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The Swedish Cavalier by Leo PerutzThe Diary of a Country Priest by Georges BernanosJoy of Man's Desiring by Jean GionoA Cat, a Man, and Two Women by Jun'ichirō TanizakiA City of Bells by Elizabeth Goudge
Best Books 1936
98 books — 51 voters

All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony DoerrThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisCry, The Beloved Country by Alan Paton
Fiction Set in 1940s
266 books — 65 voters

In Another Life by Julie Christine JohnsonI'll See You in Paris by Michelle Gable
Historical Fiction 2016
337 books — 874 voters

Rodin's Lover by Heather  Webb
Historical Fiction 2015
377 books — 2,073 voters

The Harlot's Tale by Sam   ThomasI Always Loved You by Robin Oliveira
Historical Fiction 2014
370 books — 1,955 voters
Gone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellThe Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett
Best Historical Fiction
7,083 books — 25,193 voters

The Chalice by Nancy BilyeauThe Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth SteinThe Language of Flowers by Vanessa DiffenbaughThe Help by Kathryn StockettThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon
Smart Summer Reads
12,236 books — 9,668 voters
Fall of Giants by Ken FollettBefore I Go to Sleep by S.J. WatsonThe Distant Hours by Kate MortonIn the Garden of Beasts by Erik LarsonBring Up the Bodies by Hilary Mantel
Best Books of the Decade: 2010s
7,692 books — 13,756 voters

The Secret History by Stephanie Marie ThorntonThe Chalice by Nancy BilyeauParis by Edward Rutherfurd
Historical Fiction 2013
379 books — 2,094 voters

1Q84 by Haruki Murakami
Best Japanese Books
755 books — 3,228 voters
Madame Tussaud by Michelle    MoranDoc by Mary Doria Russell
Historical Fiction 2011
107 books — 573 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee1984 by George OrwellThe Grapes of Wrath by John SteinbeckThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,828 books — 49,733 voters
Romeo and Juliet by William ShakespeareLes Misérables by Victor HugoThe Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis
Best Books Ever
73,010 books — 268,512 voters