Jane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëThe Name of the Rose by Umberto EcoGreat Expectations by Charles DickensA Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving
Big Fat Books Worth the Effort
1,873 books — 6,997 voters
The Book Thief by Markus ZusakNever Let Me Go by Kazuo IshiguroCloud Atlas by David  MitchellThe Devil in the White City by Erik LarsonAssassination Vacation by Sarah Vowell
Best Books of the 21st Century
9,854 books — 22,243 voters

The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
2013 Tournament of Books
18 books — 137 voters
The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
Best Books of 2012
3,522 books — 9,189 voters

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Giver by Lois Lowry
Best Young Adult Books
13,192 books — 80,287 voters
The Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniThe Help by Kathryn StockettThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer
Best for Book Clubs
15,142 books — 19,189 voters

And Then There Were None by Agatha ChristieRebecca by Daphne du MaurierThe Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco
Best Crime & Mystery Books
7,336 books — 16,028 voters
Mockingjay by Suzanne CollinsOryx and Crake by Margaret AtwoodThe Help by Kathryn StockettThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Gone-Away World by Nick Harkaway
Best books I read in 2010
138 books — 30 voters

Best Books Ever
77,348 books — 288,653 voters
Catching Fire by Suzanne CollinsThe Help by Kathryn Stockett
Best Books of 2009
1,764 books — 6,929 voters

The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeePride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die
1,318 books — 5,860 voters
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldFried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie FlaggThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
Read Them Twice...At Least
14,170 books — 11,698 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeePride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
32,188 books — 122,612 voters