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Winnie-the-Pooh by A.A. MilneThe Sound and the Fury by William FaulknerThe Age of Innocence by Edith WhartonLady Chatterley’s Lover by D.H. LawrenceBeau Geste by P.C. Wren
Best Books of the Decade: 1920s
766 books — 1,133 voters
East of Eden by John SteinbeckHow the Grinch Stole Christmas! by Dr. Seuss
Best Books of the Decade: 1950s
1,190 books — 1,502 voters

Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Help by Kathryn StockettGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellLittle Women by Louisa May AlcottThe Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
Best chicklit
778 books — 1,062 voters
City of Bones by Cassandra ClareVampire Academy by Richelle MeadCity of Ashes by Cassandra ClareCity of Glass by Cassandra ClarePride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
I Had No Idea This Book Would Be So Good
8,269 books — 3,077 voters

The Stand by Stephen KingThe Shining by Stephen KingInterview with the Vampire by Anne RiceCarrie by Stephen King’Salem’s Lot by Stephen King
Best Books of the Decade: 1970s
1,936 books — 1,870 voters
Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëThe Return of the King by J.R.R. TolkienThe Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Books You Can't Live Without
1,652 books — 1,182 voters

Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëLittle Women by Louisa May AlcottGone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
Jezebel's Books All Women Should Read
772 books — 1,402 voters
The Six Wives of Henry VIII by Alison WeirThe Princes in the Tower by Alison Weir
Best Books About Tudor England
604 books — 1,616 voters

A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess1984 by George OrwellAlice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis CarrollThe Sound and the Fury by William FaulknerAs I Lay Dying by William Faulkner
Best Experimental Books Ever
1,104 books — 1,738 voters
The Six Wives of Henry VIII by Alison WeirThe Princes in the Tower by Alison WeirHitler by Alan Bullock
Best History Books
3,637 books — 3,669 voters

The Help by Kathryn StockettCity of Bones by Cassandra ClareCity of Glass by Cassandra ClareCity of Ashes by Cassandra ClareVampire Academy by Richelle Mead
Books You Could Not Put Down
11,158 books — 7,417 voters
Blood and Light by Rue VolleySamson's Lovely Mortal by Tina FolsomBreathless by Scott PrussingDark Lover by J.R. WardLover Eternal by J.R. Ward
Best Vampire Books from "New" Authors
878 books — 1,585 voters

Misery by Stephen KingThe Essential Calvin and Hobbes by Bill WattersonThe Gunslinger by Stephen KingChristine by Stephen KingThe Drawing of the Three by Stephen King
Best Books of the Decade: 1980s
2,252 books — 2,422 voters
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis CarrollThe Gunslinger by Stephen KingThe Return of the King by J.R.R. TolkienThe Two Towers by J.R.R. TolkienPeter Pan by J.M. Barrie
Five Star Fantasy Books
1,805 books — 2,163 voters

Fallen by Lauren KateRapture by Lauren KateCity of Lost Souls by Cassandra ClareDarkness Before Dawn by J.A. LondonTorment by Lauren Kate
Best Girl in a Dress Cover of 2012
460 books — 1,751 voters
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen1984 by George OrwellJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëThe Help by Kathryn StockettCity of Glass by Cassandra Clare
Best Ending
8,041 books — 6,048 voters

The Case of the Velvet Claws by Erle Stanley Gardner
Cozy Mystery Series - First Book of a Series
1,121 books — 2,445 voters
Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. SeussThe Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson BurnettThe Three Musketeers by Alexandre DumasCity of Bones by Cassandra ClareThe Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain
Best Books for Reluctant Readers
2,582 books — 2,591 voters

Jane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Help by Kathryn StockettGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellFear of Flying by Erica Jong
Best Feminist Books
2,481 books — 3,469 voters
Breathe by Abbi GlinesFallen Too Far by Abbi GlinesExistence by Abbi GlinesPredestined by Abbi GlinesForever Too Far by Abbi Glines
Epic Rockstar Stories
766 books — 2,186 voters

The Help by Kathryn StockettThe Historian by Elizabeth Kostova
Best Historical Fiction of the 21st Century
1,415 books — 2,283 voters
Jane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëThe Paper Bag Princess by Robert MunschFear of Flying by Erica JongLady Chatterley’s Lover by D.H. Lawrence
Best Feminist Fiction
1,495 books — 2,651 voters

A Clockwork Orange by Anthony BurgessThe Sound and the Fury by William FaulknerAnd Then There Were None by Agatha ChristieAs I Lay Dying by William FaulknerGone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
Best Book Titles
11,284 books — 7,567 voters
And Then There Were None by Agatha ChristieMurder on the Orient Express by Agatha ChristieRebecca by Daphne du MaurierThe Lovely Bones by Alice SeboldThe Historian by Elizabeth Kostova
Best Literary Mysteries
2,510 books — 4,488 voters

Clockwork Angel by Cassandra ClareLinger by Maggie StiefvaterCrescendo by Becca FitzpatrickTorment by Lauren KateBeautiful Darkness by Kami Garcia
Best Books of 2010
1,578 books — 2,474 voters
Outlander by Diana GabaldonTuesdays with Morrie by Mitch AlbomThe Six Wives of Henry VIII by Alison WeirThe Waste Lands by Stephen KingThe Horse Whisperer by Nicholas Evans
Best Books of the Decade: 1990s
3,141 books — 3,669 voters

Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëThe Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre DumasGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellWuthering Heights by Emily Brontë
Favorite Books
14,101 books — 9,814 voters
Silence by Becca FitzpatrickDie for Me by Amy PlumClockwork Prince by Cassandra ClarePassion by Lauren KateCity of Fallen Angels by Cassandra Clare
Best Book Covers 2011
743 books — 2,837 voters

1984 by George OrwellThe Lovely Bones by Alice SeboldWuthering Heights by Emily BrontëLes Misérables by Victor HugoHamlet by William Shakespeare
Most Depressing Book of All Time
1,238 books — 3,853 voters
The Historian by Elizabeth KostovaJamaica Inn by Daphne du MaurierThe Family by Mario Puzo
Best Historical Mystery
1,989 books — 4,474 voters