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Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Kisholi (28 Lists)



Funny Boy by Shyam SelvaduraiCinnamon Gardens by Shyam SelvaduraiJuly by Karen RobertsThe Flower Boy by Karen RobertsChildren of the Lion by Carl Muller
Sri Lankan English Fiction
108 books — 123 voters
Middlesex by Jeffrey EugenidesFunny Boy by Shyam SelvaduraiCinnamon Gardens by Shyam SelvaduraiThe Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen ChboskyHard Love by Ellen Wittlinger
Best LGBTQIA literature
1,939 books — 2,222 voters

The Neverending Story by Michael EndeMary Poppins by P.L. TraversStuart Little by E.B. WhiteEclipse by Stephenie MeyerThe Princess Diaries by Meg Cabot
I Only Watched the Movie!
1,219 books — 6,116 voters
His Dark Materials by Philip PullmanFight Club by Chuck PalahniukThe Call of the Wild by Jack LondonAmerican Psycho by Bret Easton EllisEnder’s Game by Orson Scott Card
Best Banned, Censored, and Challenged Books
927 books — 2,389 voters

The Alienist by Caleb CarrThe Talented Mr. Ripley by Patricia HighsmithDarkly Dreaming Dexter by Jeff Lindsay
I Like Serial Killers
1,040 books — 1,627 voters
My Man Jeeves by P.G. WodehouseRight Ho, Jeeves by P.G. Wodehouse
Best Free Audiobooks
215 books — 535 voters

Dracula by Bram Stoker’Salem’s Lot by Stephen KingInterview with the Vampire by Anne Rice
Best Supernatural Fiction
1,011 books — 518 voters
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan DoyleThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëThe Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre DumasPride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die
1,332 books — 5,901 voters

’Salem’s Lot by Stephen King
Best Adult Vampire Books
1,860 books — 5,036 voters
The Jungle Books by Rudyard KiplingTreasure Island by Robert Louis StevensonDracula by Bram StokerThe Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre DumasFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
Must Read Classics
1,887 books — 4,747 voters

Dhampir by Barb HendeeThe Golden Compass by Philip PullmanBitten by Kelley Armstrong
Best Heroine in a Fantasy Book
1,499 books — 1,804 voters
Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth GilbertThe Lovely Bones by Alice SeboldMen Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus by John GrayThe 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. CoveyThe Purpose Driven Life by Rick Warren
Everyone's Read It But Me
782 books — 4,740 voters

Jurassic Park by Michael CrichtonGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellThe Da Vinci Code by Dan BrownBridget Jones’s Diary by Helen FieldingBridget Jones by Helen Fielding
The Book Was Better Than the Movie
1,654 books — 18,684 voters
The Warded Man by Peter V. BrettThe Riftwar Saga by Raymond E. FeistThe Gunslinger by Stephen KingHis Dark Materials by Philip Pullman
Best Fantasy Series, Trilogies, and Duologies
2,223 books — 12,271 voters

Darkly Dreaming Dexter by Jeff LindsayThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
The MOVIE was BETTER than the BOOK
1,138 books — 10,095 voters
Timeline by Michael CrichtonA Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court by Mark TwainThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
Best Time Travel Fiction
2,182 books — 5,465 voters

Twenty Love Poems and a Song of Despair by Pablo NerudaShakespeare's Sonnets by William ShakespeareStranger Music by Leonard Cohen
Best Poetry Books
3,086 books — 2,620 voters
Interview with the Vampire by Anne RiceBitten by Kelley ArmstrongDhampir by Barb HendeeDracula by Bram Stoker
Vampires and Werewolves and Witches...Oh My!
2,011 books — 3,058 voters

Gone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
Best Love Stories
5,267 books — 9,832 voters
Strange Embrace by David HineWatchmen by Alan MoorePreacher, Volume 1 by Garth Ennis300 by Frank MillerAstonishing X-Men, Vol. 1 by Joss Whedon
Required Reading Graphic Novels
1,239 books — 2,016 voters

The Famous Five Adventure Collection by Enid BlytonThe Mysteries Collection by Enid BlytonThe Faraway Tree Stories by Enid BlytonThe Wishing Chair Collections by Enid BlytonMalory Towers Boxset by Enid Blyton
Favorite books from my childhood
4,516 books — 7,702 voters
The Stand by Stephen KingWatchmen by Alan Moore
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
4,039 books — 26,781 voters

Gates of Fire by Steven PressfieldThe First Man in Rome by Colleen McCulloughSarum by Edward RutherfurdGone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
Best Historical Fiction
8,038 books — 26,712 voters
Assassin's Apprentice by Robin HobbGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardLittle Women by Louisa May Alcott
Books With Unforgettable Characters
9,534 books — 8,872 voters

Ender’s Game by Orson Scott CardThe Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen ChboskyPhases Of Gravity by Dan SimmonsThe Player of Games by Iain M. BanksThe Exorcist by William Peter Blatty
Best Books Ever
78,993 books — 294,142 voters
The Pilgrimage by Paulo CoelhoA Time Before Oliver by Eleanor ThomsonThe Witch of Portobello by Paulo Coelho
The Worst Books of All Time
8,115 books — 19,897 voters

Foundation by Isaac AsimovDune by Frank HerbertEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardEnder's Shadow by Orson Scott CardJurassic Park by Michael Crichton
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,775 books — 25,809 voters
Desperation by Stephen KingThe Stand by Stephen KingBag of Bones by Stephen KingHearts in Atlantis by Stephen KingFrom a Buick 8 by Stephen King
Best of Stephen King
190 books — 3,893 voters