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Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Emily (12 Lists)



The House of Mirth by Edith Wharton
What a Downer...
332 books — 118 voters
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldThe Age of Innocence by Edith WhartonThe Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan KunderaJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëAtonement by Ian McEwan
Best Love Stories
5,246 books — 9,772 voters

The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera
Top 100 New Classics
262 books — 417 voters
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
3,994 books — 26,646 voters

The Awakening by Kate Chopin
Best Books of the Decade: 1890s
494 books — 502 voters
The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerEragon by Christopher PaoliniNew Moon by Stephenie MeyerHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling
Disappointing Books
2,773 books — 4,618 voters

Jane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëLittle Women by Louisa May Alcott
Best Female Character
1,026 books — 448 voters
The House of Mirth by Edith WhartonEthan Frome by Edith WhartonTender Is the Night by F. Scott FitzgeraldThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Most Depressing Book of All Time
1,229 books — 3,943 voters

The Two Towers by J.R.R. TolkienThe Cat in the Hat by Dr. SeussJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëThe Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre DumasHow the Grinch Stole Christmas! by Dr. Seuss
The Book Was Better Than the Movie
1,579 books — 18,688 voters
Wuthering Heights, Agnès Grey & Villette by Emily Brontë
Rooting for the Bad Guy
687 books — 1,471 voters

The Sound and the Fury by William Faulkner
Most Difficult Novels
600 books — 2,064 voters
The House of Mirth by Edith Wharton
Saddest Books
485 books — 720 voters