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Harry Potter Series Box Set by J.K. RowlingThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Lightning Thief by Rick RiordanThe Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. LewisCity of Bones by Cassandra Clare
What Book Would You Like To Live In?
8,760 books — 8,974 voters
Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisThe Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Most Interesting World
8,183 books — 4,924 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellThe Help by Kathryn StockettThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark TwainFried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie Flagg
Best Southern Literature
1,379 books — 2,596 voters
Crime and Punishment by Fyodor DostoevskyThe Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor DostoevskyAnna Karenina by Leo TolstoyThe Master and Margarita by Mikhail BulgakovWar and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
Best Russian Literature
521 books — 2,296 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
2,379 books — 2,226 voters
Outlander by Diana GabaldonThe Bride by Julie GarwoodKiss of the Highlander by Karen Marie MoningBeyond the Highland Mist by Karen Marie MoningThe Secret by Julie Garwood
Best Highland/Scotland Romance Novels
694 books — 2,195 voters

The Help by Kathryn StockettTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk KiddFried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie FlaggGarden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen
Quirky Southern Fiction
981 books — 1,927 voters
Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth GilbertA Walk in the Woods by Bill BrysonBlood River by Tim ButcherThe Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann ShafferInto the Wild by Jon Krakauer
Best Traveling Vicariously
2,175 books — 1,902 voters

Things Fall Apart by Chinua AchebeThe Poisonwood Bible by Barbara KingsolverHalf of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieHeart of Darkness by Joseph ConradCry, the Beloved Country by Alan Paton
Africa (fiction and nonfiction)
1,831 books — 1,710 voters
Outlander by Diana GabaldonThe Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettThe Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa GregoryThe Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer BradleyDragonfly in Amber by Diana Gabaldon
Best Historical Fiction Set in UK and Ireland
1,406 books — 1,682 voters

The Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa GregoryThe Six Wives of Henry VIII by Alison WeirThe Boleyn Inheritance by Philippa GregoryWolf Hall by Hilary MantelThe Constant Princess by Philippa Gregory
Best Books About Tudor England
630 books — 1,657 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
1,721 books — 1,292 voters

The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonPippi Longstocking by Astrid LindgrenThe Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg LarssonThe Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest by Stieg LarssonHunger by Knut Hamsun
Best Scandinavian and Nordic Literature
1,222 books — 1,247 voters
Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. RowlingHarry 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
Boarding School Stories
993 books — 1,147 voters

Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa SeeThe Good Earth by Pearl S. BuckThe Joy Luck Club by Amy TanShanghai Girls by Lisa SeeThe Kitchen God's Wife by Amy Tan
Best Novels That Take Place in China
418 books — 1,102 voters
The Night Circus by Erin MorgensternWater for Elephants by Sara GruenSomething Wicked This Way Comes by Ray BradburyGeek Love by Katherine DunnCaraval by Stephanie Garber
Circus/Carnival Books
714 books — 1,088 voters

Anne of Green Gables by L.M. MontgomeryThe Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson BurnettJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëWuthering Heights by Emily BrontëCharlotte’s Web by E.B. White
Best Books with Rural Settings
1,151 books — 1,032 voters
A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniMemoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankThe Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
Around the World One Book from Each Country
1,094 books — 999 voters

The God of Small Things by Arundhati RoyA Fine Balance by Rohinton MistryThe White Tiger by Aravind AdigaShantaram by Gregory David RobertsSiddhartha by Hermann Hesse
India
1,031 books — 884 voters
Cold Mountain by Charles FrazierChristy by Catherine MarshallProdigal Summer by Barbara KingsolverA Walk in the Woods by Bill BrysonThe Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls
Best Books Set in Appalachia
802 books — 845 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
1,001 books — 833 voters
The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónMr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan84, Charing Cross Road by Helene HanffThe Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle ZevinThe Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
Books About Bookstores
651 books — 808 voters

It's Kind of a Funny Story by Ned VizziniThe Bell Jar by Sylvia PlathOne Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken KeseyCut by Patricia McCormickVeronika Decides to Die by Paulo Coelho
Fictional Mental Hospital Novels
264 books — 776 voters
Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenEdenbrooke by Julianne DonaldsonPersuasion by Jane AustenSense and Sensibility by Jane AustenEmma by Jane Austen
Clean Regency (or around then) Romance Novels
807 books — 766 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellThe Help by Kathryn StockettThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark TwainMidnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt
Best Southern Books
836 books — 748 voters
Cinder by Marissa MeyerAcross the Universe by Beth RevisEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardThese Broken Stars by Amie KaufmanCress by Marissa Meyer
Teenagers . . . IN SPACE!
475 books — 733 voters

The Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeA Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldOne Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez
Around the World in 100 Books
1,327 books — 712 voters
Outlander by Diana GabaldonMacbeth by William ShakespeareThe Winter Sea by Susanna KearsleyDragonfly in Amber by Diana GabaldonThe Prime of Miss Jean Brodie by Muriel Spark
Books Set in Scotland
1,088 books — 686 voters

A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens1984 by George OrwellA Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens84, Charing Cross Road by Helene HanffSense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
London Calling
1,236 books — 647 voters
The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara KingsolverThe No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall SmithOut of Africa by Isak DinesenDon't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight by Alexandra FullerThings Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe
Best books for an African Safari
476 books — 524 voters

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