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Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Tim Brown (65 Lists)



Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind by Shunryu SuzukiIn the Buddha's Words by Venerable Bhikkhu BodhiZen Flesh, Zen Bones by Paul RepsBeing Peace by Thich Nhat HanhSiddhartha by Hermann Hesse
Buddhist Classics
77 books — 44 voters
The Wonderful Thing about Phoenix Rose by Josephine MoonParable of the Talents by Octavia E. ButlerParable of the Sower by Octavia E. ButlerThe Pale King by David Foster WallaceA Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman
ND-Coded Characters
114 books — 56 voters

Intuition by Allegra GoodmanThe Martian by Andy WeirContact by Carl Sagan
Lab Lit
173 books — 72 voters
The God of Small Things by Arundhati RoyA Fine Balance by Rohinton MistrySiddhartha by Hermann HesseSuch a Long Journey by Rohinton Mistry
Best Indian Fiction Books
937 books — 2,463 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburySlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
Best Twentieth Century American Novels
325 books — 231 voters
War and Peace by Leo TolstoyDon Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes SaavedraWuthering Heights by Emily BrontëLolita by Vladimir NabokovA Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
I Should Probably Read This Sometime...
12,237 books — 11,483 voters

1984 by George OrwellThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodFlowers for Algernon by Daniel KeyesNever Let Me Go by Kazuo IshiguroA Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry
The Five Books I Would Require If I Taught an English Literature Class
621 books — 2,765 voters
Freakonomics by Steven D. LevittGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootFast Food Nation by Eric SchlosserEducated by Tara Westover
Interesting and Readable Nonfiction
4,559 books — 3,252 voters

Salt by Mark KurlanskyLongitude by Dava SobelThe Emperor of All Maladies by Siddhartha MukherjeeThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootThe Code Book by Simon Singh
Microhistory: Social Histories of Just One Thing
1,882 books — 2,262 voters
The Call of the Wild by Jack LondonThe Color of Magic by Terry PratchettThe Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco
Books with ratings from 200,000 to 500,000
1,053 books — 150 voters

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald DahlA Storm of Swords by George R.R. MartinGreat Expectations by Charles DickensNever Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
Half a million ratings to a million ratings
345 books — 168 voters
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. RowlingTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee1984 by George OrwellHarry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. RowlingAnimal Farm by George Orwell
One Million Ratings!
246 books — 1,087 voters

The Notebook by Nicholas SparksA Countess Below Stairs by Eva Ibbotson
The Best of the Best Romance Novels of the Twentieth Century
656 books — 2,253 voters
1984 by George OrwellThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyThe Name of the Rose by Umberto EcoThe Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury
Le Monde's 100 Books of the Century
105 books — 491 voters

The Kiss Quotient by Helen HoangThe Rosie Project by Graeme SimsionFlowers for Algernon by Daniel KeyesA Prayer for Owen Meany by John IrvingThe Speed of Dark by Elizabeth Moon
Task 13 #ReadHarder 2019
236 books — 65 voters
The Speed of Dark by Elizabeth MoonNeuroTribes by Steve SilbermanStrange Sally Diamond by Liz NugentThe Pale King by David Foster WallaceConfessions of a Crap Artist by Philip K. Dick
ATY 2020 - Neurodiverse Characters
215 books — 163 voters

The Pale King by David Foster WallaceMiss Smilla's Feeling for Snow by Peter Høeg
Adult characters with undiagnosed ADHD
15 books — 9 voters
NeuroTribes by Steve Silberman
Neurodiversity, Autism, Aspergers, ADHD and AuDHD
99 books — 30 voters

Ready Player One by Ernest ClineBossypants by Tina FeyWorld War Z by Max BrooksThe Martian by Andy WeirYes Please by Amy Poehler
Best Audiobooks
1,634 books — 1,163 voters
Brave New World by Aldous HuxleyFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyThe Handmaid's Tale by Margaret AtwoodAnimal Farm by George Orwell1984 by George Orwell
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
4,039 books — 26,780 voters

The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerThe Subtle Knife by Philip Pullman
Books That Should Be Made Into Movies
32,620 books — 70,141 voters
The Gods Themselves by Isaac AsimovThe Farthest Shore by Ursula K. Le GuinRoadside Picnic by Arkady StrugatskyCharlie and the Great Glass Elevator by Roald DahlAn Alien Heat by Michael Moorcock
Best Books 1972
236 books — 68 voters

The Tombs of Atuan by Ursula K. Le GuinThe Lathe of Heaven by Ursula K. Le GuinFear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. ThompsonAdolf Hitler by Spike MilliganDon't Look Now and Other Stories by Daphne du Maurier
Best Books 1971
160 books — 63 voters
The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric CarleFantastic Mr. Fox by Roald DahlRingworld by Larry NivenA Maze of Death by Philip K. DickOur Friends From Frolix 8 by Philip K. Dick
Best Books 1970
309 books — 78 voters

Maybe You Should Talk to Someone by Lori GottliebTalking to Strangers by Malcolm GladwellRecursion by Blake Crouch
Best Books 2019
1,130 books — 1,314 voters
Klara and the Sun by Kazuo IshiguroCloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr
Best Books of 2021
1,440 books — 1,627 voters

Book Lovers by Emily HenryTomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin
Best Books of 2022
1,553 books — 1,862 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Best Books 1960
135 books — 47 voters

The Restaurant at the End of the Universe by Douglas AdamsThe Name of the Rose by Umberto EcoThe Twits by Roald DahlThe Complete Maus by Art Spiegelman
Best Books of 1980
391 books — 213 voters
The Martian by Andy WeirBossypants by Tina FeyWorld War Z by Max BrooksYes Please by Amy PoehlerIn a Sunburned Country by Bill Bryson
Best Audiobooks Ever
1,980 books — 2,841 voters


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