A Decade of Hit Books

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Jane Southey (10 Lists)



The Historian by Elizabeth KostovaThe Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónThe Thirteenth Tale by Diane SetterfieldAn Instance of the Fingerpost by Iain PearsThe Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton
Best Historical Mystery
2,319 books — 4,992 voters
The Thirteenth Tale by Diane SetterfieldThe Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónRebecca by Daphne du MaurierThe Historian by Elizabeth KostovaThe Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton
Modern Gothic
729 books — 1,388 voters

A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry
Best Indian Fiction Books
939 books — 2,485 voters
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. RowlingThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerThe Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,197 books — 28,383 voters

Wool Omnibus by Hugh HoweyThe Martian by Andy WeirCloud Atlas by David MitchellField One by Simon Winstanley
Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century
1,233 books — 9,158 voters
Little House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls WilderThe Invention of Wings by Sue Monk KiddGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellThe Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett
Best Historical Fiction
8,233 books — 27,160 voters

Shadow of the Moon by M.M. KayePenmarric by Susan HowatchCashelmara by Susan HowatchAngelique by Anne GolonTrade Wind by M.M. Kaye
Historical Gems from the Past
551 books — 322 voters
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. RowlingThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerThe Help by Kathryn Stockett
Best Books of the 21st Century
9,824 books — 22,586 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeHarry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. RowlingGone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,818 books — 49,881 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniGone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
32,939 books — 125,067 voters