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Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Jules (25 Lists)



At Swim, Two Boys by Jamie O'NeillThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar WildeGulliver’s Travels by Jonathan Swift
Best Irish Literature
635 books — 723 voters
The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
Decadence & the Fin-de-Siècle
243 books — 209 voters

Disgrace by J.M. CoetzeeLife & Times of Michael K by J.M. Coetzee
Booker Prize Winners
62 books — 2,002 voters
The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre DumasThe Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer BradleyThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienA Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinDune by Frank Herbert
Big Fat Books Worth the Effort
1,878 books — 7,000 voters

The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
Nineteenth Century British: Victorian List
48 books — 31 voters
Ulysses by James JoyceAnna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
The Great Classics You Have Not Read Yet
763 books — 1,834 voters

The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
Quality Dark Fiction
2,704 books — 3,979 voters
The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar WildeThe Road by Cormac McCarthy
Darkest Books of All Time
1,314 books — 1,736 voters

The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley
Thickest Books Ever
892 books — 2,488 voters
Death of a Salesman by Arthur MillerEquus by Peter ShafferDie Physiker by Friedrich Dürrenmatt
Best Plays Ever
883 books — 1,136 voters

His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman
The Best Epic Fantasy (fiction)
4,733 books — 26,965 voters
Inkheart by Cornelia FunkeThe Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien
What To Read After Harry Potter
2,246 books — 6,392 voters

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Books set during the Summer
506 books — 232 voters
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,875 books — 49,843 voters

The Oxford Guide to Arthurian Literature and Legend by Alan Lupack
Best Arthurian Non-Fiction
17 books — 21 voters
Inkheart by Cornelia FunkeThe Neverending Story by Michael EndeThe City of Dreaming Books by Walter Moers
Books about Books
1,394 books — 1,522 voters

Dune by Frank Herbert1984 by George OrwellSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,771 books — 25,806 voters
A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,272 books — 28,374 voters

Atonement by Ian McEwanThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
What To Read Next
21,104 books — 24,318 voters
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
Best Books Ever
78,979 books — 294,111 voters

Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldTolkien On Fairy-stories by J.R.R. TolkienThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupérySlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
32,841 books — 124,656 voters
Inkheart by Cornelia FunkeThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienHis Dark Materials by Philip PullmanThe Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley
Best Fantasy Series, Trilogies, and Duologies
2,223 books — 12,270 voters

The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer BradleyThe Winter King by Bernard CornwellEnemy of God by Bernard CornwellExcalibur by Bernard CornwellThe Forest House by Marion Zimmer Bradley
Best Arthurian Fiction
483 books — 1,451 voters