The Red Tent by Anita DiamantThe Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettA Tale of Two Cities by Charles DickensYear of Wonders by Geraldine Brooks
Best Historical Fiction
7,469 books — 25,664 voters
Bel Canto by Ann PatchettSnow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa SeeDivine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood by Rebecca WellsThe Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael ChabonSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Best for Book Clubs
14,975 books — 18,851 voters

Gone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellA Tale of Two Cities by Charles DickensThe Road by Cormac McCarthyWatership Down by Richard  Adams
Best Books Ever
76,902 books — 286,068 voters
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,188 books — 28,370 voters