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Once Upon a River by Diane SetterfieldThe Brief History of the Dead by Kevin BrockmeierThe Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón11/22/63 by Stephen King
Magical Realism
435 books — 627 voters
The Distant Hours by Kate Morton
Time Passages
1,210 books — 69 voters

A Little Life by Hanya YanagiharaThe Sellout by Paul Beatty
Goodreads Picks For Tournament of Books 2016
283 books — 1,366 voters
Anna's Book by Barbara Vine
Best Historical Mystery
1,991 books — 4,476 voters

The Thorn Birds by Colleen McCulloughLolita by Vladimir NabokovThe Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Best Books Involving Forbidden Love
1,412 books — 2,881 voters
The Princess Bride by William GoldmanThe Mirror by Marlys Millhiser
Best Books of the Decade: 1970s
1,936 books — 1,870 voters

Atlas Shrugged by Ayn RandThe Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettShe’s Come Undone by Wally LambPale Fire by Vladimir NabokovStones from the River by Ursula Hegi
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,788 books — 49,738 voters
Me Talk Pretty One Day by David SedarisNaked by David SedarisBossypants by Tina Fey
Books That Made Me Laugh Out Loud
2,049 books — 2,346 voters

Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller
Best Plays Ever
859 books — 1,125 voters
The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness
Great Books Not Nearly Enough People Read
405 books — 215 voters

The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
Book I Should've Liked
251 books — 151 voters
Swan Song by Robert McCammonThe Long Walk by Richard BachmanInto the Forest by Jean Hegland
Dystopia!
1,212 books — 2,756 voters

Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand
The Most Influential Books
1,479 books — 5,281 voters
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldRunning with Scissors by Augusten BurroughsUlysses by James JoyceHeart of Darkness by Joseph ConradHouse of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski
Disappointing Books
2,735 books — 4,607 voters

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith
Best 1920s Historical Fiction
196 books — 257 voters
Love You Forever by Robert MunschThe Cat in the Hat by Dr. Seuss
Children's Books I Hate
166 books — 72 voters

Matilda by Roald DahlRamona Quimby, Age 8 by Beverly ClearyThe Great Brain by John D. FitzgeraldThe Real Mother Goose by Blanche Fisher WrightRamona the Pest by Beverly Cleary
My Favorite Childhood books
750 books — 400 voters
The Thief of Always by Clive Barker
Fantasy Books Set in Two Worlds
639 books — 630 voters

The Crimson Petal and the White by Michel Faber
Best Victorian Historical Fiction Set In Britain
294 books — 643 voters
Down the Common by Ann BaerMorality Play by Barry UnsworthThe Awakening Land by Conrad RichterThe Diary of Mattie Spenser by Sandra Dallas
The Unknown, Hidden Gems of Historical Fiction
2,215 books — 1,230 voters

Emergence by David R. PalmerHarriet the Spy by Louise FitzhughThe Cat Ate My Gymsuit by Paula DanzigerThe Great Brain at the Academy by John D. FitzgeraldThe Great Brain by John D. Fitzgerald
Books With Nerdy, Geeky, or Genius Heroes and Heroines
1,145 books — 1,045 voters
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldMrs. Dalloway by Virginia WoolfLies & the Lying Liars Who Tell Them by Al FrankenRush Limbaugh is a Big Fat Idiot by Al FrankenStupid White Men by Michael Moore
The Worst Books of All Time
8,178 books — 19,864 voters

The Mirror by Marlys MillhiserLightning by Dean KoontzThe Door Into Summer by Robert A. HeinleinPassage by Connie Willis
Best Time Travel Fiction
1,943 books — 5,204 voters
Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret by Judy Blume
Best Children's Books for Girls
136 books — 56 voters

Matilda by Roald Dahl
Best little girl books
482 books — 349 voters
The Holy Bible by AnonymousThe Road by Cormac McCarthyThe 120 Days of Sodom by Marquis de SadeLiving Dead Girl by Elizabeth Scott
The Most Disturbing Books Ever Written
3,167 books — 11,106 voters

The Awakening Land by Conrad RichterThe Diary of Mattie Spenser by Sandra DallasThe Distant Hours by Kate MortonThe Wet Nurse's Tale by Erica EisdorferFive Quarters of the Orange by Joanne Harris
Historical fiction worth reading
1,262 books — 533 voters
The Glass Castle by Jeannette WallsBreaking Night by Liz MurrayHigh on Arrival by Mackenzie PhillipsChild Star by Shirley Temple BlackA Girl Named Zippy by Haven Kimmel
Coming-of-Age Memoirs
231 books — 146 voters

The Onion Presents A Book of Jean's Own! by Jean TeasdaleBossypants by Tina FeyThe Egg and I by Betty MacDonaldLife Among the Savages by Shirley JacksonCandy Girl by Diablo Cody
Best Humor Writing
807 books — 800 voters
Drugs are Nice by Lisa Crystal Carver
Druggie Memoirs
45 books — 80 voters


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