The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil GaimanThe Golem and the Jinni by Helene WeckerLife After Life by Kate AtkinsonA Tale for the Time Being by Ruth OzekiThe Goldfinch by Donna Tartt
Interesting Books of 2013
2nd out of 308 books — 929 voters
One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García MárquezThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerThe House of the Spirits by Isabel AllendeLike Water for Chocolate by Laura EsquivelLove in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel García Márquez
Favorite Magical Realism Novels
27th out of 1,354 books — 4,687 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
127th out of 7,732 books — 14,399 voters
The Night Circus by Erin MorgensternStardust by Neil GaimanCinder by Marissa MeyerThe Princess Bride by William GoldmanThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
Suggested Reads for the Vaginal Fantasy Book Club
22nd out of 860 books — 1,271 voters

The Way of Kings by Brandon SandersonWords of Radiance by Brandon SandersonThe Wise Man's Fear by Patrick RothfussA Dance with Dragons by George R.R. MartinPrince of Thorns by Mark  Lawrence
Best Fantasy of the 2010s
42nd out of 1,679 books — 1,917 voters

The Night Circus by Erin MorgensternJonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna ClarkeThe Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónOutlander by Diana GabaldonMiss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs
Historical Fiction With a Dash of Magic
10th out of 468 books — 748 voters
The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. RowlingThe Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Best Books Ever
3280th out of 78,497 books — 292,521 voters

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerA Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty  SmithBreakfast at Tiffany’s and Three Stories by Truman CapoteExtremely Loud & Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer
Tales of New York City
51st out of 1,734 books — 1,330 voters
A Little Life by Hanya YanagiharaAll the Light We Cannot See by Anthony DoerrThe Nightingale by Kristin HannahFates and Furies by Lauren GroffA God in Ruins by Kate Atkinson
Goodreads Picks For Tournament of Books 2016
37th out of 283 books — 1,361 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeePride and Prejudice by Jane AustenJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankThe Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
Best Woman-Authored Books
223rd out of 8,813 books — 6,142 voters

The Name of the Wind by Patrick RothfussHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingThe Wise Man's Fear by Patrick RothfussHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. RowlingMistborn by Brandon Sanderson
Best Fantasy Books of the 21st Century
230th out of 3,118 books — 10,118 voters
The Fault in Our Stars by John  GreenMe Before You by Jojo MoyesGone Girl by Gillian FlynnThe Rosie Project by Graeme SimsionThe Husband's Secret by Liane Moriarty
2014: What Women Born In The 1970s Read in 2014
70th out of 4,495 books — 1,047 voters

City of Ashes by Cassandra ClareHush, Hush by Becca FitzpatrickClockwork Angel by Cassandra ClareCity of Glass by Cassandra ClareMarked by P.C. Cast
Books That Should Be Made Into Movies
1475th out of 32,542 books — 69,983 voters
Walking Disaster by Jamie McGuireClockwork Princess by Cassandra ClareReal by Katy EvansEntwined with You by Sylvia DayReckless by S.C. Stephens
Best Books Published in 2013
254th out of 3,586 books — 7,153 voters

Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna ClarkeDaughter of the Forest by Juliet MarillierKirkyard Moon by Rhys ShawHis Majesty's Dragon by Naomi NovikThe Lions of Al-Rassan by Guy Gavriel Kay
Best Historical Fantasy
12th out of 352 books — 340 voters
Allegiant by Veronica RothThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Cuckoo's Calling by Robert GalbraithThe Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil GaimanThe Help by Kathryn Stockett
Read or Like to Read
11th out of 259 books — 388 voters

The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingCatching Fire by Suzanne CollinsA Story of Yesterday by Sergio CoboThe Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Books that Blew Me Away and that I Still Think About
1348th out of 15,072 books — 15,829 voters
The Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakWolf Hall by Hilary MantelThe Help by Kathryn StockettBring Up the Bodies by Hilary Mantel
Most Brilliant Historical Novels in the past 45 yrs
80th out of 1,133 books — 1,170 voters

Kindred by Octavia E. ButlerThe Tales of Ian and Bry-Ankh The Great Silver Dragon by Jim DilyardLegend by Marie LuBinti by Nnedi OkoraforThe Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin
Diversity in Fantasy and Science Fiction
24th out of 1,162 books — 918 voters
Graceling by Kristin CashoreThrone of Glass by Sarah J. MaasAlanna by Tamora PiercePoison Study by Maria V. SnyderVampire Academy by Richelle Mead
Best "Strong Female" Fantasy Novels
442nd out of 4,808 books — 19,042 voters

The Red Tent by Anita DiamantThe Chosen by Chaim PotokPeople of the Book by Geraldine BrooksThe Dovekeepers by Alice HoffmanJoheved by Maggie Anton
Jewish Historical Fiction non-Holocaust
8th out of 324 books — 320 voters
Night by Elie WieselThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Red Tent by Anita DiamantThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankExodus by Leon Uris
Jewish Fiction And Literature
8th out of 751 books — 291 voters

Ender’s Game by Orson Scott CardDune by Frank Herbert1984 by George OrwellFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyBrave New World by Aldous Huxley
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
1047th out of 8,751 books — 25,709 voters
Daughter of Smoke & Bone by Laini TaylorA Story of Yesterday by Sergio CoboDelirium by Lauren OliverDarkfever by Karen Marie MoningThe Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater
Original Stories . . . a Breath of Fresh Air
1055th out of 12,260 books — 12,578 voters

Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellThe Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa Gregory
Best Historical Fiction
684th out of 7,958 books — 26,485 voters
Watership Down by Richard  AdamsCharlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteMrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH by Robert C. O'BrienAnimal Farm by George OrwellRedwall by Brian Jacques
Monster/Animal/Non-human POV (Xenofiction)
16th out of 601 books — 355 voters

The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëThe Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre DumasA Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin
Big Fat Books Worth the Effort
323rd out of 1,876 books — 7,000 voters
The Alienist by Caleb CarrThe Golem and the Jinni by Helene WeckerDreamland by Nancy BilyeauThe Age of Innocence by Edith WhartonA Fall of Marigolds by Susan Meissner
Fiction Set in Turn-of-the-century New York City
2nd out of 110 books — 119 voters

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