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Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Lois (19 Lists)



Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
4,037 books — 26,774 voters
Dream State by Eric Puchner
Booker Prize Eligible 2025
175 books — 172 voters

Grave Goods by Ariana FranklinRide the Wind by Lucia St. Clair Robson
The Unknown, Hidden Gems of Historical Fiction
2,361 books — 1,470 voters
Mistress of the Art of Death by Ariana Franklin
Favorite Historical Mystery Series
1,027 books — 1,277 voters

News of the World by Paulette Jiles
Best of Paulette Jiles
11 books — 10 voters
Voyager by Diana Gabaldon
Historical Fiction/Time Travel
122 books — 145 voters

The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
Books that punch life and happiness in the gut, and make the reader want to go to the nearest bridge over water and jump (but they don't, because that would be horrible)
231 books — 165 voters
The Iceweaver by Margaret LawrenceVoyager by Diana Gabaldon
Great Fiction, According to Me
78 books — 12 voters

Mistress of the Art of Death by Ariana FranklinThe Alienist by Caleb CarrThe Crossing Places by Elly Griffiths
Best Detective/Mystery Series
2,337 books — 2,663 voters
Mistress of the Art of Death by Ariana Franklin
Historical Mysteries and Thrillers Featuring Women
600 books — 341 voters

Voyager by Diana Gabaldon
The Best of the Best Romance Novels of the Twentieth Century
656 books — 2,253 voters
Little Women by Louisa May AlcottOutlander by Diana GabaldonThe Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Books you have read more than one time
13,257 books — 8,417 voters

The Iceweaver by Margaret Lawrence
Frosty Book Titles
1,597 books — 165 voters
The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell
Best Books to Make into a PBS Series
487 books — 417 voters

Voyager by Diana Gabaldon
best diana gabaldon books
5 books — 19 voters
Written in My Own Heart's Blood by Diana Gabaldon
Can't Wait Books of 2014
2,588 books — 15,532 voters

The Virgin in the Ice by Ellis Peters
Best Mysteries from the 1980s
204 books — 93 voters
The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco
The Most Begun "Read but Unfinished" (Started) book ever
2,710 books — 13,275 voters

Quest for a Maid by Frances Mary Hendry
Best Kick-Ass Female Characters From YA and Children's Fantasy and Science Fiction
3,291 books — 8,894 voters