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Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Sandy Bell (28 Lists)



Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenGreen Eggs and Ham by Dr. SeussLittle Women by Louisa May Alcott
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
32,838 books — 124,636 voters
The Fountainhead by Ayn RandKidnapped by Robert Louis StevensonThe Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett
I Should Probably Read This Sometime...
12,234 books — 11,461 voters

The Devil in the White City by Erik LarsonThe Tipping Point by Malcolm GladwellMayflower by Nathaniel Philbrick
Best Non-Fiction (no biographies)
6,332 books — 8,174 voters
The Glass Castle by Jeannette WallsThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankGarlic and Sapphires by Ruth ReichlDon't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight by Alexandra FullerLife and Death in Shanghai by Nien Cheng
Memoirs by Women
3,383 books — 3,611 voters

The Almost Moon by Alice SeboldSaturday by Ian McEwanThe Shack by William Paul YoungOne Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez
Unfinished
176 books — 42 voters
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. RowlingThe Red Tent by Anita DiamantCold Sassy Tree by Olive Ann BurnsThe Namesake by Jhumpa LahiriThe Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
Top 100 New Classics
262 books — 417 voters

Jane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëMansfield Park by Jane AustenSense and Sensibility by Jane AustenLittle Women by Louisa May AlcottThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
Must Read Classics
1,887 books — 4,746 voters
King Bidgood's in the Bathtub by Audrey WoodFrom the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L. KonigsburgGreen Eggs and Ham by Dr. SeussLove You Forever by Robert MunschThe Secret of the Old Clock by Carolyn Keene
Best Children's Books
5,417 books — 7,028 voters

The Quiet American by Graham Greene
Best Books of the Decade: 1950s
1,207 books — 1,518 voters
In Cold Blood by Truman CapoteA Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole
Best Books Ever
78,959 books — 294,036 voters

The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
The Best Books Ever Written
108 books — 68 voters
The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk KiddAll the Names by José Saramago
Best Book Cover Art
12,391 books — 7,090 voters

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëThe Joy Luck Club by Amy TanThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
Great Debut Novels
1,602 books — 1,494 voters
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsA Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy TooleOne for the Money by Janet EvanovichThe Big Over Easy by Jasper Fforde
Books that Make you Laugh
3,547 books — 5,232 voters

The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver
Oprah's Book Club Picks
132 books — 2,206 voters
Atonement by Ian McEwanThe Red Tent by Anita DiamantThe Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd
Best for Book Clubs
15,477 books — 19,963 voters

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. RowlingCharlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald DahlA Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole
Books With Unforgettable Characters
9,533 books — 8,872 voters
The Namesake by Jhumpa LahiriHowards End by E.M. ForsterThe Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler
The MOVIE was BETTER than the BOOK
1,138 books — 10,095 voters

Little Indiscretions by Carmen PosadasGreen Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss
Food-Related Fiction
1,206 books — 627 voters
The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar WildeAtonement by Ian McEwan
Best Ending
8,144 books — 6,344 voters

Encyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective by Donald J. SobolThe Hidden Staircase by Carolyn Keene
What Book Got You Hooked?
3,998 books — 10,921 voters
Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenSkipping Christmas by John GrishamMansfield Park by Jane Austen
The Book Was Better Than the Movie
1,654 books — 18,684 voters

Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel García MárquezFranny and Zooey by J.D. Salinger
Disappointing Books
2,775 books — 4,663 voters
A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy TooleOne for the Money by Janet Evanovich
Best Humorous Books
4,449 books — 8,316 voters

The Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa GregoryThe Red Tent by Anita DiamantThe Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónPope Joan by Donna Woolfolk Cross
Best Historical Fiction
8,032 books — 26,700 voters
House of Sand and Fog by Andre Dubus III
The Worst Books of All Time
8,115 books — 19,898 voters

Jane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëLittle Women by Louisa May AlcottHowards End by E.M. ForsterThe Age of Innocence by Edith WhartonEvelina by Frances Burney
What to read when you've finished Jane Austen
519 books — 680 voters
The Red Tent by Anita DiamantPope Joan by Donna Woolfolk CrossCold Sassy Tree by Olive Ann BurnsMansfield Park by Jane AustenLittle Women by Louisa May Alcott
Must Read
33 books — 21 voters