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Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Stella (25 Lists)



Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
Best Action-Adventure Novels
2,708 books — 3,128 voters
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. RowlingThe Da Vinci Code by Dan BrownMurder on the Orient Express by Agatha ChristieShutter Island by Dennis Lehane
Best Twists
8,702 books — 9,825 voters

Fahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
Best Books Ever
78,959 books — 294,033 voters
The Devil Wears Prada by Lauren WeisbergerThe Shining by Stephen KingThe Godfather by Mario PuzoJaws by Peter BenchleyAbout a Boy by Nick Hornby
The MOVIE was BETTER than the BOOK
1,138 books — 10,095 voters

The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha ChristieStrong Poison by Dorothy L. SayersRiver of Darkness by Rennie Airth
Best Detective/Mystery Series
2,336 books — 2,662 voters
Forrest Gump by Winston GroomMary Poppins by P.L. TraversJumanji by Chris Van AllsburgI, Robot by Isaac AsimovFight Club by Chuck Palahniuk
I Only Watched the Movie!
1,219 books — 6,115 voters

The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet by David MitchellThe Perfect Paragon by M.C. BeatonBusy Body by M.C. BeatonToo Many Crooks Spoil the Broth by Tamar MyersDeath of a Celebrity by M.C. Beaton
What We've Read So Far In 2010
4,982 books — 1,780 voters
Crocodile on the Sandbank by Elizabeth PetersMaisie Dobbs by Jacqueline WinspearThe Curse of the Pharaohs by Elizabeth PetersThe Deeds of the Disturber by Elizabeth PetersThe Mummy Case by Elizabeth Peters
Favorite Historical Mystery Series
1,027 books — 1,277 voters

Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha ChristieDeath on the Nile by Agatha ChristieThe Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha ChristieThe Nine Tailors by Dorothy L. SayersStrong Poison by Dorothy L. Sayers
The Best British Crime/Mystery Fiction
1,218 books — 1,262 voters
The Shining by Stephen KingIt by Stephen King’Salem’s Lot by Stephen KingPet Sematary by Stephen KingMisery by Stephen King
Best Horror Novels
2,132 books — 5,526 voters

Don't Shoot, It's Only Me by Bob Hope
Funniest Books Ever
273 books — 199 voters
Flowers in the Attic by V.C. Andrews
You Can't Read it Just Once
86 books — 14 voters

Agatha Raisin and the Wellspring of Death by M.C. BeatonDead in the Water by Carola DunnThe Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest by Stieg LarssonHeart-Shaped Box by Joe HillDr. Atkins' New Diet Revolution, Revised Edition by Robert C. Atkins
What We've Read So Far In 2011
5,351 books — 1,366 voters
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyA Tale of Two Cities by Charles DickensThe Grapes of Wrath by John SteinbeckThe Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett
Books You Can't Live Without
1,653 books — 1,190 voters

Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls WilderA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleThe Boxcar Children by Gertrude Chandler WarnerRamona the Pest by Beverly ClearyAre You There God? It’s Me, Margaret by Judy Blume
What Book Got You Hooked?
3,998 books — 10,921 voters
The Stand by Stephen KingThe Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettShōgun by James ClavellIt by Stephen KingThe Alienist by Caleb Carr
Big Fat Books Worth the Effort
1,876 books — 6,999 voters

Crocodile on the Sandbank by Elizabeth Peters
Amazing Older Heroines
100 books — 78 voters
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonThe Stand by Stephen King’Salem’s Lot by Stephen King
Couldn't Put The Book Down
17,646 books — 18,002 voters

The Host by Stephenie Meyer
Books I Have No Intention of Reading
1,640 books — 5,990 voters
The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara KingsolverThe Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettThe Lost Symbol by Dan Brown
What To Read Next
21,104 books — 24,312 voters

A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleLittle House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls WilderTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeCharlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteThe Shining by Stephen King
Read Them Twice...At Least
14,454 books — 12,123 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyThe Giver by Lois LowryThe Color Purple by Alice WalkerThe Little House Collection by Laura Ingalls Wilder
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
32,838 books — 124,635 voters

The Alienist by Caleb CarrYear of Wonders by Geraldine BrooksThe Clan of the Cave Bear by Jean M. AuelThe Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettShōgun by James Clavell
Best Historical Fiction
8,032 books — 26,700 voters
The Pilot's Wife by Anita ShreveThe Shipping News by Annie ProulxWideacre by Philippa GregoryThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerDivine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood by Rebecca Wells
The Worst Books of All Time
8,115 books — 19,898 voters

I Know This Much Is True by Wally LambNeedful Things by Stephen KingUnder the Dome by Stephen KingThe Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettWorld Without End by Ken Follett
Thickest Books Ever
892 books — 2,488 voters