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Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Steph S (36 Lists)



The Year's Best Science Fiction, Vol. 1 by Jonathan Strahan
Best Science Fiction Anthologies
277 books — 95 voters
The Year's Best Science Fiction, Vol. 1 by Jonathan StrahanDark Matter by Sheree Renée Thomas
Best Science Fiction Anthologies/Collections
550 books — 260 voters

Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. ButlerWild Seed by Octavia E. Butler
Science Fiction Books by Female Authors
1,721 books — 1,573 voters
Ghost Summer by Tananarive DueWhat It Means When a Man Falls from the Sky by Lesley Nneka ArimahUnaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa LahiriHer Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado
Book Riot's 100 Must-Read Contemporary Short Story Collections
121 books — 73 voters

The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson
Best Horror Novels
2,119 books — 5,505 voters
The Likeness by Tana French
Best Literary Mysteries
2,655 books — 4,917 voters

The Binding by Bridget Collins
The Most Beautiful Covers Of 2019
268 books — 247 voters
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Best Young Adult Fiction
3,615 books — 6,984 voters

Rebecca by Daphne du MaurierThe Thirteenth Tale by Diane SetterfieldEthan Frome by Edith WhartonA Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
Best Books to Read When the Snow Is Falling
14,145 books — 10,168 voters
Life After Life by Kate AtkinsonBurial Rites by Hannah Kent
Man Booker Prize Eligible 2013
176 books — 322 voters

The Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien
Thieves
663 books — 1,264 voters
Exit West by Mohsin HamidStay with Me by Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀
Man Booker Prize Eligible 2017
178 books — 240 voters

Blindness by José Saramago
Best Dystopian Fiction of All Time
461 books — 1,321 voters
Jane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenGone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
Best Love Stories
5,242 books — 9,771 voters

Anna Karenina by Leo TolstoyCrime and Punishment by Fyodor DostoevskyThe Satanic Verses by Salman RushdieLord of the Flies by William Golding
The Most Begun "Read but Unfinished" (Started) book ever
2,702 books — 13,224 voters
The Bread Baker's Apprentice by Peter Reinhart
Homesteading
281 books — 107 voters

The Bread Baker's Apprentice by Peter Reinhart
Food-Related Non-Fiction
1,251 books — 1,658 voters
The Shipping News by Annie Proulx
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,878 books — 49,823 voters

Frankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyNever Let Me Go by Kazuo IshiguroThe Road by Cormac McCarthy
Most Depressing Book of All Time
1,229 books — 3,941 voters
Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale HurstonThe Road by Cormac McCarthy
The Best Use of Stylistic Language (best form/language)
561 books — 545 voters

The Giver by Lois LowryBlindness by José SaramagoThe Road by Cormac McCarthy
Best Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
1,287 books — 3,466 voters
We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley JacksonThe Haunting of Hill House by Shirley JacksonThe Phantom of the Opera by Gaston LerouxRebecca by Daphne du MaurierFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
Best Gothic Books of All Time
638 books — 3,591 voters

Preacher, Volume 1 by Garth Ennis
Best Graphic Novels
3,457 books — 6,778 voters
The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
Books That Exceeded Your Expectations
15,529 books — 17,459 voters

Jane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëHouse of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski
Big Fat Books Worth the Effort
1,875 books — 6,997 voters
On the Beach by Nevil ShuteParable of the Sower by Octavia E. ButlerStation Eleven by Emily St. John MandelNever Let Me Go by Kazuo IshiguroThe Giver by Lois Lowry
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
3,990 books — 26,618 voters

Shiver by Maggie StiefvaterThe Evolution of Calpurnia Tate by Jacqueline KellyCensoring an Iranian Love Story by Shahriar Mandanipour
Best Book Cover 2009
333 books — 2,840 voters
Pippi Longstocking by Astrid LindgrenThe Boxcar Children by Gertrude Chandler Warner
What Book Got You Hooked?
3,965 books — 10,855 voters

The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein
Best Books Ever
78,216 books — 291,725 voters
Rebecca by Daphne du MaurierThe Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónThe Beekeeper's Apprentice by Laurie R. King
Best Crime & Mystery Books
7,445 books — 16,345 voters


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