Literal Summer Reads

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Wendy (9 Lists)



Smilla's Sense of Snow by Peter Høeg
Books set in Iceland and Greenland
156 books — 139 voters
Fates and Furies by Lauren Groff
Goodreads Picks For Tournament of Books 2016
284 books — 1,362 voters

The Village of Waiting by George Packer
Best Peace Corps Books
73 books — 91 voters
Unbowed by Wangari Maathai
Best books for an African Safari
483 books — 527 voters

The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara KingsolverCutting for Stone by Abraham VergheseOut of Africa by Isak DinesenUnbowed by Wangari MaathaiAnthills of the Savannah by Chinua Achebe
Africa (fiction and nonfiction)
1,892 books — 1,775 voters
Observation Hill, a novel of class and murder by Tim JollymoreLaRose by Louise ErdrichSneaky Sheep by Chris MonroeTrue North by Jim HarrisonEnchantment Lake by Margi Preus
Favorite Minnesota Authors
65 books — 17 voters

Smilla's Sense of Snow by Peter HøegThe Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey
Winter Reads
10,141 books — 2,887 voters
The Snow Child by Eowyn IveySnow Falling on Cedars by David GutersonSmilla's Sense of Snow by Peter Høeg
Best Books to Read When the Snow Is Falling
14,252 books — 10,277 voters

Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,272 books — 28,374 voters