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



Zita the Spacegirl by Ben HatkeLegends of Zita the Spacegirl by Ben Hatke
Best Graphic Novels for Children
1,481 books — 1,874 voters
Delirium by Lauren OliverThe Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick NessTithe by Holly BlackThe Thirteenth Tale by Diane SetterfieldThe Summoning by Kelley Armstrong
Original Stories . . . a Breath of Fresh Air
12,243 books — 12,548 voters

Salt by Mark KurlanskySeabiscuit by Laura HillenbrandCod by Mark Kurlansky
Microhistory: Social Histories of Just One Thing
1,873 books — 2,254 voters
Bossypants by Tina Fey
Books by Comics
201 books — 223 voters

Bossypants by Tina FeyA Girl Named Zippy by Haven KimmelShe Got Up Off the Couch by Haven Kimmel
Funny Women Memoirs
483 books — 1,624 voters
Doctor Zhivago by Boris PasternakThe Reader by Bernhard SchlinkA Perfect Spy by John le CarréAnna Karenina by Leo TolstoyThe Magicians by Lev Grossman
Mefi Reading Club Suggestion
29 books — 41 voters

Stretching by Bob AndersonOur Bodies, Ourselves by Boston Women's Health Book ...
Books that Improve your HEALTH
437 books — 237 voters
A Governor's Story by Jennifer GranholmHow I Got This Way by Regis PhilbinLucking Out by James WolcottHow the Dog Became the Dog by Mark DerrDecoded by Jay-Z
From Fresh Air
106 books — 82 voters

Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
YA Books of 2010 & 2011 I'm LIVING to read!!
1,218 books — 6,056 voters
Travels with Charley by John Steinbeck
Top Dog Reads
665 books — 700 voters

The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. LewisHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling
Best Chapter Books to Read Out Loud
804 books — 866 voters
Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov
Books That Exceeded Your Expectations
15,538 books — 17,494 voters

The Alchemist by Paulo CoelhoAnimal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara Kingsolver
Best Audiobooks Ever
1,980 books — 2,839 voters
The Tao of Pooh by Benjamin HoffThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
32,552 books — 123,952 voters

Animal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara KingsolverKitchen Confidential by Anthony BourdainSalt by Mark Kurlansky
Food-Related Non-Fiction
1,254 books — 1,659 voters
What I Loved by Siri HustvedtThe Mermaid Chair by Sue Monk Kidd
Art & Artists in Fiction
969 books — 1,132 voters

Seabiscuit by Laura Hillenbrand
Horse Books/Novels
1,574 books — 726 voters
The Art of Simple Food by Alice Waters
Best Cookbooks
1,463 books — 1,117 voters

Free Drinks for Ladies with Nuts by Jane O'BoyleMe Talk Pretty One Day by David SedarisA Walk in the Woods by Bill BrysonNaked by David SedarisBossypants by Tina Fey
Best Humorous Books
4,420 books — 8,093 voters
Seabiscuit by Laura HillenbrandWatership Down by Richard AdamsModoc by Ralph Helfer
Best Books About Animals
1,862 books — 1,926 voters

Much Ado About Nothing by William ShakespeareRomeo and Juliet by William ShakespeareCold Mountain by Charles FrazierSnow Falling on Cedars by David GutersonThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
Books Made into Movies
1,106 books — 452 voters
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisHarry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. Rowling
Best Read-Aloud Chapter Books
1,213 books — 1,581 voters

Wicked by Gregory MaguireOn the Road by Jack Kerouac
Disappointing Books
2,773 books — 4,618 voters
Gay New York by George ChaunceyThe Dive from Clausen's Pier by Ann Packer
Tales of New York City
1,729 books — 1,306 voters

The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. LewisHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
Best Fantasy Series, Trilogies, and Duologies
2,192 books — 12,265 voters
The Complete Aubrey/Maturin Novels by Patrick O'Brian
Best Historical Fiction
7,909 books — 26,312 voters

Tess of the D’Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy
The Worst Books of All Time
8,120 books — 19,895 voters