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Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Milena (18 Lists)



The Temple of the Golden Pavilion by Yukio MishimaConfessions of a Mask by Yukio Mishima
The Best of Yukio Mishima
23 books — 76 voters
The Setting Sun by Osamu DazaiThe Temple of the Golden Pavilion by Yukio MishimaSelf-Portraits by Osamu DazaiNo Longer Human by Osamu DazaiThe Book of Tea by Kakuzō Okakura
Best Japanese Books
778 books — 3,253 voters

Selected Poems, 1966-1987 by Seamus HeaneyIn the Woods by Tana French
Best Irish Literature
633 books — 722 voters
Dubliners by James JoyceIn the Woods by Tana FrenchThe Third Policeman by Flann O'BrienNormal People by Sally RooneyConversations with Friends by Sally Rooney
Books Set in Ireland
199 books — 110 voters

The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott LynchThe Name of the Wind by Patrick RothfussAusterlitz by W.G. SebaldChronicles, Volume One by Bob DylanThe Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson
Best Books of the 21st Century
9,833 books — 22,376 voters
Royal Assassin by Robin HobbAssassin's Apprentice by Robin HobbThe Shadow Rising by Robert JordanA Crown of Swords by Robert JordanThe Dragon Reborn by Robert Jordan
Best Fantasy of the 90s
417 books — 792 voters

The Way of Kings by Brandon SandersonThe Eye of the World by Robert JordanA Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le GuinAssassin's Apprentice by Robin HobbThe Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien
Most Interesting Magic System
2,700 books — 8,905 voters
The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott LynchThe Name of the Wind by Patrick RothfussFool's Fate by Robin HobbThe Way of Kings by Brandon SandersonRed Seas Under Red Skies by Scott Lynch
Best Fantasy Books of the 21st Century
3,098 books — 10,091 voters

The Name of the Wind by Patrick RothfussAssassin's Apprentice by Robin HobbThe Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott LynchThe Eye of the World by Robert JordanThe Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson
Best Fantasy Series, Trilogies, and Duologies
2,194 books — 12,176 voters
The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott LynchThe Name of the Wind by Patrick RothfussAssassin's Apprentice by Robin HobbThe Way of Kings by Brandon SandersonEnder’s Game by Orson Scott Card
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,729 books — 25,610 voters

The Way of Kings by Brandon SandersonWords of Radiance by Brandon SandersonA Memory of Light by Robert JordanTraitor's Blade by Sebastien de CastellBlood Song by Anthony Ryan
Best Fantasy of the 2010s
1,672 books — 1,916 voters
The Name of the Wind by Patrick RothfussThe Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott LynchFool's Fate by Robin HobbFool's Errand by Robin HobbStorm Front by Jim Butcher
Best Fantasy of the 2000s
632 books — 678 voters

The Eye of the World by Robert JordanThe Way of Kings by Brandon SandersonAssassin's Apprentice by Robin HobbGardens of the Moon by Steven Erikson
The Best Epic Fantasy (fiction)
4,660 books — 26,686 voters
The Name of the Wind by Patrick RothfussThe Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott LynchThe Way of Kings by Brandon SandersonRoyal Assassin by Robin HobbAssassin's Apprentice by Robin Hobb
The Most Popular Fantasy on Goodreads
775 books — 1,274 voters

Ulysses by James JoyceThe Book of Disquiet by Fernando PessoaDoctor Faustus by Thomas MannMemoirs of Hadrian by Marguerite YourcenarDubliners by James Joyce
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,878 books — 49,828 voters
The Iliad by HomerHamlet by William ShakespeareUlysses by James JoyceThe Divine Comedy by Dante AlighieriHeart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
32,550 books — 123,957 voters

Ulysses by James JoyceThe Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre DumasThe Iliad by HomerThe Divine Comedy by Dante AlighieriDoctor Faustus by Thomas Mann
Size Doesn't Matter - The Long and Large Classics of Literature
303 books — 398 voters
The Book of Disquiet by Fernando PessoaUlysses by James JoyceEither/Or by Søren KierkegaardJourney to the End of the Night by Louis-Ferdinand CélineThe Trial by Franz Kafka
Best Philosophical Fiction
352 books — 648 voters