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Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Emma (13 Lists)



Shantaram by Gregory David Roberts
Biographic Fiction
743 books — 338 voters
A Walk in the Woods by Bill BrysonNotes from a Small Island by Bill BrysonI'm a Stranger Here Myself by Bill BrysonEats, Shoots & Leaves by Lynne TrussThe Sweet Potato Queens' Book of Love by Jill Conner Browne
Best Humorous Books
4,449 books — 8,327 voters

The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienUlysses by James Joyce
The Most Begun "Read but Unfinished" (Started) book ever
2,710 books — 13,277 voters
Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel García Márquez
Disappointing Books
2,775 books — 4,663 voters

I Am David by Anne Holm
Books that Made You Cry!
3,367 books — 8,002 voters
Moloka'i by Alan BrennertLord of the Flies by William GoldingA Walk in the Woods by Bill BrysonPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenPeace Like a River by Leif Enger
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
32,843 books — 124,672 voters

Into Thin Air by Jon KrakauerA Walk in the Woods by Bill BrysonInto the Wild by Jon Krakauer
Tales of Adventure
516 books — 477 voters
Shantaram by Gregory David RobertsEast of Eden by John Steinbeck
Thickest Books Ever
892 books — 2,488 voters

Moloka'i by Alan BrennertCold Mountain by Charles FrazierMemoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden
Best Historical Fiction
8,041 books — 26,712 voters
Bridget Jones’s Diary by Helen FieldingDivine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood by Rebecca WellsAngry Housewives Eating Bon Bons by Lorna LandvikGood in Bed by Jennifer WeinerConfessions of a Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella
Favorite Chick-Lit
2,412 books — 4,626 voters

Holes by Louis SacharHatchet by Gary PaulsenThe Watsons Go to Birmingham - 1963 by Christopher Paul CurtisWalk Two Moons by Sharon Creech
Best Young Adult Books
13,323 books — 80,579 voters