Editors' Top Picks
Nothing to Envy by Barbara DemickEscape from Camp 14 by Blaine HardenThe Aquariums of Pyongyang by Kang Chol-HwanThe Orphan Master's Son by Adam JohnsonThe Girl with Seven Names by Hyeonseo Lee
Books on North Korea
1st out of 137 books — 511 voters
The Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniMemoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenA Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakLife of Pi by Yann Martel
Foreign Lands
39th out of 2,368 books — 2,202 voters

A Walk in the Woods by Bill BrysonInto the Wild by Jon KrakauerEat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth GilbertInto Thin Air by Jon KrakauerIn a Sunburned Country by Bill Bryson
Favorite Travel Books
68th out of 2,037 books — 3,943 voters
Stiff by Mary RoachSalt by Mark KurlanskyThe Professor and the Madman by Simon WinchesterThe Ghost Map by Steven JohnsonLongitude by Dava Sobel
Microhistory: Social Histories of Just One Thing
47th out of 1,836 books — 2,231 voters

John Adams by David McCulloughThe Rise and Fall of the Third Reich by William L. Shirer1776 by David McCulloughTeam of Rivals by Doris Kearns GoodwinThe Guns of August by Barbara W. Tuchman
Best History Books
141st out of 3,870 books — 3,917 voters
Nothing to Envy by Barbara DemickA Capitalist in North Korea by Felix AbtEscape from Camp 14 by Blaine HardenThe Aquariums of Pyongyang by Kang Chol-HwanUnder the Loving Care of the Fatherly Leader by Bradley K. Martin
North Korea Reading List
1st out of 43 books — 61 voters

Half the Sky by Nicholas D. KristofLittle Princes by Conor GrennanInfidel by Ayaan Hirsi AliThree Cups of Tea by Greg MortensonA Long Way Gone by Ishmael Beah
Powerful International Non-Fiction
8th out of 295 books — 318 voters
The Vegetarian by Han KangPlease Look After Mom by Kyung-Sook ShinHuman Acts by Han KangPachinko by Min Jin Lee82년생 김지영 by Cho Nam-Joo
Korean literature in English (fiction and nonfiction)
6th out of 296 books — 218 voters

The Shock Doctrine by Naomi KleinA People’s History of the United States by Howard ZinnNickel and Dimed by Barbara EhrenreichThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankBury My Heart at Wounded Knee by Dee Brown
Essential Non-Fiction Reading Re: Human Rights
13th out of 620 books — 424 voters
Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniLost in Yaba by Walt GleesonNorwegian Wood by Haruki MurakamiShōgun by James Clavell
Best Books on Asia
25th out of 1,000 books — 830 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
694th out of 9,858 books — 22,288 voters
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootIn Cold Blood by Truman CapoteAll the President’s Men by Carl BernsteinWe Wish to Inform You That Tomorrow We Will Be Killed with Ou... by Philip GourevitchBad Blood by John Carreyrou
Best Books by Journalists
6th out of 288 books — 106 voters

Unbroken by Laura HillenbrandThe Big Short by Michael LewisNothing to Envy by Barbara DemickThe Tiger by John VaillantLast Call by Daniel Okrent
Christian Science Monitor's Best Nonfiction Books of 2010
3rd out of 36 books — 65 voters
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondOne Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García MárquezMe Talk Pretty One Day by David SedarisThe Alienist by Caleb Carr
NPR
9th out of 162 books — 151 voters

1984 by George OrwellU.S. Constitution (Saddlewire) by Founding FathersFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeOn Tyranny by Timothy Snyder
Books to Read under the Trump Administration
70th out of 1,171 books — 520 voters
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
989th out of 7,218 books — 28,369 voters

The Devil in the White City by Erik LarsonIn Cold Blood by Truman CapoteMidnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John BerendtThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankThe Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls
Non-Fiction that reads like fiction
18th out of 396 books — 258 voters
Nothing to Envy by Barbara DemickKorea Unmasked by Won-bok RhiePlease Look After Mom by Kyung-Sook ShinThe Aquariums of Pyongyang by Kang Chol-HwanSkin Food by Type A
Understanding Korea and Korean culture
1st out of 48 books — 44 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeePride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank1984 by George OrwellAnimal Farm by George Orwell
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
5051st out of 32,325 books — 123,268 voters
Into Thin Air by Jon KrakauerInto the Wild by Jon KrakauerIn Cold Blood by Truman CapoteA Walk in the Woods by Bill BrysonBlack Hawk Down by Mark Bowden
Nonfiction pageturners
6th out of 199 books — 75 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. TolkienThe Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Books With a Goodreads Average Rating of 4.2 and Above
142nd out of 908 books — 450 voters
The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankAngela's Ashes by Frank McCourtThe Glass Castle by Jeannette WallsUnbroken by Laura HillenbrandAll Creatures Great and Small by James Herriot
Biography and Memoirs that are BETTER than Fiction
273rd out of 2,516 books — 3,158 voters

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsEnder’s Game by Orson Scott Card1984 by George OrwellThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienA Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin
Reddit Recommendations
186th out of 577 books — 761 voters
I Escaped North Korea by Ellie CroweNothing to Envy by Barbara DemickEscape from Camp 14 by Blaine HardenDear Leader by Jang Jin-sungEvery Falling Star by Sungju Lee
Books about escapes from North Korea
2nd out of 15 books — 12 voters

The Kurdish Bike by Alesa LightbourneThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniThe Poisonwood Bible by Barbara KingsolverShantaram by Gregory David RobertsHalf of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Recommended Books by International School Teachers Group
6th out of 139 books — 20 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
635th out of 4,495 books — 1,047 voters

The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakAll Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque1984 by George OrwellThe Hiding Place by Corrie ten Boom
What Dystopian Readers Should Know
20th out of 129 books — 59 voters
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Lightning Thief by Rick RiordanHoles by Louis SacharMatilda by Roald DahlThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
Best Books for Fifth Grade Readers
178th out of 439 books — 357 voters

The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Fault in Our Stars by John GreenDivergent by Veronica RothThe Help by Kathryn StockettThe Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
Your Top 5 Reads in 2012
165th out of 716 books — 799 voters
Room by Emma DonoghueThe Heart Is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullersThe Red Tent by Anita DiamantShe’s Come Undone by Wally LambThe History of Love by Nicole Krauss
Books That Made Me Feel A Lot of Things
22nd out of 83 books — 15 voters

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