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On the Road by Jack KerouacThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
Disappointing Books
2,741 books — 4,610 voters
The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler
Best Crime & Mystery Books
7,285 books — 15,235 voters

Crossing to Safety by Wallace StegnerMiddlemarch by George EliotBleak House by Charles DickensThe Help by Kathryn StockettWater for Elephants by Sara Gruen
I'm glad someone made me read this book
9,937 books — 9,488 voters
Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister by Gregory Maguire
Books I Regret Reading
2,244 books — 3,227 voters

Possession by A.S. ByattBleak House by Charles DickensMiddlemarch by George EliotA Prayer for Owen Meany by John IrvingVanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray
Big Fat Books Worth the Effort
1,853 books — 7,004 voters
A Prayer for Owen Meany by John IrvingEmma by Jane AustenVanity Fair by William Makepeace ThackerayTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeMapp and Lucia by E.F. Benson
Books With Unforgettable Characters
9,164 books — 8,058 voters

Murder Must Advertise by Dorothy L. Sayers
Best Books of the Decade: 1930s
905 books — 1,239 voters
The Quiche of Death by M.C. Beaton
Cozy Mystery Series - First Book of a Series
1,104 books — 2,431 voters

My Ántonia by Willa CatherThe House of Mirth by Edith Wharton
Saddest Books
493 books — 722 voters
A Dance to the Music of Time by Anthony PowellMapp and Lucia by E.F. BensonMiddlemarch by George EliotEmma by Jane AustenBrideshead Revisited by Evelyn Waugh
Best British and Irish Literature
1,176 books — 1,110 voters

A Dance to the Music of Time by Anthony PowellA Dance to the Music of Time by Anthony Powell
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,828 books — 49,735 voters
Bel Canto by Ann Patchett
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,223 books — 28,342 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Fountainhead by Ayn RandPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenPhineas Finn by Anthony TrollopeA Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
30,621 books — 113,751 voters
Middlemarch by George EliotBleak House by Charles DickensPhineas Finn by Anthony Trollope
Best Books of the 19th Century
1,706 books — 6,830 voters