Literal Summer Reads

Listopia > Book Lists Liked by Kacy (9 Lists)



Fingersmith by Sarah WatersTipping the Velvet by Sarah WatersThe Night Watch by Sarah WatersStone Butch Blues by Leslie FeinbergBackwards to Oregon by Jae
Historical Lesbian Fiction
266 books — 266 voters
The Name of the Rose by Umberto EcoThe Alienist by Caleb CarrThe Historian by Elizabeth KostovaThe Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónMistress of the Art of Death by Ariana Franklin
Best Historical Mystery
2,299 books — 4,830 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeePride and Prejudice by Jane AustenJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankThe Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
Best Woman-Authored Books
8,923 books — 6,583 voters
Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellThe Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa Gregory
Best Historical Fiction
8,038 books — 26,712 voters

And Playing the Role of Herself by K.E. LaneWaiting in the Wings by Melissa BraydenFingersmith by Sarah WatersThe Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins ReidKiss the Girl by Melissa Brayden
Best F/F Romance Books
1,558 books — 1,176 voters
Fingersmith by Sarah WatersTipping the Velvet by Sarah WatersAnnie on My Mind by Nancy GardenFried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie FlaggThe Price of Salt by Patricia Highsmith
Best Lesbian Fiction
2,160 books — 2,697 voters

The Song of Achilles by Madeline MillerLuck in the Shadows by Lynn FlewellingMagic's Pawn by Mercedes LackeyKushiel's Dart by Jacqueline CareyThe Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin
LGBTQ Science Fiction and Fantasy
2,082 books — 1,975 voters
The Dark Wife by Sarah DiemerThe One Who Eats Monsters by Casey MatthewsThe Midnight Hunt by L.L. RaandWitch Wolf by Winter PenningtonSanta Olivia by Jacqueline Carey
F/F Paranormal and Urban Fantasy
448 books — 612 voters

The Song of Achilles by Madeline MillerThe Persian Boy by Mary RenaultMaurice by E.M. ForsterAt Swim, Two Boys by Jamie O'NeillThe Charioteer by Mary Renault
Best Gay Historical Fiction
405 books — 600 voters