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Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Jason Smith (12 Lists)



Babel-17 by Samuel R. DelanyDhalgren by Samuel R. Delany
African American Science Fiction
263 books — 218 voters
A Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter M. Miller Jr.Y by Brian K. VaughanThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
Dystopia!
1,232 books — 2,793 voters

Stoner by John WilliamsThe Invention of Morel by Adolfo Bioy CasaresCassandra at the Wedding by Dorothy BakerPeasants and Other Stories by Anton ChekhovTroubles by J.G. Farrell
New York Review Books - Classics
632 books — 904 voters
Ulysses by James Joyce
Best Irish Literature
633 books — 722 voters

Ubik by Philip K. Dick
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,730 books — 25,618 voters
The Executioner's Song by Norman Mailer
Best True Crime
1,463 books — 2,088 voters

Watchmen by Alan MooreThe Complete Maus by Art Spiegelman
Required Reading Graphic Novels
1,175 books — 2,016 voters
1984 by George OrwellThe Road by Cormac McCarthy
This Is the End...
1,016 books — 1,607 voters

The Fight by Norman MailerMoneyball by Michael LewisCobb by Al StumpOctober 1964 by David Halberstam
Top reads for sports fans
965 books — 805 voters
The Executioner's Song by Norman Mailer
Favorite Books
14,990 books — 10,641 voters

The Complete Maus by Art SpiegelmanWatchmen by Alan MooreSafe Area Goražde by Joe SaccoThe Sandman, Vol. 1 by Neil GaimanBatman by Frank Miller
Best Graphic Novels
3,457 books — 6,779 voters
Never Let Me Go by Kazuo IshiguroThe Road by Cormac McCarthyThe Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael ChabonAtonement by Ian McEwanA Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius by Dave Eggers
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,215 books — 28,374 voters