The Stand by Stephen        KingA Prayer for Owen Meany by John IrvingLonesome Dove by Larry McMurtryThe Prince of Tides by Pat Conroy
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The Stand by Stephen        KingThe Road by Cormac McCarthy
Dystopia!
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Touching the Void by Joe Simpson
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Johnny Got His Gun by Dalton TrumboThe Exorcist by William Peter Blatty
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The Liars' Club by Mary Karr
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273 books — 212 voters

Calico Joe by John Grisham
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269 books — 126 voters
The Help by Kathryn StockettThe Road by Cormac McCarthyThe Corrections by Jonathan FranzenFreakonomics by Steven D. Levitt
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5,764 books — 6,294 voters
The Worst Hard Time by Timothy EganThe Hot Zone by Richard   PrestonFreakonomics by Steven D. LevittThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
Best Non-Fiction (no biographies)
6,226 books — 8,079 voters

My Sister's Keeper by Jodi PicoultPet Sematary by Stephen        KingSphere by Michael Crichton
The Book Was Better Than the Movie
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A Prayer for Owen Meany by John IrvingThe Stand by Stephen        KingAngela’s Ashes by Frank McCourt
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The Outsiders by S.E. HintonAngela’s Ashes by Frank McCourtSummer of '42 by Herman Raucher
Best Coming of Age Stories
1,297 books — 1,132 voters
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark HaddonI Was Told There'd Be Cake by Sloane Crosley
I Picked It Up Because of the Title
7,923 books — 2,058 voters

The Help by Kathryn Stockett11/22/63 by Stephen        King
Your Top 5 Reads in 2012
717 books — 800 voters
The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
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31,248 books — 118,400 voters

The Help by Kathryn StockettThe Road by Cormac McCarthyFreakonomics by Steven D. LevittThe Corrections by Jonathan FranzenThe Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,203 books — 28,363 voters
Truman by David McCulloughThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
Best Biographies
1,645 books — 2,925 voters