Literal Summer Reads

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Deborah Edwards (11 Lists)



The Devil Wears Prada by Lauren WeisbergerCatch Me If You Can by Frank W. AbagnaleBridget Jones’s Diary by Helen FieldingDead Poets Society by N.H. Kleinbaum
I Only Watched the Movie!
1,219 books — 6,116 voters
House of Leaves by Mark Z. DanielewskiThe Haunting of Hill House by Shirley JacksonThe Shining by Stephen KingA Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
Haunted Houses
614 books — 616 voters

The Complete Works by William ShakespeareThe Iliad / The Odyssey by HomerNorton Anthology of Modern Poetry by Richard EllmannMythology by Edith HamiltonThe Book of the City of Ladies by Christine de Pizan
I'm glad someone made me read this book
11,407 books — 11,055 voters
A Prayer for Owen Meany by John IrvingRun by Ann PatchettThe Perfect Storm by Sebastian JungerThe Cider House Rules by John IrvingEmpire Falls by Richard Russo
New England Books
818 books — 400 voters

A Christmas Carol by Charles DickensA Prayer for Owen Meany by John IrvingHow the Grinch Stole Christmas! by Dr. SeussThe Gift of the Magi by O. HenryThe Farolitos of Christmas by Rudolfo Anaya
Favorite Christmas Books
1,524 books — 1,563 voters
Old Yeller by Fred GipsonSophie’s Choice by William StyronThe White Hotel by D.M. ThomasFlowers for Algernon by Daniel KeyesAngela's Ashes by Frank McCourt
Books that Made You Cry!
3,367 books — 8,002 voters

The Bell Curve by Richard J. HerrnsteinState of Fear by Michael CrichtonHannibal by Thomas Harris
The Worst Books of All Time
8,115 books — 19,897 voters
A Prayer for Owen Meany by John IrvingThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonInto Thin Air by Jon KrakauerLast Days of Summer by Steve KlugerHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling
Books You Could Not Put Down
12,161 books — 8,311 voters

The Terror by Dan SimmonsThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonEat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth GilbertWatchers by Dean KoontzThe Prince of Tides by Pat Conroy
Books That Exceeded Your Expectations
15,720 books — 17,951 voters
Me Talk Pretty One Day by David SedarisStraight Man by Richard RussoLast Days of Summer by Steve KlugerDave Barry's Only Travel Guide You'll Ever Need by Dave BarryAn Arsonist's Guide to Writers' Homes in New England by Brock Clarke
Best Humorous Books
4,449 books — 8,327 voters

The Bridges of Madison County by Robert James WallerInto the Wild by Jon KrakauerFight Club by Chuck PalahniukThe Godfather by Mario PuzoThe Devil Wears Prada by Lauren Weisberger
The MOVIE was BETTER than the BOOK
1,138 books — 10,095 voters