Tired of “experts” telling which books we missed last year? Well, here is a list of simply “Good Reads” — chosen by readers who voted on the Goodreads website…
The 2009 Goodreads Choice Awards
ALL-TIME FAVORITE
Catching Fire (Hunger Games, #2) by Suzanne Collins by Suzanne Collins
View results » 2181 votes (22.5%)
FICTION
The Help by Kathryn Stockett
View results » 1180 votes (17.0%)
NONFICTION
Columbine by Dave Cullen
View results » 659 votes (18.2%)

MYSTERY-THRILLER
The Girl Who Played with Fire (Millennium, #2) by Stieg Larsson
View results » 1505 votes (29.2%)
FANTASY
Dead and Gone (Sookie Stackhouse, #9) by Charlaine Harris
View results » 1049 votes (24.3%)
SCIENCE FICTION
Leviathan (Hardcover) by Scott Westerfeld
View results » 906 votes (31.8%)
CHICK LIT
The Last Song by Nicholas Sparks
View results » 721 votes (23.7%)
ROMANCE
An Echo in the Bone (Outlander, #7) by Diana Gabaldon
View results » 470 votes (23.8%)
GRAPHIC NOVEL
Batman: Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader? (Hardcover) by Neil Gaiman
View results » 689 votes (25.5%)
YOUNG ADULT FICTION
Along for the Ride (Hardcover) by Sarah Dessen
View results » 585 votes (17.4%)
YOUNG ADULT SERIES
Catching Fire (Hunger Games, #2) by Suzanne Collins
View results » 2055 votes (37.0%)
CHILDREN’S
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Book 4) by Jeff Kinney
View results » 1198 votes (37.5%)
PICTURE BOOK
Blueberry Girl by Neil Gaiman
View results » 655 votes (22.1%)


