The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon
Best Alternate History
351 books — 685 voters

1984 by George OrwellAnimal Farm by George OrwellLes Misérables by Victor HugoFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyThe Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein
Best Page-Turners with Redeeming Social Value
8,071 books — 5,779 voters
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
Best Books Ever
74,894 books — 277,754 voters

The Hunt for Red October by Tom ClancyThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
Read It Before I Saw the Movie
212 books — 126 voters
Fox in Socks by Dr. Seuss
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,201 books — 117,986 voters

Good to Great by Jim Collins
Best Non-Fiction (no biographies)
6,222 books — 8,062 voters