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Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Becky (60 Lists)



Gnomes by Wil HuygenFantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them by Newt ScamanderFaeries by Brian Froud
Bestiaries
281 books — 134 voters
Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin KwanRich People Problems by Kevin KwanSnobs by Julian Fellowes
Books about the rich, jet-set, leisure class
128 books — 139 voters

Eight Flavors by Sarah LohmanMuch Depends on Dinner by Margaret VisserThe Language of Food by Dan JurafskyBreakfast by Heather Arndt AndersonPerfection Salad by Laura Shapiro
History through Food and Cooking (nonfiction)
246 books — 82 voters
Funny Story by Emily HenryBride by Ali HazelwoodFourth Wing by Rebecca YarrosYellowface by R.F. KuangNorth Woods by Daniel Mason
2024: What Women Born in the 1980's are Reading in 2024
1,065 books — 47 voters

Crocodile on the Sandbank by Elizabeth Peters
Best Cozy Mystery Series
2,786 books — 3,048 voters
A Letter to the Luminous Deep by Sylvie Cathrall
Fantasy Academia
64 books — 88 voters

Women of Good Fortune by Sophie WanThe Housekeepers by Alex Hay
Great Books About Heists (Fiction)
50 books — 58 voters
Legends & Lattes by Travis BaldreeA Wizard's Guide to Defensive Baking by T. KingfisherThe Bookshop and the Barbarian by Morgan StangStardust by Neil Gaiman
Sweater Weather Cosy Fantasy BOTM
101 books — 97 voters

The Origin of Species by Charles DarwinWonderful Life by Stephen Jay GouldBonk by Mary RoachEvolution in Four Dimensions by Eva JablonkaDelicious by Rob Dunn
Evolutionary Science
97 books — 32 voters
The Diary of Mattie Spenser by Sandra Dallas
The Unknown, Hidden Gems of Historical Fiction
2,365 books — 1,475 voters

The Little House Cookbook by Barbara M. WalkerGastroanomalies by James LileksFashionable Food by Sylvia Lovegren
Historical Cookery
319 books — 81 voters
Stiff by Mary RoachThe Emperor of All Maladies by Siddhartha MukherjeeThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootBonk by Mary RoachGulp by Mary Roach
Modern Medical Science (nonfiction)
263 books — 160 voters

Salt by Mark KurlanskyAn Edible History of Humanity by Tom StandageCod by Mark KurlanskyThe Food of a Younger Land by Mark KurlanskyThe Language of Food by Dan Jurafsky
Books about Food
566 books — 214 voters
Get Well Soon by Jennifer WrightThe Poisoner's Handbook by Deborah BlumGulp by Mary RoachThe Radium Girls by Kate MooreBonk by Mary Roach
Medical History & Similar
194 books — 41 voters

Storm Front by Jim Butcher
The Best Urban Fantasy
4,347 books — 12,857 voters
Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'DellMy Side of the Mountain by Jean Craighead GeorgeHatchet by Gary Paulsen
Best Wilderness Survival Books
198 books — 233 voters

Romancing Mister Bridgerton by Julia Quinn
Romances where the Shy Girl gets the Guy.
196 books — 246 voters
She-Wolves by Helen Castor
Female Rulers
227 books — 41 voters

The Poisoner's Handbook by Deborah BlumThe Devil in the White City by Erik Larson
Best True Crime History Books (nonfiction)
384 books — 289 voters
The Princess Bride by William GoldmanStardust by Neil Gaiman
The MOVIE was BETTER than the BOOK
1,138 books — 10,098 voters

Mistborn by Brandon SandersonElla Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine
Best "Strong Female" Fantasy Novels
4,854 books — 19,119 voters
The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton JusterA Midsummer Night’s Dream by William ShakespeareMary Poppins by P.L. TraversDragonflight by Anne McCaffrey
Fantasy Classics
302 books — 585 voters

March of the Microbes by IngrahamI Contain Multitudes by Ed Yong
Microbiology
98 books — 25 voters
Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Hating Game by Sally ThorneThe Viscount Who Loved Me by Julia Quinn
Love/Hate Relationships
809 books — 1,424 voters

Consider the Fork by Bee WilsonThe Poisoner's Handbook by Deborah BlumThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootThe Disappearing Spoon by Sam KeanJust My Type by Simon Garfield
Microhistory: Social Histories of Just One Thing
1,881 books — 2,264 voters
The Case of the Missing Servant by Tarquin HallThe No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall SmithThe Coroner's Lunch by Colin Cotterill
Best Multicultural Mysteries
225 books — 125 voters

The Language Instinct by Steven PinkerLingo by Gaston Dorren
Fun Linguistics/Word book
30 books — 23 voters
Mythology by Edith HamiltonD'Aulaires' Book of Greek Myths by Ingri d'Aulaire
Best Books About Mythology
1,405 books — 2,238 voters

Poison Study by Maria V. SnyderThe Perilous Gard by Elizabeth Marie Pope
Magic, Adventure, Romance
2,691 books — 5,515 voters
The Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerThe Help by Kathryn StockettThe Poisonwood Bible by Barbara KingsolverThe Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
Books That Exceeded Your Expectations
15,718 books — 17,952 voters


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