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Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Patty (23 Lists)



Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
Best Young Adult Books
13,218 books — 80,472 voters
Summer Sisters by Judy BlumeOne for the Money by Janet EvanovichThe Devil Wears Prada by Lauren WeisbergerOutlander by Diana Gabaldon
Chick Lit for the Beach
1,389 books — 1,788 voters

The House of the Spirits by Isabel AllendePractical Magic by Alice Hoffman
Favorite Magical Realism Novels
1,348 books — 4,671 voters
The Historian by Elizabeth KostovaShe’s Come Undone by Wally Lamb
Books That Should Be Made Into Movies
32,528 books — 69,914 voters

A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleBridge to Terabithia by Katherine PatersonHatchet by Gary PaulsenAre You There God? It’s Me, Margaret by Judy BlumeWhere the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls
My Favoritest Children's Books Ever!
669 books — 555 voters
The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer BradleyWicked by Gregory Maguire
Best "Strong Female" Fantasy Novels
4,790 books — 19,204 voters

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingMiddlesex by Jeffrey EugenidesHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. RowlingAtonement by Ian McEwanThe Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
Best Books of the 21st Century
9,833 books — 22,374 voters
Harry Potter Series Box Set by J.K. Rowling
What Book Would You Like To Live In?
8,767 books — 8,990 voters

1984 by George OrwellShe’s Come Undone by Wally LambThe Thirteenth Tale by Diane SetterfieldWater for Elephants by Sara Gruen
Best for Book Clubs
15,318 books — 19,590 voters
The Historian by Elizabeth KostovaAlready Dead by Charlie HustonOnce Bitten by Kalayna Price
Unusual, Alternative Vampires
438 books — 580 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeMiddlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides
Pulitzer Winners: Fiction & Novels
99 books — 951 voters
His Majesty's Dragon by Naomi NovikThe Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer BradleyThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis
Favorites of the Fantasy Book Club
814 books — 1,736 voters

Forrest Gump by Winston GroomHeart of Darkness by Joseph ConradBilly Budd, Sailor by Herman MelvilleWalden or, Life in the Woods by Henry David ThoreauTwilight by Stephenie Meyer
The Worst Books of All Time
8,120 books — 19,895 voters
Twilight by Stephenie MeyerEragon by Christopher PaoliniForrest Gump by Winston GroomBreaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer
Books I wish I had never read
1,303 books — 1,370 voters

The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova
Best Adult Vampire Books
1,837 books — 4,980 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeLord of the Flies by William GoldingThe Iliad by Homer
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
32,550 books — 123,951 voters

The Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettTimeline by Michael Crichton
Best Middle Ages Books
1,305 books — 1,781 voters
1984 by George Orwell
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
3,992 books — 26,651 voters

Harry Potter Series Box Set by J.K. Rowling
Best loved Series for 3rd-6th grades
62 books — 48 voters
The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley
Best Arthurian Fiction
483 books — 1,450 voters

The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer BradleyShe’s Come Undone by Wally LambThe House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende
Jezebel's Books All Women Should Read
782 books — 1,400 voters
The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova
Best Historical Fiction
7,911 books — 26,314 voters

1984 by George OrwellTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleWhere the Red Fern Grows by Wilson RawlsLord of the Flies by William Golding
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,878 books — 49,826 voters