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Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Dan (10 Lists)



The Song of Achilles by Madeline MillerDeath in Venice and Other Tales by Thomas MannThe Persian Boy by Mary RenaultAs Meat Loves Salt by Maria McCannMaurice by E.M. Forster
Best Gay Historical Romance
925 books — 1,535 voters
The Alienist by Caleb CarrAnd Then There Were None by Agatha ChristieThe Name of the Rose by Umberto EcoThe Maltese Falcon by Dashiell HammettMidnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt
Best Literary Mysteries
2,651 books — 4,881 voters

The Line of Beauty by Alan HollinghurstCall Me by Your Name by André AcimanRunning with Scissors by Augusten BurroughsThe Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
Top 100 Gay Novels of the XXI century
982 books — 640 voters
The Song of Achilles by Madeline MillerMemoirs of Hadrian by Marguerite Yourcenar
Historical Fiction on Greece and Rome
275 books — 274 voters

The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
Goodreads 21st Century Literature Group - Most Important Books of the 21st Century
203 books — 233 voters
The Song of Achilles by Madeline MillerMaurice by E.M. ForsterThe Regeneration Trilogy by Pat Barker
Best Gay Historical Fiction
396 books — 597 voters

The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
Best Gay Fiction
2,698 books — 3,904 voters
A People’s History of the United States by Howard ZinnThe American Political Tradition and the Men Who Made It by Richard HofstadterTeam of Rivals by Doris Kearns GoodwinAmerican Sphinx by Joseph J. EllisDrift by Rachel Maddow
Best American History Books
2,216 books — 2,662 voters

A People’s History of the United States by Howard ZinnThe Conscience of a Liberal by Paul KrugmanRules for Radicals by Saul D. AlinskyThe Audacity of Hope by Barack ObamaEnd This Depression Now! by Paul Krugman
Best Progressive Reads
1,070 books — 726 voters
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldAngels in America by Tony KushnerThe Alienist by Caleb CarrBreakfast at Tiffany’s and Three Stories by Truman CapoteTime and Again by Jack Finney
Tales of New York City
1,721 books — 1,292 voters