The Big Books of Fall

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Eric (18 Lists)



The Killer Angels by Michael Shaara
Best Historical Fiction
8,152 books — 27,112 voters
The Shack by William Paul Young
The Worst Books of All Time
8,122 books — 19,914 voters

Pale Fire by Vladimir NabokovCloud Atlas by David MitchellExercises in Style by Raymond QueneauTime's Arrow by Martin Amis
Oulipo,etc.
254 books — 250 voters
Wicked by Gregory MaguireThe Shack by William Paul YoungThe Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
Books I Regret Reading
2,313 books — 3,222 voters

The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerRomeo and Juliet by William ShakespeareThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
32,913 books — 124,885 voters
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
Read Them Twice...At Least
14,442 books — 12,230 voters

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsMe Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris
Best Humorous Books
4,486 books — 8,335 voters
A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonThe Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael PollanLast Chance to See by Douglas Adams
Best Non-Fiction (no biographies)
6,416 books — 8,199 voters

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Seth Grahame-SmithThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon
Best Book Cover Art
12,387 books — 7,093 voters
The Outsiders by S.E. HintonManiac Magee by Jerry Spinelli
Top 100 Middle School Must-Reads
2,319 books — 3,833 voters

The Westing Game by Ellen RaskinThe Phantom Tollbooth by Norton JusterEncyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective by Donald J. SobolThe Great Brain by John D. FitzgeraldA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
Favorite books from my childhood
4,513 books — 7,729 voters
Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls
Saddest Books
484 books — 724 voters

The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
Worst book of the decade
63 books — 52 voters
Catch-22 by Joseph HellerMoby-Dick or, The Whale by Herman MelvilleUlysses by James JoyceWar and Peace by Leo TolstoyDon Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra
The Most Begun "Read but Unfinished" (Started) book ever
2,724 books — 13,300 voters

The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger1984 by George OrwellThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldThe Grapes of Wrath by John SteinbeckOf Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,816 books — 49,876 voters
Atonement by Ian McEwanMiddlesex by Jeffrey EugenidesCloud Atlas by David MitchellThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark HaddonExtremely Loud & Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,209 books — 28,384 voters