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The Glass Castle by Jeannette WallsNight by Elie WieselAngela’s Ashes by Frank McCourtA Child Called "It" by Dave Pelzer
Best Memoir / Biography / Autobiography
5,759 books — 6,288 voters
The Help by Kathryn StockettThe Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk KiddFried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie FlaggWhere the Heart Is by Billie LettsThe Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer
Best Adult Female Friendship Books
692 books — 1,175 voters

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann ShafferWater for Elephants by Sara GruenAtonement by Ian McEwanRainwater by Sandra BrownThe Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
My Favourite Historical Romance
1,965 books — 2,149 voters
The Diary of Mattie Spenser by Sandra DallasLucky Us by Amy BloomLovers at the Chameleon Club, Paris 1932 by Francine Prose
The Unknown, Hidden Gems of Historical Fiction
2,215 books — 1,230 voters

The Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Help by Kathryn StockettWater for Elephants by Sara GruenThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonLife of Pi by Yann Martel
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,224 books — 28,363 voters
The House at Riverton by Kate MortonThe Secret Life of Violet Grant by Beatriz WilliamsOverseas by Beatriz WilliamsThe Nightingale by Kristin HannahLife After Life by Kate Atkinson
Dual Timeline & Historical Novels
138 books — 83 voters

Lost Lake by Sarah Addison AllenReturn to Tradd Street by Karen WhiteUnder the Wide and Starry Sky by Nancy HoranBe Careful What You Wish For by Jeffrey ArcherLeaving Time by Jodi Picoult
Can't Wait Books of 2014
2,460 books — 15,113 voters
The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins
"Anna"
301 books — 42 voters

The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara KingsolverOlive Kitteridge by Elizabeth StroutThe Probable Future by Alice HoffmanThe Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman
Titles that start with O, P, or Q
1,601 books — 136 voters
My Name Is Lucy Barton by Elizabeth StroutAll the Missing Girls by Megan MirandaDon't You Cry by Mary KubicaThe Sound of Gravel by Ruth WarinerThe Guest Room by Chris Bohjalian
Best Books of 2016
1,844 books — 2,785 voters

The Night Circus by Erin MorgensternThe Peach Keeper by Sarah Addison AllenThe Tiger's Wife by Téa ObrehtThe Paris Wife by Paula McLainThe Language of Flowers by Vanessa Diffenbaugh
Best Books of 2011
2,667 books — 6,708 voters
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonThe Lovely Bones by Alice SeboldCase Histories by Kate Atkinson
Best Crime & Mystery Books
7,273 books — 15,407 voters

The Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John BoyneA Northern Light by Jennifer DonnellyHattie Big Sky by Kirby Larson
Teen Historical Fiction
1,381 books — 3,093 voters
The Red Tent by Anita DiamantFried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie FlaggThe Help by Kathryn StockettThe Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg LarssonThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
Best Feminist Books
2,484 books — 3,477 voters

The Help by Kathryn StockettThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann ShafferWater for Elephants by Sara GruenMiddlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides
Best Historical Fiction of the 21st Century
1,416 books — 2,285 voters
Night by Elie WieselAngela’s Ashes by Frank McCourtA Child Called "It" by Dave PelzerThe World According to Bob by James Bowen
Memoirs by Men
1,676 books — 646 voters

The Book Thief by Markus ZusakSkeletons at the Feast by Chris BohjalianThe Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann ShafferThose Who Save Us by Jenna BlumThe Red Tent by Anita Diamant
War/Romance novels
515 books — 673 voters
The Help by Kathryn StockettThe Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk KiddThe Girl Who Chased the Moon by Sarah Addison AllenThe Peach Keeper by Sarah Addison AllenWhere the Heart Is by Billie Letts
Quirky Southern Fiction
963 books — 1,912 voters

My Life in France by Julia ChildThe Pioneer Woman by Ree Drummond
Food-Related Non-Fiction
1,220 books — 1,631 voters
The Secret Wisdom of the Earth by Christopher Scotton
2015 Amazon Books of the Month in Literature & Fiction
136 books — 86 voters

The Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Help by Kathryn StockettThe Night Circus by Erin MorgensternLife of Pi by Yann MartelThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
Recommended by Reading Challengers
5,999 books — 4,525 voters
The Help by Kathryn StockettThe Night Circus by Erin MorgensternThe Lovely Bones by Alice SeboldWater for Elephants by Sara GruenThe Book Thief by Markus Zusak
TO DIE FOR 2000 - 2015 STAND-ALONES
1,975 books — 5,349 voters

Original Stories . . . a Breath of Fresh Air
12,078 books — 12,167 voters
Dead Wake by Erik LarsonThe Rise and Fall of the Third Reich by William L. ShirerAn Unmarked Grave by Charles Todd
The Great War
680 books — 597 voters

My Life in France by Julia Child
Great Books about Food
475 books — 124 voters
The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk KiddThe Moon Sisters by Therese WalshThe Wolves of Midwinter by Anne Rice
2014 Reads You Don't Want To Miss
929 books — 1,207 voters

The Memory Keeper's Daughter by Kim EdwardsThe Barefoot Contessa Cookbook by Ina GartenThe Poisonwood Bible by Barbara KingsolverThe Girl on the Train by Paula HawkinsStill Missing by Chevy Stevens
Psychological Chillers by Women
457 books — 607 voters
The Kitchen House by Kathleen GrissomThe Girl Who Chased the Moon by Sarah Addison AllenStill Missing by Chevy StevensSecret Daughter by Shilpi Somaya GowdaUnbroken by Laura Hillenbrand
Best Books of 2010
1,578 books — 2,474 voters

Serena by Ron RashThe Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann ShafferThe Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth SteinOlive Kitteridge by Elizabeth StroutAmerican Wife by Curtis Sittenfeld
Best Books of 2008
1,632 books — 6,783 voters
Unbroken by Laura HillenbrandThe Rise and Fall of the Third Reich by William L. ShirerNight by Elie WieselIn the Garden of Beasts by Erik Larson
Best Non-fiction War Books
2,098 books — 2,328 voters