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Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Madeline (31 Lists)



Little Women by Louisa May AlcottThe Winter Sea by Susanna KearsleyThe Peach Keeper by Sarah Addison AllenRebecca by Daphne du MaurierThe Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey
Best Books to Read When the Snow Is Falling
14,150 books — 10,202 voters
The Christmas Shoes by Donna VanLiereA Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
Christmas Stories You Love
264 books — 146 voters

The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. LewisThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien
Christian Fantasy
794 books — 642 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeePride and Prejudice by Jane AustenJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëWuthering Heights by Emily BrontëThe Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Best Woman-Authored Books
8,771 books — 6,080 voters

Sunrise of Avalon by Anna Elliott
Historical Fiction 2011
118 books — 582 voters
The Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa GregoryGirl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy ChevalierPossession by A.S. Byatt
Recommended Historical Fiction
3,837 books — 4,043 voters

Snow by Tracy LynnBefore Midnight by Cameron DokeyMidnight Pearls by Debbie ViguiéGolden by Cameron DokeyScarlet Moon by Debbie Viguié
The Best Fairytales and Retellings
2,845 books — 9,206 voters
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisThe Magician’s Nephew by C.S. LewisGarden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen
Best Books With Witches
1,800 books — 2,426 voters

The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk KiddThe Light Between Oceans by M.L. StedmanFried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie FlaggPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe House at Riverton by Kate Morton
Best Beach Reads 2013
2,203 books — 4,186 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeEast of Eden by John SteinbeckLittle Women by Louisa May AlcottDracula by Bram StokerLord of the Flies by William Golding
Summer Classics Reading List
58 books — 28 voters

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling
Best Books Ever
78,353 books — 292,102 voters
The Sugar Queen by Sarah Addison Allen
Favorite Chick-Lit
2,411 books — 4,627 voters

The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisThe Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. TolkienThe Two Towers by J.R.R. TolkienCharlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl
The MOVIE was BETTER than the BOOK
1,134 books — 10,102 voters
The Kitchen House by Kathleen Grissom
Black History Month
559 books — 499 voters

The Importance of Being Earnest and Four Other Plays by Oscar WildeLittle Women by Louisa May Alcott
Downton Abbey-esque Books
617 books — 1,017 voters
Mr. & Mrs. Fitzwilliam Darcy by Sharon LathanThe Darcys & the Bingleys by Marsha AltmanThe Other Mr. Darcy by Monica FairviewThe Plight of the Darcy Brothers by Marsha AltmanJane and His Lordship's Legacy by Stephanie Barron
Best Pride and Prejudice Sequels/Variations/Adaptations
507 books — 981 voters

The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk KiddFried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie FlaggThe Bridges of Madison County by Robert James WallerThe Thorn Birds by Colleen McCulloughJane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
Great Mom/Chick-lit reads & authors!
274 books — 199 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk KiddFlowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes
Beautifully Written Books
219 books — 169 voters

South of Broad by Pat Conroy
Best Books of 2009
1,768 books — 6,927 voters
A Voice in the Wind by Francine RiversAn Echo in the Darkness by Francine RiversPearl in the Sand by Tessa AfsharThe Centurion's Wife by Davis BunnLove Amid The Ashes by Mesu Andrews
Best Christian Fiction Book Covers
1,146 books — 1,042 voters

When Crickets Cry by Charles MartinPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenUnashamed by Francine RiversAnd the Shofar Blew by Francine RiversAs Sure as the Dawn by Francine Rivers
Best Christian Fiction
2,693 books — 2,665 voters
Rebecca by Daphne du MaurierPossession by A.S. Byatt
Romance Novels that are worth your time.
106 books — 80 voters

Mary of Nazareth by Marek Halter
Biblical Fiction
318 books — 245 voters
Frankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyA Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
Must Read Classics
1,879 books — 4,717 voters

The Host by Stephenie MeyerThe Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
The Worst Books of All Time
8,120 books — 19,897 voters
Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls WilderCharlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteAre You There God? It’s Me, Margaret by Judy BlumeThe Secret of the Old Clock by Carolyn KeeneCurious George by H.A. Rey
What Book Got You Hooked?
3,967 books — 10,862 voters

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisLittle Women by Louisa May AlcottCharlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald DahlGreen Eggs and Ham by Dr. SeussLittle House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder
Favorite books from my childhood
4,497 books — 7,680 voters
The Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa GregoryThe Thorn Birds by Colleen McCulloughPossession by A.S. Byatt
Best Historical Fiction
7,920 books — 26,341 voters

The Winter Sea by Susanna KearsleyJuliet by Anne FortierPossession by A.S. Byatt
Dual Time Romances
272 books — 693 voters
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienEast of Eden by John Steinbeck
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,878 books — 49,830 voters


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