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Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Janet M (18 Lists)



The Stand by Stephen KingA Prayer for Owen Meany by John IrvingLonesome Dove by Larry McMurtryThe Prince of Tides by Pat Conroy
Big Fat Books Worth the Effort
1,878 books — 7,002 voters
My Sister's Keeper by Jodi PicoultA Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving
Best Ending
8,147 books — 6,326 voters

The Stand by Stephen KingThe Road by Cormac McCarthy
Dystopia!
1,244 books — 2,817 voters
Touching the Void by Joe Simpson
Best Survival Stories
1,202 books — 1,764 voters

Johnny Got His Gun by Dalton TrumboThe Exorcist by William Peter Blatty
The Most Disturbing Books Ever Written
3,300 books — 11,658 voters
The Liars' Club by Mary Karr
Must-Read Personal Accounts
274 books — 213 voters

Calico Joe by John Grisham
Baseball Books to Love
269 books — 125 voters
The Help by Kathryn StockettThe Road by Cormac McCarthyThe Corrections by Jonathan FranzenFreakonomics by Steven D. Levitt
Best Books of the 21st Century
9,833 books — 22,399 voters

Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourtRunning with Scissors by Augusten BurroughsThe Liars' Club by Mary KarrTruman by David McCulloughJust Kids by Patti Smith
Best Memoir / Biography / Autobiography
6,596 books — 7,957 voters
The Worst Hard Time by Timothy EganThe Hot Zone by Richard PrestonFreakonomics by Steven D. LevittThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
Best Non-Fiction (no biographies)
6,396 books — 8,178 voters

My Sister's Keeper by Jodi PicoultPet Sematary by Stephen KingSphere by Michael Crichton
The Book Was Better Than the Movie
1,654 books — 18,679 voters
A Prayer for Owen Meany by John IrvingThe Stand by Stephen KingAngela's Ashes by Frank McCourt
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,817 books — 49,853 voters

The Outsiders by S.E. HintonAngela's Ashes by Frank McCourtSummer of '42 by Herman Raucher
Best Coming of Age Stories
1,413 books — 1,300 voters
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark HaddonI Was Told There'd Be Cake by Sloane Crosley
I Picked It Up Because of the Title
7,939 books — 2,083 voters

The Help by Kathryn Stockett11/22/63 by Stephen King
Your Top 5 Reads in 2012
718 books — 800 voters
The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
32,828 books — 124,616 voters

The Help by Kathryn StockettThe Road by Cormac McCarthyFreakonomics by Steven D. LevittThe Corrections by Jonathan FranzenThe Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,206 books — 28,376 voters
Truman by David McCulloughThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
Best Biographies
1,766 books — 3,026 voters