Big Books of Summer

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Cara (27 Lists)



Lord of the Flies by William GoldingBlindness by José Saramago
The Most Disturbing Books Ever Written
3,283 books — 11,620 voters
A Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinHarry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. Rowling
Best Series
3,535 books — 9,595 voters

Dead Silence by S.A. Barnes
Space Horror
337 books — 307 voters
The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley JacksonRebecca by Daphne du MaurierSlade House by David Mitchell
Haunted Houses
615 books — 615 voters

Annihilation by Jeff VandermeerThe Road by Cormac McCarthy
Best Horror Books of the 21st Century
497 books — 1,259 voters
The Great Influenza by John M. BarrySpillover by David QuammenStation Eleven by Emily St. John MandelLove in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel García Márquez
Best Books on Flu and Other Devastating Outbreaks
169 books — 123 voters

Catherine the Great by Robert K. Massie
Biographies of Significant Historical Women
549 books — 193 voters
Augustus by Anthony EverittCaesar by Adrian GoldsworthyThe Fall of the Roman Empire by Peter Heather
Best Books About Ancient Rome
749 books — 1,104 voters

A Guide to the Good Life by William B. Irvine
Stoicism (Stoic philosophy)
66 books — 35 voters
Cry, the Beloved Country by Alan Paton
Books that Made You Cry!
3,358 books — 7,982 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeePride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Handmaid's Tale by Margaret AtwoodRebecca by Daphne du Maurier
Best Woman-Authored Books
8,710 books — 5,833 voters
Bloodlands by Timothy SnyderAugustus by Anthony EverittCaesar by Adrian GoldsworthyCatherine the Great by Robert K. Massie
Best History Books
3,925 books — 4,028 voters

The Road by Cormac McCarthyAlas, Babylon by Pat Frank
Best Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
1,288 books — 3,459 voters
The Giver by Lois Lowry
Best Apocalyptic or Post-Apocalyptic YA Fiction
352 books — 759 voters

The Road by Cormac McCarthyAlas, Babylon by Pat Frank
Best Post-Apocalyptic Books
221 books — 236 voters
1984 by George OrwellAlas, Babylon by Pat FrankThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Giver by Lois Lowry
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
3,983 books — 26,583 voters

The Golden Compass by Philip PullmanHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
Best Kick-Ass Female Characters From YA and Children's Fantasy and Science Fiction
3,256 books — 8,818 voters
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. LewisHis Dark Materials by Philip Pullman
Best Fantasy Series, Trilogies, and Duologies
2,188 books — 12,252 voters

The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. LewisHis Dark Materials by Philip Pullman
The Best Epic Fantasy (fiction)
4,610 books — 26,728 voters
Neverwhere by Neil GaimanHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
The Best Urban Fantasy
4,442 books — 12,896 voters

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Giver by Lois Lowry
Best Young Adult Books
13,190 books — 80,408 voters
Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
The Worst Books of All Time
8,112 books — 19,889 voters

The Golden Compass by Philip PullmanThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenLittle Women by Louisa May AlcottHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
Best Feminist Young Adult Books
1,325 books — 1,346 voters
The Strain by Guillermo del Toro
Best Books of 2009
1,766 books — 6,927 voters

American Gods by Neil GaimanNeverwhere by Neil GaimanJonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna ClarkeThe Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. LewisGood Omens by Terry Pratchett
Favorites of the Fantasy Book Club
813 books — 1,730 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee1984 by George OrwellHarry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. RowlingLove in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel García MárquezThe Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,893 books — 49,818 voters

The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
Best Books of 2008
1,645 books — 6,772 voters