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Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Lisa (27 Lists)



The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley
Strong Female Heroines!
445 books — 257 voters
The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley
Strong Female Characters Written by Female Authors
1,669 books — 1,400 voters

The Goldfinch by Donna TarttThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
Best Books of the Decade: 2010s
7,720 books — 14,358 voters
Gone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
All-Time Awesome Books
12,758 books — 8,534 voters

The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer BradleyThe Once and Future King by T.H. White
The Arthurian Legend Retold
457 books — 762 voters
The Tipping Point by Malcolm GladwellOutliers by Malcolm GladwellBlink by Malcolm GladwellNickel and Dimed by Barbara Ehrenreich
Sociology Books
561 books — 419 voters

The Once and Future King by T.H. WhiteThe Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer BradleyThe Summer Tree by Guy Gavriel Kay
Favourite interpretations of the Arthurian Saga
68 books — 65 voters
The Thorn Birds by Colleen McCullough
Best Books of the Decade: 1970s
1,949 books — 1,885 voters

Lamb by Christopher MoorePlan B by Anne Lamott
Different Takes on Religion & Spirituality
1,420 books — 1,160 voters
Lamb by Christopher Moore
Books I Have Every Intention Of Reading This Year
7,752 books — 2,663 voters

The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley
Best Feminist Fiction
1,523 books — 2,687 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellA Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole
Best Southern Literature
1,381 books — 2,599 voters

The World Is Flat by Thomas L. Friedman
Best Non-Fiction (no biographies)
6,261 books — 8,107 voters
The Once and Future King by T.H. WhiteTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellCrime and Punishment by Fyodor DostoevskyThe Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley
Read Them Twice...At Least
14,327 books — 11,907 voters

The Once and Future King by T.H. White
Myth and Folktale Retellings
631 books — 587 voters
We Need to Talk About Kevin by Lionel Shriver
Epistolary Fiction
859 books — 858 voters

Gone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellThe Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer BradleyThe Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri
Jezebel's Books All Women Should Read
784 books — 1,401 voters
The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley
Best Heroine in a Fantasy Book
1,495 books — 1,800 voters

The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley
The Best of Mythic Fiction
706 books — 738 voters
A Thread of Grace by Mary Doria RussellLamb by Christopher Moore
Best Historical Fiction of the 21st Century
1,493 books — 2,543 voters

The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer BradleyThe Once and Future King by T.H. White
Best Arthurian Fiction
483 books — 1,450 voters
The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley
Five Star Fantasy Books
1,839 books — 2,157 voters

The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, the Unbeliever by Stephen R. Donaldson
The Best Epic Fantasy (fiction)
4,618 books — 26,743 voters
Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
Best Historical Fiction
7,868 books — 26,208 voters

The Once and Future King by T.H. WhiteLamb by Christopher Moore
Favorite Books
14,972 books — 10,598 voters
Lamb by Christopher Moore
Best Humorous Books
4,421 books — 8,081 voters

Gone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellThe Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer BradleySiddhartha by Hermann HesseThe Once and Future King by T.H. WhiteThe Princess Bride by William Goldman
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,875 books — 49,819 voters