The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson BurnettShepherds Abiding by Jan KaronTo Be Sung Underwater by Tom McNealThe Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil GaimanStill Life with Bread Crumbs by Anna Quindlen
Five Star Reads
206 books — 25 voters
The Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Fault in Our Stars by John GreenThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerThe Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson BurnettA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
Best Books Ever
77,096 books — 286,855 voters

The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonRebecca by Daphne du MaurierThe Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónIn the Woods by Tana FrenchThe Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
Best Crime & Mystery Books
7,353 books — 15,921 voters

The Hiding Place by Corrie ten BoomGreat Expectations by Charles DickensA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleThe Fault in Our Stars by John GreenMatilda by Roald Dahl
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
32,013 books — 121,509 voters

What Is the What by Dave EggersThe Historian by Elizabeth KostovaThe Devil in the White City by Erik LarsonThe Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg LarssonPeople of the Book by Geraldine Brooks
Best Books of the 21st Century
9,848 books — 22,139 voters

What Is the What by Dave EggersThe Historian by Elizabeth KostovaThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerThe Devil in the White City by Erik LarsonHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,187 books — 28,371 voters