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Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Jennifer (14 Lists)



The Wrong Mr. Darcy by Evelyn LozadaVirtually Yours by Sarvenaz TashSofia Khan Is Not Obliged by Ayisha MalikThe A.I. Who Loved Me by Alyssa ColeGrumpy Jake by Melissa Blue
Contemporary Romance by AOC about POCs/WOCs
59 books — 25 voters
Party of Two by Jasmine Guillory
AoC or WoC New Romance 2020
62 books — 56 voters

The Rosie Result by Graeme SimsionRoyal Holiday by Jasmine Guillory
Goodreads Choice Awards 2019 (eligible for write-in only)
1,119 books — 1,361 voters
Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenThe Red Tent by Anita DiamantDragonfly in Amber by Diana GabaldonDrums of Autumn by Diana GabaldonThe Fiery Cross by Diana Gabaldon
Best Historical Fiction
8,041 books — 26,712 voters

Off the Menu by Stacey BallisChocolat by Joanne HarrisThe School of Essential Ingredients by Erica BauermeisterLike Water for Chocolate by Laura EsquivelThe Food of Love by Anthony Capella
Great Foodie Fiction
49 books — 40 voters
Garlic and Sapphires by Ruth ReichlThe Food of Love by Anthony Capella
Fabulous Reads for Foodies
622 books — 182 voters

Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth GilbertUnder the Tuscan Sun by Frances MayesA Year in Provence by Peter MayleA Cook's Tour by Anthony BourdainLike Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel
Wanderlust
1,100 books — 1,229 voters
Pretty in Plaid by Jen LancasterMe Before You by Jojo MoyesOff the Menu by Stacey BallisThe Best of Us by Sarah PekkanenGoodnight June by Sarah Jio
Best Beach Reads 2015
1,736 books — 2,261 voters

Outlander by Diana GabaldonThe Joy Luck Club by Amy TanThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniMemoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenThe Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
Best for Book Clubs
15,479 books — 19,987 voters
Outlander by Diana GabaldonThe Red Tent by Anita DiamantMadame Tussaud by Michelle MoranMemoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden
Best Historical Fiction Books that Are Actually Historical Fiction
2,694 books — 3,292 voters

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. RowlingTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeCharlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald DahlWuthering Heights by Emily BrontëThe Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
Books With Unforgettable Characters
9,534 books — 8,872 voters
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. RowlingMemoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. RowlingRunning with Scissors by Augusten Burroughs
The Book Was Better Than the Movie
1,654 books — 18,683 voters

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald DahlHarry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by J.K. RowlingRomeo and Juliet by William ShakespeareThe Outsiders by S.E. HintonThe Giver by Lois Lowry
Books I Will Never Ever Forget (YA Fiction and Everything)
7,563 books — 2,259 voters
The Color Purple by Alice WalkerTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerNight by Elie WieselLolita by Vladimir Nabokov
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
32,843 books — 124,672 voters