Fry Bread by Kevin Noble Maillard
Children's Picture Books with Recipes
131 books — 36 voters
Stones from the River by Ursula HegiThe Lives of Dwarfs by Betty M. AdelsonFar from the Tree by Andrew SolomonDwarfism by Betty M. Adelson
Books about Little People
141 books — 13 voters

The Corrections by Jonathan FranzenExtremely Loud & Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer
Best Literary Fiction
1,589 books — 1,545 voters
The Battlefield Where the Moon Says I Love You by Frank StanfordJelly Roll by Kevin YoungParis Spleen by Charles Baudelaire
Best Poetry Books
3,033 books — 2,586 voters

A Million Little Pieces by James FreyMaps and Legends by Michael ChabonThe Gashlycrumb Tinies by Edward GoreyThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark HaddonOh, the Places You’ll Go! by Dr. Seuss
Best Book Cover Art
12,394 books — 7,093 voters
The Da Vinci Code by Dan    BrownWicked by Gregory Maguire
Commonly Loved Books I Hate
389 books — 525 voters

A Separate Peace by John KnowlesLord of the Flies by William GoldingThe Hours by Michael CunninghamAmerican Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis
Most Depressing Book of All Time
1,229 books — 3,940 voters
The Cat in the Hat by Dr. SeussHow the Grinch Stole Christmas! by Dr. Seuss
The Book Was Better Than the Movie
1,579 books — 18,687 voters

The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Da Vinci Code by Dan    BrownWicked by Gregory Maguire
Abandoned Books
1,465 books — 1,462 voters
The Complete Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi
Best Graphic Novels
3,458 books — 6,778 voters

Hamlet by William Shakespeare
Must Read Classics
1,877 books — 4,710 voters
Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie Flagg
Favorite Chick-Lit
2,412 books — 4,624 voters

The Monster at the End of this Book by Jon StoneAlexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by Judith ViorstOne Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish by Dr. SeussBut Not the Hippopotamus by Sandra BoyntonCloudy with a Chance of Meatballs by Judi Barrett
Best Children's Books
5,364 books — 6,962 voters
Wicked by Gregory MaguireMiddlesex by Jeffrey EugenidesThe Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael Chabon
Disappointing Books
2,770 books — 4,607 voters

The Cat in the Hat by Dr. Seuss
What Book Got You Hooked?
3,968 books — 10,843 voters
Animal Farm by George OrwellThe Color Purple by Alice WalkerThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar WildeWhere the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
32,481 books — 123,668 voters

Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer
Best Books of the 21st Century
9,843 books — 22,336 voters
Bird by Bird by Anne LamottPersepolis 2 by Marjane Satrapi
Memoirs by Women
3,226 books — 3,336 voters

Me Talk Pretty One Day by David SedarisI'm a Stranger Here Myself by Bill BrysonAmerica (The Book) by Jon   StewartEats, Shoots & Leaves by Lynne TrussThe Gashlycrumb Tinies by Edward Gorey
Best Humorous Books
4,414 books — 8,075 voters
The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales by Jon Scieszka
Caldecott Honor Books
296 books — 238 voters

Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran FoerThe Audacity of Hope by Barack ObamaMe Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,216 books — 28,372 voters
A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson BurnettWuthering Heights by Emily BrontëBreakfast at Tiffany’s and Three Stories by Truman CapoteThe Joy Luck Club by Amy TanLolita by Vladimir Nabokov
Books Made into Movies
1,105 books — 452 voters

Pippi Longstocking by Astrid LindgrenA Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Best Young Adult Books
13,190 books — 80,405 voters
The Ramona Collection, Vol. 2 by Beverly ClearyLolita by Vladimir Nabokov
Books With Unforgettable Characters
9,517 books — 8,756 voters

Sideways by Rex PickettHigh Fidelity by Nick HornbyV for Vendetta by Alan             MooreThe Bridges of Madison County by Robert James WallerThe Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan
The MOVIE was BETTER than the BOOK
1,136 books — 10,100 voters
The BFG by Roald DahlThe Color Purple by Alice Walker
Favorite Books
14,944 books — 10,546 voters

Animal Farm by George Orwell
Best Books About Animals
1,862 books — 1,927 voters
Animal Farm by George OrwellFinnegans Wake by James JoyceThe Joy Luck Club by Amy TanThe Bell Jar by Sylvia PlathTheir Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,893 books — 49,819 voters


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