2011 Book List Ballot

We have a mere 41 books to choose from this year. If you are a betting person, it’s worth noting the odds could be in favor of those with multiple nominations.

Two nominated books each: Geraldine Brooks, James Patterson and Stieg Larsson

Nominated twice (only appearing on ballot once): “Water for Elephants” by Sara Gruen

Three nominated books: Ken Follett




Rules of the vote

Same as always: Check off your top picks.

Don’t worry about length or when we might read what — just vote on however many you’d really like to read. Once we have a list of which get the most votes, we’ll determine what goes when. For easy reference, the spreadsheet with descriptions and URLs is below the voting list.




Vote on 2011 Book List

  • Half Broke Horses / Jeannette Walls (5%, 5 Votes)
  • The Last Time I Saw You: A Novel / Elizabeth Berg (4%, 4 Votes)
  • The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society / Mary Ann Shaffer, Annie Barrows (4%, 4 Votes)
  • The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo / Stieg Larsson (4%, 4 Votes)
  • The Other Boleyn Girl / Phillipa Gregory (4%, 4 Votes)
  • River of Doubt: Theodore Roosevelt's Darkest Journey / Candice Millard (3%, 3 Votes)
  • The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks / Rebecca Skloot (3%, 3 Votes)
  • So Big / Edna Ferber (3%, 3 Votes)
  • Fall of Giants / Ken Follett (3%, 3 Votes)
  • Alex Cross's Trial / James Patterson (3%, 3 Votes)
  • Undaunted Courage: Meriwether Lewis, Thomas Jefferson, and the Opening of the American West / Stephen Ambrose (3%, 3 Votes)
  • Water for Elephants / Sara Gruen (3%, 3 Votes)
  • Have a Little Faith / Mitch Albom (3%, 3 Votes)
  • City of the Sun / David Levien (3%, 3 Votes)
  • Isaac's Storm / Erik Larson (3%, 3 Votes)
  • Eat, Pray, Love / Elizabeth Gilbert (3%, 3 Votes)
  • I, Alex Cross / James Patterson (3%, 3 Votes)
  • World Without End / Ken Follett (2%, 2 Votes)
  • Everything Is Illuminated / Jonathan Foer (2%, 2 Votes)
  • Twilight / Stephenie Meyer (2%, 2 Votes)
  • Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet / Jamie Ford (2%, 2 Votes)
  • Cutting for Stone / Abraham Verghese (2%, 2 Votes)
  • The Heretic's Daughter / Kathleen Kent (2%, 2 Votes)
  • Everything Sucks: Losing My Mind and Finding Myself in a High School Quest for Cool / Hannah Friedman (2%, 2 Votes)
  • Sarah's Key / Tatiana de Rosnay (2%, 2 Votes)
  • Can't Wait to Get to Heaven / Fannie Flagg (2%, 2 Votes)
  • The Three Junes / Julia Glass (2%, 2 Votes)
  • Ernie Pyle's War / James Tobin (2%, 2 Votes)
  • Year of Wonders / Geraldine Brooks (2%, 2 Votes)
  • Home: A Memoir of My Early Years / Julie Andrews (2%, 2 Votes)
  • Eye of the Needle / Ken Follett (2%, 2 Votes)
  • Still Alice / Lisa Genova (1%, 1 Votes)
  • Stones into Schools, Greg Mortenson (1%, 1 Votes)
  • Lord of the Flies / William Golding (1%, 1 Votes)
  • A Journal for Jordan / Dana Canedy (1%, 1 Votes)
  • All She Ever Wanted / Lynn Austin (1%, 1 Votes)
  • The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest / Stieg Larsson (1%, 1 Votes)
  • The Bears of Blue River / Chales Major (1%, 1 Votes)
  • March / Geraldine Brooks (1%, 1 Votes)
  • The Invisible Wall / Harry Bernstein (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Those Who Save Us / Jenna Blum (0%, 0 Votes)

Total Voters: 6

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