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Top 10 of Each Genre

My top 10 favorite for a bunch of genres. Onlu ones I've read, so I might not have some obvious choices. some could be sorted differently and overlap, but this is how I organized it
Historical fiction
Fantasy/sci fi
Adolescent
Classics
Humor
True crime
Memoirs
History
Thrillers/mystery
Literary fiction
Psychology/philosophy/self help
Childrens books
Current events
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The Nightengale (Kristin Hannah)
The Nightengale
1
Kristin Hannah
Outlander (Diana Gabaldon)
Outlander
2
Diana Gabaldon
Memoirs of a Geisha (Arthur Golden)
Memoirs of a Geisha
3
Arthur Golden
Roots (Alex Haley)
Roots
4
Alex Haley
Gone With the Wind (Margaret Mitchell)
Gone With the Wind
5
Margaret Mitchell
Mila 18
Mila 18
6
Trinity
Trinity
7
Exodus (Leon Uris)
Exodus
8
Leon Uris
Kindred (Octavia E. Butler)
Kindred
9
Octavia E. Butler
The Devils Arithmetic
The Devils Arithmetic
10
Harry Potter Series (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter Series
11
J.K. Rowling
The Hunger Games Trilogy (Suzanne Collins)
The Hunger Games Trilogy
12
Suzanne Collins
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (C.S. Lewis)
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
13
C.S. Lewis
Uglies (Scott Westerfeld)
Uglies
14
Scott Westerfeld
Flowers for Algernon (Daniel Keyes)
Flowers for Algernon
15
Daniel Keyes
A Wrinkle in Time (Madeleine L'engle)
A Wrinkle in Time
16
Madeleine L'engle
Brave New World and Brave New World Revisted (Aldous Huxley; Foreword by Christopher Hitchens)
Brave New World and Brave New World Revisted
17
Aldous Huxley; Foreword by Christopher Hitchens
The Neverending Story (Michael Ende)
The Neverending Story
18
Michael Ende
Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lighting Thief (Rick Riordan)
Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lighting Thief
19
Rick Riordan
Twilight Saga (Stephenie Meyer)
Twilight Saga
20
Stephenie Meyer
Alice (Phyllis Reynolds Naylor)
Alice
21
Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
Are You There God? It's Me Margaret (Judy Blume)
Are You There God? It's Me Margaret
22
Judy Blume
The Giver (Lois Lowry)
The Giver
23
Lois Lowry
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (Ann Brashares)
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants
24
Ann Brashares
Speak (Laurie Halse Anderson)
Speak
25
Laurie Halse Anderson
The Saddle Club Series (Bonnie Bryant)
The Saddle Club Series
26
Bonnie Bryant
The Babysitters Club Books (Ann M. Martin)
The Babysitters Club Books
27
Ann M. Martin
The Princess Diaries (Meg Cabot)
The Princess Diaries
28
Meg Cabot
Ella Enchanted (Gail Carson Levine)
Ella Enchanted
29
Gail Carson Levine
The Wish (Gail Carson Levine)
The Wish
30
Gail Carson Levine
Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)
Pride and Prejudice
31
Jane Austen
Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
Frankenstein
32
Mary Shelley
Black Beauty (Anna Sewell)
Black Beauty
33
Anna Sewell
Little Women (Louisa May Alcott)
Little Women
34
Louisa May Alcott
The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby
35
F. Scott Fitzgerald
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
36
Harper Lee
Animal Farm (George Orwell)
Animal Farm
37
George Orwell
Lord of the Flies (William Golding)
Lord of the Flies
38
William Golding
The Bell Jar (Sylvia Plath)
The Bell Jar
39
Sylvia Plath
1984 (George Orwell)
1984
40
George Orwell
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