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Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Jay Schutt (40 Lists)



The Alchemist by Paulo CoelhoThe Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel JoyceCold Mountain by Charles FrazierThe Long Walk by Richard BachmanUndaunted Courage by Stephen E. Ambrose
Long Journey on Foot
312 books — 180 voters
Into the Wild by Jon KrakauerWild by Cheryl StrayedWalden or, Life in the Woods by Henry David ThoreauGrandma Gatewood's Walk by Ben MontgomeryWalking the Nile by Levison Wood
Take a Hike/Go for a Walk/Journey in Nature
148 books — 55 voters

Jane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëWuthering Heights by Emily BrontëThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark TwainRobinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe
100 Essential Novels
105 books — 16 voters
Of Human Bondage by W. Somerset Maugham
Characters that I loathe!
16 books — 8 voters

The Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankWuthering Heights by Emily BrontëTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeCrime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky
Around the World One Book from Each Country
1,096 books — 1,006 voters
Of Mice and Men by John SteinbeckThe Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Two words: I. cried.
664 books — 836 voters

Matterhorn by Karl Marlantes
Lithub's Most Important Books of the Last Twenty Years
120 books — 42 voters
The Grapes of Wrath by John SteinbeckThe Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark TwainThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark TwainTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
Around the US in 50 Books
801 books — 156 voters

Gone Girl by Gillian FlynnThe Girl on the Train by Paula HawkinsAnd Then There Were None by Agatha ChristieMisery by Stephen KingThe Bone Collector by Jeffery Deaver
Thrillers You Must Read!
5,281 books — 7,825 voters
NOS4A2 by Joe Hill’Salem’s Lot by Stephen KingWatchers by Dean KoontzIt by Stephen KingThe Green Mile by Stephen King
Haunting books for a stormy night
382 books — 71 voters

Rabbit, Run by John Updike
Best book by John Updike
2 books — 2 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeGreat Expectations by Charles DickensThe Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie
Best SA-Free Fiction
57 books — 35 voters

Endurance by Alfred LansingIn the Heart of the Sea by Nathaniel PhilbrickMiracle in the Andes by Nando ParradoThe Grapes of Wrath by John SteinbeckAlive by Piers Paul Read
Best Survival Stories
1,182 books — 1,668 voters
Robinson Crusoe by Daniel DefoeThe Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark TwainThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark TwainOliver Twist by Charles DickensJane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
Book Titles With Character's Full Name
88 books — 15 voters

A Man Called Ove by Fredrik BackmanOf Mice and Men by John SteinbeckThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Call of the Wild by Jack LondonThe Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Incredibly Sad Books
50 books — 15 voters
Of Mice and Men by John SteinbeckA Christmas Carol by Charles DickensThe Haunting of Hill House by Shirley JacksonCaptains Courageous by Rudyard KiplingMr. Mercedes by Stephen King
Alliterations
1,183 books — 101 voters

’Salem’s Lot by Stephen KingDracula by Bram StokerThe Quick by Lauren Owen
Best Vampire Novels that are not part of a series
51 books — 58 voters
Of Mice and Men by John SteinbeckAnimal Farm by George OrwellThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Best Books Under 200 Pages
956 books — 432 voters

If Life Is a Bowl of Cherries What Am I Doing in the Pits? by Erma Bombeck
Books To Read When You Feel Like The World Is Falling Apart
59 books — 35 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
The ONE Book You Want Everyone to Read
55 books — 66 voters

It by Stephen KingRebecca by Daphne du Maurier1984 by George Orwell
Vicious Villains
46 books — 10 voters
Rebecca by Daphne du MaurierFahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury1984 by George OrwellFor Whom the Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemingway
Surprisingly Easy Reads
41 books — 11 voters

Timeline by Michael Crichton1984 by George OrwellFlowers for Algernon by Daniel KeyesJurassic Park by Michael CrichtonBrave New World by Aldous Huxley
Top 100 Sci-Fi Books (Pre-2000)
141 books — 15 voters
The Woman in Cabin 10 by Ruth Ware
Your Favorite book by Ruth Ware
7 books — 13 voters

Misery by Stephen KingSkeleton Crew by Stephen KingLater by Stephen KingThe Outsider by Stephen KingFirestarter by Stephen King
Truly Horrifying
117 books — 24 voters
The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Da Vinci Code by Dan BrownTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeA Christmas Carol by Charles DickensRebecca by Daphne du Maurier
Read the Book, Watched the Movie
410 books — 69 voters

Ivanhoe by Walter Scott
Books Set in Scotland
1,092 books — 689 voters
The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankInto the Wild by Jon KrakauerThe Devil in the White City by Erik LarsonInto Thin Air by Jon KrakauerWild by Cheryl Strayed
Non-Fiction that reads like fiction
396 books — 259 voters


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