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Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Elisa (24 Lists)



Checkmate by Dorothy DunnettThe Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettAtonement by Ian McEwanThe Game of Kings by Dorothy DunnettThe Crimson Petal and the White by Michel Faber
Best Historical Fiction
8,038 books — 26,712 voters
A Great Deliverance by Elizabeth George
Best Crime & Mystery Books
7,482 books — 16,407 voters

The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar WildeLysistrata by Aristophanes
Best Satires
314 books — 536 voters
A Time to Kill by John GrishamThe Bone Collector by Jeffery DeaverRed Dragon by Thomas Harris
Thrillers You Must Read!
5,409 books — 8,626 voters

Just One Evil Act by Elizabeth George
most anticipated mysteries 2013
153 books — 547 voters
The Iliad by HomerThe Song of Troy by Colleen McCullough
About the Trojan War
282 books — 287 voters

Wicked! by Jilly CooperGemini by Dorothy DunnettThe Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettQ by Luther BlissettCareless in Red by Elizabeth George
Big Fat Fiction - Best of the Heavyweights
292 books — 156 voters
Uncle Tom’s Cabin by Harriet Beecher StoweThe Help by Kathryn StockettThe Known World by Edward P. Jones
Black History Month
564 books — 502 voters

With No One as Witness by Elizabeth GeorgeAnd Then There Were None by Agatha ChristieA Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan DoyleDeath on the Nile by Agatha ChristieThe Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan Doyle
Favorite Mystery Series
420 books — 137 voters
One Day by David NichollsPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenBridget Jones’s Diary by Helen Fielding
All Time Favorite Romance Novels
5,942 books — 13,198 voters

The Origin of Species by Charles DarwinThe Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar WildePride and Prejudice by Jane AustenUncle Tom’s Cabin by Harriet Beecher StoweThe Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
Best Books of the 19th Century
1,755 books — 6,913 voters
Baking Made Easy by Lorraine PascaleJamie's Great Britain by Jamie Oliver
Best Cookbooks
1,468 books — 1,127 voters

One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García MárquezUlysses by James JoyceSwann’s Way by Marcel ProustThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienSophie’s World by Jostein Gaarder
The Most Begun "Read but Unfinished" (Started) book ever
2,710 books — 13,277 voters
The High Lord by Trudi CanavanHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling
Best Kick-Ass Female Characters From YA and Children's Fantasy and Science Fiction
3,292 books — 8,895 voters

Middlesex by Jeffrey EugenidesAtonement by Ian McEwanOne Day by David NichollsThe Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónThe Help by Kathryn Stockett
TO DIE FOR 2000 - 2015 STAND-ALONES
1,993 books — 5,368 voters
Q by Luther Blissett
Best Unappreciated Books
4,382 books — 2,298 voters

Matilda by Roald DahlCharlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald DahlPippi Longstocking by Astrid LindgrenHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
Favorite books from my childhood
4,516 books — 7,702 voters
Ocean Sea by Alessandro BariccoQ by Luther BlissettTimeskipper by Stefano BenniLa torta in cielo by Gianni Rodari
Notable Novels by Italian Authors
280 books — 234 voters

Middlesex by Jeffrey EugenidesAtonement by Ian McEwanThe Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,272 books — 28,374 voters
The Alchemist by Paulo CoelhoOne Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez
Is It Just Me? Books You Disliked That Everyone Else Seems To Love
2,064 books — 2,686 voters

The Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettThe Game of Kings by Dorothy DunnettWicked! by Jilly CooperThe Iliad by Homer
Big Fat Books Worth the Effort
1,878 books — 7,000 voters
The Hours by Michael CunninghamThe Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett
Literary Love Triangles (Non-YA)
540 books — 1,912 voters