The Road to Jonestown by Jeff GuinnA Thousand Lives by Julia ScheeresSeductive Poison by Deborah LaytonRaven by Tim ReitermanStories from Jonestown by Leigh Fondakowski
JIM JONES & JONESTOWN
2nd out of 93 books — 21 voters
Beyond Belief by Jenna Miscavige HillUnder the Banner of Heaven by Jon KrakauerEscape by Carolyn JessopUnorthodox by Deborah FeldmanLeaving Isn't the Hardest Thing by Lauren Hough
Small, Offbeat Religion Memoirs
35th out of 253 books — 283 voters

The Fault in Our Stars by John GreenMockingjay by Suzanne CollinsDivergent by Veronica RothGone Girl by Gillian FlynnThe Martian by Andy Weir
Best Books of the Decade: 2010s
823rd out of 7,705 books — 14,257 voters
Leaving Isn't the Hardest Thing by Lauren HoughCult Girls by Natalie GrandUnorthodox by Deborah FeldmanEducated by Tara WestoverInfidel by Ayaan Hirsi Ali
People Who Have Left Cults or Religious Fundamentalism (Memoirs & Biographies)
21st out of 160 books — 173 voters

The Devil in the White City by Erik LarsonFreakonomics by Steven D. LevittA Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondOutliers by Malcolm Gladwell
Best Non-Fiction (no biographies)
656th out of 6,236 books — 8,067 voters
A Story of Yesterday by Sergio CoboThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsHarry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. RowlingSheever's Journal, Diary of a Poison Master by K. RitzThe Help by Kathryn Stockett
Books You Must Read!
4762nd out of 11,781 books — 7,581 voters

In Cold Blood by Truman CapoteHelter Skelter by Vincent BugliosiThe Stranger Beside Me by Ann RuleThe Devil in the White City by Erik LarsonMidnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt
True Crime
172nd out of 732 books — 625 voters
In Cold Blood by Truman CapoteThe Devil in the White City by Erik LarsonInto Thin Air by Jon KrakauerIsaac's Storm by Erik LarsonIn the Heart of the Sea by Nathaniel Philbrick
Books about Horrible Tragedies or Disasters
23rd out of 264 books — 62 voters

A Thousand Lives by Julia ScheeresSapiens by Yuval Noah HarariBossypants by Tina FeyBlue Nights by Joan DidionA Stolen Life by Jaycee Dugard
Non-Fiction Published in Year: 2011
1st out of 148 books — 12 voters
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini1984 by George OrwellA Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniCrime and Punishment by Fyodor DostoevskyThings Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe
Non-American books that every American should read
224th out of 694 books — 495 voters

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootIn Cold Blood by Truman CapoteStiff by Mary RoachIn a Sunburned Country by Bill BrysonThe Devil in the White City by Erik Larson
Best Narrative Non-Fiction
41st out of 163 books — 35 voters
Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine PatersonThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankCatching Fire by Suzanne CollinsThe Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
The kid(s) die! (another cautionary list)
62nd out of 242 books — 119 voters

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingThe Fault in Our Stars by John GreenMockingjay by Suzanne CollinsThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Two words: I. cried.
268th out of 664 books — 836 voters
The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared by Jonas JonassonSadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes by Eleanor CoerrThe 101 Dalmatians by Dodie SmithOne Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García MárquezThe Hundred Secret Senses by Amy Tan
Hundreds and Thousands
8th out of 263 books — 16 voters

The Lovely Bones by Alice SeboldThe Fault in Our Stars by John GreenRomeo and Juliet by William ShakespeareThirteen Reasons Why by Jay AsherThe Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Books to read when you need to cry.
33rd out of 92 books — 25 voters
Move to Millions by Darnyelle Jervey HarmonSocialism Is Dead! Long Live Socialism! by Todor BombovBrave, Not Perfect by Reshma SaujaniFinancial Feminist by Tori DunlapDivergent Mind by Jenara Nerenberg
Read It Now I Can't Stop Thinking About It
258th out of 692 books — 397 voters

Parlor Games by Maryka BiaggioMadame Tussaud by Michelle MoranCourting the Sun by Peggy Joque WilliamsSarum by Edward RutherfurdThe Alienist by Caleb Carr
Historical Fiction and Nonfiction Books that Should be Movies
49th out of 183 books — 82 voters
The Girl on the Train by Paula HawkinsThe Nightingale by Kristin HannahMe Before You by Jojo MoyesAll the Light We Cannot See by Anthony DoerrA Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman
2016: What Women Born In The 1970s Read in 2016
1133rd out of 6,060 books — 685 voters

In Cold Blood by Truman CapoteHelter Skelter by Vincent BugliosiThe Stranger Beside Me by Ann RuleThe Devil in the White City by Erik LarsonColumbine by Dave Cullen
Best True Crime
532nd out of 1,368 books — 1,943 voters
American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis1984 by George OrwellLord of the Flies by William GoldingA Story of Yesterday by Sergio CoboA Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess
The Most Disturbing Books Ever Written
1166th out of 3,241 books — 11,481 voters

Guns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondCollapse by Jared DiamondThe Tipping Point by Malcolm GladwellA Compassionate Guide For Social Robots by Marcel HeerinkHalf the Sky by Nicholas D. Kristof
Thought-Provoking Non-Fiction Books Recommended by Readers
22nd out of 231 books — 55 voters
Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine PatersonWhere the Red Fern Grows by Wilson RawlsHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakMy Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult
Saddest Books
221st out of 485 books — 720 voters

Hawksmaid by Kathryn LaskyThe Worst Hard Time by Timothy EganBroad Band by Claire L. EvansChild Bride by Suzanne FinstadA Thousand Lives by Julia Scheeres
The Untold Story
5th out of 254 books — 13 voters
The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankWalden or, Life in the Woods by Henry David ThoreauGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondSocialism Is Dead! Long Live Socialism! by Todor BombovQuantum Energetics and Spirituality Volume 1 by Kenneth Schmitt
Non-fiction - Something for Everyone
1178th out of 4,101 books — 1,501 voters

Into the Wild by Jon KrakauerThe Dharma Bums by Jack KerouacPrey by Michael CrichtonThe Beasts of Success by Jasun EtherThe Traveler by John Twelve Hawks
Thought Provoking Books
169th out of 532 books — 364 voters
The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank1984 by George OrwellThe Road by Cormac McCarthyA Story of Yesterday by Sergio CoboNight by Elie Wiesel
Most Depressing Book of All Time
621st out of 1,228 books — 3,919 voters

The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankBattlefield of the Mind by Joyce MeyerA Thousand Lives by Julia ScheeresLoath Letters by Christy Leigh StewartNight by Elie Wiesel
Books That Make Me Sad for Humanity
3rd out of 16 books — 13 voters
The Marriage Plot by Jeffrey EugenidesBlue Nights by Joan Didionlost in language & sound by Ntozake ShangeA Thousand Lives by Julia ScheeresThe Angel Esmeralda by Don DeLillo
San Francisco Gate 2011 100 recommended books
4th out of 100 books — 3 voters

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling
Best Books of the 21st Century
2805th out of 9,853 books — 22,121 voters
The Devil in the White City by Erik LarsonInto the Wild by Jon KrakauerIn Cold Blood by Truman CapoteJourney to the West by Biao WangThe Secrets of Filming Swallows & Amazons by Sophie Neville
Best Narrative Nonfiction
53rd out of 186 books — 165 voters

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