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Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Kirk Smith (37 Lists)



Hell at the Breech by Tom Franklin
Best Southern Books
837 books — 748 voters
Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenRebecca by Daphne du MaurierWuthering Heights by Emily BrontëJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëSense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
Books Written by Women Before 1960
529 books — 104 voters

I Hate to See That Evening Sun Go Down by William GayOuter Dark by Cormac McCarthyThe Birthday Boys by Beryl BainbridgeWelcome to Hard Times by E.L. DoctorowThis Way for the Gas, Ladies and Gentlemen by Tadeusz Borowski
Donald Ray Pollock's Top Ten
10 books — 4 voters
American Tabloid by James EllroyThe Cold Six Thousand by James EllroyNo Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthyL.A. Confidential by James EllroyThe Black Dahlia by James Ellroy
The Best in Prose: High Caliber Crime
144 books — 68 voters

1984 by George OrwellAnimal Farm by George OrwellBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyThe Stranger by Albert CamusLord of the Flies by William Golding
Let's Shake It Up A Bit
978 books — 615 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Help by Kathryn StockettThe Keepers of the House by Shirley Ann GrauGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellTheir Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
Best Southern Literature
1,393 books — 2,611 voters

The Grifters by Thompson JimAfter Dark, My Sweet by Jim ThompsonThe Kill-Off by Jim ThompsonThe Criminal by Jim ThompsonThe Transgressors by Jim Thompson
Best Jim Thompson Novels
31 books — 22 voters
Jitterbug Perfume by Tom RobbinsSkinny Legs and All by Tom RobbinsVilla Incognito by Tom RobbinsAnother Roadside Attraction by Tom RobbinsEven Cowgirls Get the Blues by Tom Robbins
Best of Tom Robbins
12 books — 19 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellFried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie FlaggThe Help by Kathryn StockettThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
Great Books of Southern Fiction
385 books — 444 voters
Ender’s Game by Orson Scott CardDune by Frank Herbert1984 by George OrwellFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyBrave New World by Aldous Huxley
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,771 books — 25,807 voters

Cold Mountain by Charles FrazierSerena by Ron RashOne Foot in Eden by Ron RashWinter's Bone by Daniel Woodrell
Appalachian Fiction
276 books — 328 voters
Ask the Dust by John FanteThe Brotherhood of the Grape by John FanteWait Until Spring, Bandini by John FanteDreams from Bunker Hill by John FanteDago Red by John Fante
Best of John Fante
34 books — 12 voters

Beloved by Toni MorrisonInvisible Man by Ralph EllisonThe Color Purple by Alice WalkerI Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
Best African American Books
1,063 books — 1,161 voters
Provinces of Night by William GayTwilight by William GayI Hate to See That Evening Sun Go Down by William GayThe Long Home by William GayTime Done Been Won't Be No More by William Gay
Best of William Gay
19 books — 6 voters

Cold Mountain by Charles FrazierSerena by Ron RashDeliverance by James DickeyA Parchment of Leaves by Silas HouseChild of God by Cormac McCarthy
Best Books Set in Appalachia
803 books — 844 voters
Sartoris by William FaulknerA Rose for Emily by William FaulknerFlags in the Dust by William FaulknerThe Unvanquished by William FaulknerIntruder in the Dust by William Faulkner
Best of William Faulkner
85 books — 64 voters

Someplace to Be Flying by Charles de LintThe Newford Stories by Charles de LintDreams Underfoot by Charles de LintThe Ivory and the Horn by Charles de LintMoonlight and Vines by Charles de Lint
The Best of Charles de Lint
95 books — 40 voters
The Killer Inside Me by Jim ThompsonDouble Indemnity by James M. CainThe Postman Always Rings Twice by James M. CainRed Harvest by Dashiell HammettA Hell of a Woman by Jim Thompson
Alan Guthrie's 200 Noirs
118 books — 34 voters

No Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthyWinter's Bone by Daniel WoodrellFourth of July Creek by Smith HendersonA Feast of Snakes by Harry CrewsPost Office by Charles Bukowski
Regional Grit Lit
126 books — 92 voters
Ask the Dust by John FanteWomen by Charles BukowskiWait Until Spring, Bandini by John FanteThe Road to Los Angeles by John FanteDreams from Bunker Hill by John Fante
Grit-Lit - Writing that Bleeds
112 books — 61 voters

The Keepers of the House by Shirley Ann GrauThe Black Prince and Other Stories by Shirley Ann GrauThe Hard Blue Sky by Shirley Ann GrauThe Condor Passes by Shirley Ann Grau
Best of Shirley Ann Grau
8 books — 4 voters
Lambs of Men by Charles Dodd WhiteA Parchment of Leaves by Silas HouseThe Clearing by Tim GautreauxParade's End by Ford Madox FordAll Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque
Best 1900s Historical Fiction
162 books — 77 voters

The Day of the Locust by Nathanael WestWhat Makes Sammy Run? by Budd SchulbergThey Shoot Horses, Don't They? by Horace McCoyImage of Hell by Steve FisherMy Face for the World to See by Alfred Hayes
Los Angeles (fiction and nonfiction)
345 books — 297 voters
1984 by George OrwellThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
Dystopia!
1,244 books — 2,814 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Help by Kathryn StockettUncle Tom’s Cabin by Harriet Beecher StoweThe Heart Is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullersGone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
Oxford American: The Best Southern Novels of All Time
145 books — 91 voters
The Big Sleep by Raymond ChandlerFarewell, My Lovely by Raymond ChandlerThe Maltese Falcon by Dashiell HammettTarzan of the Apes by Edgar Rice BurroughsRed Harvest by Dashiell Hammett
Best of the Pulps
400 books — 218 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Keepers of the House by Shirley Ann GrauProvinces of Night by William GayThe Sound and the Fury by William FaulknerIn Cold Blood by Truman Capote
Best Southern Gothic Literature
349 books — 516 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerCatch-22 by Joseph HellerThe Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway
Best Twentieth Century American Novels
325 books — 231 voters

The Stories of Breece D'J Pancake by Breece D'J PancakeThe Gospel Singer by Harry CrewsA Feast of Snakes by Harry CrewsThe Heavenly Table by Donald Ray PollockThe Death of Sweet Mister by Daniel Woodrell
Grit Lit
105 books — 76 voters
Outer Dark by Cormac McCarthyA Good Man Is Hard to Find and Other Stories by Flannery O'ConnorThe Gospel Singer and Where Does One Go When There's No Place... by Harry CrewsThe Stories of Breece D'J Pancake by Breece D'J PancakeCountry Hardball by Steve Weddle
Country Noir
350 books — 313 voters


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