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Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Lisa (21 Lists)



The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienA Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinThe Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis
Best Fantasy Series, Trilogies, and Duologies
2,193 books — 12,264 voters
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis CarrollThrough the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There by Lewis CarrollHer Mad Hatter by Marie HallAlice's Adventures Under Ground by Lewis Carroll
Curiouser and Curiouser
175 books — 295 voters

Her Mad Hatter by Marie Hall
Best Retellings of Alice in Wonderland
173 books — 593 voters
Bridget Jones’s Diary by Helen FieldingPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenBridget Jones by Helen FieldingThe Princess Bride by William GoldmanHigh Fidelity by Nick Hornby
Humorous Stories About Relationships
213 books — 366 voters

The Heartstone by Lisa Finnegan
Best Unknown but must be Known books
9,175 books — 8,400 voters
Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenHarry Potter Series Box Set by J.K. RowlingOutlander by Diana GabaldonGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellJane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
Best Male Character
3,174 books — 3,044 voters

The Remains of the Day by Kazuo IshiguroBrideshead Revisited by Evelyn WaughHowards End by E.M. ForsterFlambards by K.M. PeytonMy Fair Lady by Alan Jay Lerner
Downton Abbey-esque Books
617 books — 1,017 voters
The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer BradleyThe Once and Future King by T.H. WhiteLe Morte d'Arthur by Thomas MaloryThe Dark Is Rising Sequence by Susan Cooper
Best Arthurian Fiction
483 books — 1,450 voters

Deerskin by Robin McKinleyBeauty by Robin McKinleyThe Princess Bride by William GoldmanThe Princess and the Hound by Mette Ivie HarrisonThe Complete Grimm's Fairy Tales by Jacob Grimm
The Best Fairytales and Retellings
2,843 books — 9,205 voters
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisThe Golden Compass by Philip PullmanThe Call of the Wild by Jack LondonWhite Fang by Jack LondonBlack Beauty by John Davage
Wolves/dogs and other animals on front covers
1,173 books — 327 voters

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellDoctor Zhivago by Boris PasternakThe Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer BradleyTess of the D’Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy
Literary Love Triangles (Non-YA)
538 books — 1,892 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeePride and Prejudice by Jane AustenJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëAnimal Farm by George OrwellThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Favorites from 1001 Books You Should Read Before You Die
506 books — 1,057 voters

White Fang by Jack LondonThe Call of the Wild by Jack LondonThe Sight by David Clement-DaviesJulie of the Wolves by Jean Craighead GeorgeFell by David Clement-Davies
All Fictional Wolf Books (NOT WEREWOLVES)
213 books — 257 voters
The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer BradleyA Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinThe Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. LewisJ.R.R. Tolkien 4-Book Boxed Set by J.R.R. Tolkien
The Best Epic Fantasy (fiction)
4,652 books — 26,800 voters

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling
Best Teen Paranormal/Vampire Reads
758 books — 1,404 voters
A Memory of Light by Robert JordanThe Willful Princess and the Piebald Prince by Robin HobbBlood of Dragons by Robin HobbCold Steel by Kate Elliott
Can't Wait Science Fiction/Fantasy of 2013
656 books — 2,917 voters

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. RowlingTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Best Books Ever
78,247 books — 291,851 voters
Horses of the Sun by Robert VavraTraveller by Richard AdamsThe Black Stallion's Filly by Walter FarleyEquus by Peter ShafferThe Blue Roan Child by Jamieson Findlay
Horse Books/Novels
1,574 books — 726 voters

Watership Down by Richard AdamsCharlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisAnimal Farm by George OrwellWinnie-the-Pooh by A.A. Milne
Best Talking-Animal Books
716 books — 725 voters
Charlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteWatership Down by Richard AdamsWhere the Red Fern Grows by Wilson RawlsAnimal Farm by George OrwellBlack Beauty by Anna Sewell
Best Books About Animals
1,862 books — 1,926 voters

Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson RawlsThe Call of the Wild by Jack LondonWhite Fang by Jack LondonThe Incredible Journey by Sheila BurnfordJames Herriot's Dog Stories by James Herriot
Great "Dog" Books
1,347 books — 1,975 voters