Big Books of Spring

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by derek chelf (15 Lists)



Catch-22 by Joseph HellerLife of Pi by Yann MartelCat’s Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.Blood River by Tim ButcherThe Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael Chabon
Best Books Ever
77,421 books — 288,971 voters
God's Middle Finger by Richard GrantCatch-22 by Joseph HellerYouth in Revolt by C.D. PayneThe Comedy Writer by Peter Farrelly
Real Man Books
782 books — 310 voters

Life of Pi by Yann MartelThe Sellout by Paul BeattyThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniThe Fortress of Solitude by Jonathan Lethem
Best Books of the 21st Century
9,855 books — 22,251 voters
Then We Came to the End by Joshua FerrisThe Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael ChabonIn the Woods by Tana French
Best Books of 2007
1,115 books — 991 voters

Fringe-ology by Steve VolkThe Sellout by Paul BeattyThe Basque History of the World by Mark KurlanskyLove and Ruin by Evan Ratliff
Thinking Books: Books that made you think . . .
175 books — 86 voters
The Hot Zone by Richard PrestonHomicide by David SimonUnder the Banner of Heaven by Jon Krakauer
Microhistory: Social Histories of Just One Thing
1,840 books — 2,228 voters

Homicide by David SimonThe Hot Zone by Richard PrestonThe Devil in the White City by Erik LarsonWhat Is the What by Dave Eggers
Best Nonfiction Books About Horrifying Events
503 books — 185 voters
Flight Path by Hannah S. PalmerA Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again by David Foster WallaceA Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius by Dave EggersA Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson
Memoirs, Narrative Nonfiction and Other (Mostly) True Things
792 books — 434 voters

Kitchen Confidential by Anthony BourdainHomicide by David SimonGod's Middle Finger by Richard GrantThe Making of a Chef by Michael Ruhlman
My Favourite Non Fiction Books
1,382 books — 292 voters
Homicide by David SimonKitchen Confidential by Anthony BourdainGod's Middle Finger by Richard GrantMidnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt
Best Non-Fiction (no biographies)
6,264 books — 8,071 voters

A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius by Dave EggersKitchen Confidential by Anthony BourdainGod's Middle Finger by Richard GrantNaked by David Sedaris
Memoirs by Men
1,757 books — 674 voters
Fringe-ology by Steve VolkHomicide by David SimonKitchen Confidential by Anthony BourdainMidnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt
Must Read Non-Fiction
5,329 books — 4,657 voters

Catch-22 by Joseph HellerOne Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García MárquezLife of Pi by Yann MartelCat’s Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
32,246 books — 122,783 voters
Youth in Revolt by C.D. Payne
Best Humorous Books
4,374 books — 7,995 voters

One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García MárquezInvisible Man by Ralph EllisonOn the Road by Jack Kerouac
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,889 books — 49,796 voters