stars 4.20 avg rating — 69,337 ratings Puddly Award for Nonfiction (2002)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Harry Potter Collection (Harry Potter, #1-4) by J.K. Rowling 4.67 of 5 stars 4.67 avg rating — 10,566 ratings Puddly Award for Fiction (2002)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hot Six (Stephanie Plum, #6) by Janet Evanovich (Goodreads Author) 4.16 of 5 stars 4.16 avg rating — 62,046 ratings Puddly Award for Mystery (2001)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	In a Sunburned Country by Bill Bryson 4.01 of 5 stars 4.01 avg rating — 33,170 ratings Puddly Award for Travel Writing (2001)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Outlander (Outlander, #1) by Diana Gabaldon (Goodreads Author) 4.09 of 5 stars 4.09 avg rating — 197,334 ratings Puddly Award for Romance (2001)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies by Jared Diamond 3.98 of 5 stars 3.98 avg rating — 93,716 ratings Puddly Award for History (2001)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri 4.09 of 5 stars 4.09 avg rating — 69,188 ratings Puddly Award for Short Stories (2001)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hannibal (Hannibal Lecter, #3) by Thomas Harris 3.51 of 5 stars 3.51 avg rating — 28,526 ratings Puddly Award for Thriller (2001)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris 3.91 of 5 stars 3.91 avg rating — 347,051 ratings Puddly Award for Humor (2001)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	On Writing by Stephen King 4.23 of 5 stars 4.23 avg rating — 65,565 ratings Puddly Award for Writing (2001)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius by Dave Eggers 3.63 of 5 stars 3.63 avg rating — 100,248 ratings Puddly Award for Memoir (2001)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	White Teeth by Zadie Smith 3.68 of 5 stars 3.68 avg rating — 48,723 ratings Puddly Award for Debut Novel (2001)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Blind Assassin by Margaret Atwood (Goodreads Author) 3.9 of 5 stars 3.90 avg rating — 60,464 ratings Puddly Award for New Novel (2001)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver 3.94 of 5 stars 3.94 avg rating — 354,716 ratings Puddly Award for Novel (2001)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Sparrow (The Sparrow, #1) by Mary Doria Russell (Goodreads Author) 4.17 of 5 stars 4.17 avg rating — 21,812 ratings Puddly Award for Science Fiction (2001)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars