Big Books of Summer

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Brooke (20 Lists)



Sabriel by Garth NixAlanna by Tamora Pierce
Pure Fantasy With Female Lead
205 books — 85 voters
Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card1984 by George OrwellFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,718 books — 25,763 voters

The Sound and the Fury by William FaulknerSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.Ulysses by James JoyceHouse of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski
Style as Text
251 books — 131 voters
1984 by George OrwellAmerican Gods by Neil GaimanFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyLord of the Flies by William GoldingA Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess
Quality Dark Fiction
2,643 books — 3,653 voters

Call of Cthulhu by Sandy PetersenCore Rulebook by Jason BulmahnStar Wars Roleplaying Game Saga Edition Core Rulebook by Christopher PerkinsWest End Games Paranoia by Eric Goldberg
Roleplaying Games Worth Playing
283 books — 197 voters
The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerThe Historian by Elizabeth KostovaLirael by Garth Nix
Books About Librarians
456 books — 578 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëThe Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Best Books Written By Women
1,136 books — 403 voters
Speak by Laurie Halse AndersonThe Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen ChboskyThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerThe Bell Jar by Sylvia PlathMonster by Walter Dean Myers
Best Teen Books About Real Problems
3,021 books — 12,501 voters

The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëLittle Women by Louisa May AlcottThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
Best Female Lead Characters
4,896 books — 5,941 voters
House of Leaves by Mark Z. DanielewskiThe Shining by Stephen KingThe Stand by Stephen KingThe Historian by Elizabeth Kostova
Best Horror Novels
2,119 books — 5,506 voters

Lord of the Flies by William Golding1984 by George OrwellA Child Called "It" by Dave PelzerA Clockwork Orange by Anthony BurgessLolita by Vladimir Nabokov
The Most Disturbing Books Ever Written
3,290 books — 11,633 voters
1984 by George OrwellThe Giver by Lois LowryBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsAnimal Farm by George Orwell
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
3,992 books — 26,648 voters

Jurassic Park by Michael CrichtonThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. TolkienThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
Best Action-Adventure Novels
2,662 books — 3,004 voters
The Amber Spyglass by Philip PullmanThe Last Battle by C.S. LewisHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingMockingjay by Suzanne CollinsThe Return of the King by J.R.R. Tolkien
Best Finale
129 books — 152 voters

The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsCity of Bones by Cassandra ClareA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleThe Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer BradleySabriel by Garth Nix
Fantasy/Science Fiction Books with Strong Female Characters
1,250 books — 1,298 voters
The Night Circus by Erin MorgensternMiss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom RiggsThe Historian by Elizabeth Kostova
Historical Fiction With a Dash of Magic
466 books — 748 voters

The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsMatilda by Roald DahlAnne of Green Gables by L.M. MontgomeryLittle Women by Louisa May AlcottThe Golden Compass by Philip Pullman
Strong Female Leads in Literature & Fiction (all genres)
1,500 books — 710 voters
The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsCity of Bones by Cassandra ClareThe Golden Compass by Philip PullmanSpeak by Laurie Halse AndersonSabriel by Garth Nix
Strong Young Adult Female Heroines
887 books — 822 voters