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Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Vilde (20 Lists)



The Tale of Genji by Murasaki Shikibu
Big Fat Books Worth the Effort
1,878 books — 7,000 voters
Wild Swans by Jung ChangGeorgiana by Amanda ForemanGeisha, a Life by Mineko IwasakiThe Diary of Lady Murasaki by Murasaki Shikibu
Female Biographies
1,273 books — 437 voters

The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories by Angela Carter
Best Gothic Books of All Time
646 books — 3,642 voters
Books of Blood by Clive BarkerCome Closer by Sara Gran
Best Horror Novels
2,132 books — 5,527 voters

Victorian Psycho by Virginia Feito
Gothic Historical Fiction
302 books — 191 voters
The Winter Prince by Elizabeth Wein
Books with Incest as a Main Theme
279 books — 229 voters

The Winter Prince by Elizabeth Wein
Villain Protagonist
392 books — 664 voters
The Winter Prince by Elizabeth Wein
Best Tortured Heroes in Fiction
793 books — 799 voters

The Winter Prince by Elizabeth Wein
Best Male Character
3,175 books — 3,074 voters
The Winter Prince by Elizabeth Wein
Best Fantasy of the 20th Century
619 books — 244 voters

The Anatomical Venus by Joanna EbensteinThe Royal Art of Poison by Eleanor Herman
morbid curiosity nonfiction
251 books — 21 voters
’Salem’s Lot by Stephen KingLet the Right One In by John Ajvide LindqvistCarmilla by J. Sheridan Le FanuDracula by Bram Stoker
Great Vampire Books/Stories
84 books — 16 voters

Pauline Bonaparte by Flora Fraser
Royalty Between The Sheets, Nonfiction Books
166 books — 29 voters
Perdita by Paula Byrne
Nonfiction Books on the Georgian and Regency eras
205 books — 66 voters

The Troop by Nick CutterHeart-Shaped Box by Joe HillHouse of Leaves by Mark Z. DanielewskiBrother by Ania AhlbornCome Closer by Sara Gran
Horror novels that don't have a film or tv series adaptation yet (but should)
38 books — 4 voters
Books of Blood by Clive BarkerSwamp Foetus by Poppy Z. BriteExquisite Corpse by Poppy Z. BriteStory of the Eye by Georges BatailleLet the Right One In by John Ajvide Lindqvist
Sexuality as Horror
12 books — 4 voters

Books of Blood by Clive BarkerExquisite Corpse by Poppy Z. Brite
Horror Erotica
107 books — 105 voters
Wormwood by Poppy Z. BriteInterview with the Vampire by Anne RiceExquisite Corpse by Poppy Z. Brite
New Orleans Mood
30 books — 7 voters

Exquisite Corpse by Poppy Z. BriteInterview with the Vampire by Anne Rice
Make Horror Gay AF
81 books — 45 voters
Les Fleurs du Mal by Charles BaudelaireTender Is the Flesh by Agustina BazterricaBones & All by Camille DeAngelisMetamorphoses by OvidThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
Hannibalcore
17 books — 6 voters