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



The Little House Collection by Laura Ingalls Wilder
Favorite books from my childhood
4,497 books — 7,680 voters
Autobiography of a Yogi by Paramahansa Yogananda
Exploring Religion & Spirituality
91 books — 82 voters

Dracula by Bram Stoker
Best Adult Vampire Books
1,842 books — 4,984 voters
1984 by George OrwellBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyCrime and Punishment by Fyodor DostoevskyThe Color Purple by Alice WalkerSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Books Every Human Being Should Read
3,067 books — 2,116 voters

The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingA Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
Best Books of the 21st Century
9,833 books — 22,379 voters
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins1984 by George OrwellThe Giver by Lois LowryDivergent by Veronica RothBrave New World by Aldous Huxley
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
3,994 books — 26,646 voters

A Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinJ.R.R. Tolkien 4-Book Boxed Set by J.R.R. TolkienThe Eye of the World by Robert JordanEragon by Christopher Paolini
The Best Epic Fantasy (fiction)
4,664 books — 26,688 voters
The Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John BoyneThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniThings Fall Apart by Chinua AchebeThe Crimson Petal and the White by Michel Faber
Best Historical Fiction
7,919 books — 26,339 voters

Ulysses by James JoyceInfinite Jest by David Foster WallaceGravity’s Rainbow by Thomas Pynchon
REALLY, REALLY DIFFICULT BOOKS
262 books — 366 voters
She Who Rose From Ashes by Sita BennettThe Silver Chair by C.S. Lewis
Metaphysical Fantasy
77 books — 142 voters

Graceling by Kristin CashoreThrone of Glass by Sarah J. MaasPoison Study by Maria V. SnyderHowl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne JonesA Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin
Best "Strong Female" Fantasy Novels
4,792 books — 19,017 voters
1984 by George OrwellTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldHarry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. RowlingAnimal Farm by George Orwell
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,878 books — 49,829 voters

The Alchemyst by Michael ScottThe Maze Runner by James DashnerGraceling by Kristin CashoreMatilda by Roald Dahl
What To Read After Harry Potter
2,227 books — 6,338 voters
The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea by Axie OhA Magic Steeped in Poison by Judy I. Lin
YA Novels of 2022
755 books — 1,396 voters

The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakGraceling by Kristin CashoreThe Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. LewisThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien
YA Books Far Better than Twilight
3,217 books — 4,884 voters
The Fault in Our Stars by John GreenMockingjay by Suzanne CollinsGone Girl by Gillian FlynnThe Martian by Andy WeirReady Player One by Ernest Cline
Best Books of the Decade: 2010s
7,722 books — 14,380 voters

The Song of Achilles by Madeline MillerCirce by Madeline MillerA Thousand Ships by Natalie HaynesThe Silence of the Girls by Pat BarkerDaughters of Sparta by Claire Heywood
Greek Mythology Retellings!
298 books — 508 voters
The Fever Code by James DashnerNight Study by Maria V. Snyder
YA Novels of 2016
1,164 books — 8,698 voters

Graceling by Kristin CashoreThe Alchemyst by Michael ScottPoison Study by Maria V. SnyderGregor the Overlander by Suzanne CollinsThe Wishing Spell by Chris Colfer
Books That Should Be Made Into Movies
32,531 books — 69,930 voters
Serpent & Dove by Shelby MahurinThe Bone Houses by Emily Lloyd-Jones
YA Releases of September, 2019
56 books — 307 voters

Caraval by Stephanie GarberThey Both Die at the End by Adam SilveraOne of Us Is Lying by Karen M. McManus
YA Novels of 2017
1,125 books — 6,589 voters
The Alchemyst by Michael ScottCirce by Madeline MillerThe Song of Achilles by Madeline MillerThe Son of Neptune by Rick RiordanThe House of Hades by Rick Riordan
Best Books About Mythology
1,403 books — 2,232 voters

Matilda by Roald DahlThe Lightning Thief by Rick RiordanJames and the Giant Peach by Roald DahlThe Ultimate Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsI Am Malala by Malala Yousafzai
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
32,557 books — 123,973 voters
The Giver by Lois LowryThe Lightning Thief by Rick RiordanThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsHarry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Fault in Our Stars by John Green
Best Young Adult Books
13,218 books — 80,481 voters