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Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Angy (122 Lists)



Soulless by Gail CarrigerSoulless by Gail Carriger
Favorite Graphic Novels
274 books — 279 voters
Columbine by Dave CullenUnder the Banner of Heaven by Jon KrakauerThe Poisoner's Handbook by Deborah Blum
Best True Crime
1,461 books — 2,087 voters

Under the Banner of Heaven by Jon Krakauer
True Crime
742 books — 626 voters
Embassytown by China Miéville
Best Popular Language Books on Goodreads
181 books — 37 voters

Please Kill Me by Legs McNeil
Last Podcast on the Left Reference Materials
30 books — 2 voters
Good Omens by Terry Pratchett
Cults and Communes in Fiction
368 books — 166 voters

The Road to Jonestown by Jeff Guinn
The 1970s in the United States (nonfiction)
236 books — 29 voters
The Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael Pollan
Fabulous Reads for Foodies
621 books — 181 voters

Mycophilia by Eugenia Bone
Books related to Gastropod podcast
110 books — 10 voters
Julie and Julia by Julie Powell
Best Reads for Foodies
59 books — 16 voters

The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs by Steve BrusatteBeing Mortal by Atul Gawande
Sciencefriday's Best Science Books
137 books — 17 voters
Genome by Matt Ridley
Best Popular Genetics Books on Goodreads
108 books — 57 voters

And the Band Played On by Randy Shilts
LGBTQ History
521 books — 141 voters
CHARITY AND SYLVIA by Cleves
Lesbian Herstory
154 books — 51 voters

The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs by Steve BrusatteT. Rex and the Crater of Doom by Walter Álvarez
The Best Non-fiction Dinosaur Books
144 books — 97 voters
Milk and honey by Rupi KaurTrainwreck by Sady Doyle
Best Books to Read When You Need a Reminder of Why Feminism is Important
338 books — 58 voters

Birdology by Sy Montgomery
Natural Writing About Birds
144 books — 14 voters
Neverwhere by Neil GaimanSoulless by Gail Carriger
Most Interesting Magic System
2,700 books — 8,906 voters

American Gods by Neil GaimanThe Black Prism by Brent WeeksNeverwhere by Neil Gaiman
Best Dark Fantasy
554 books — 818 voters
Old Man's War by John Scalzi
New Speculative Fiction Stars
1,203 books — 2,825 voters

Brideshead Revisited by Evelyn WaughHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
Favorite Novels About Professors or Academics
498 books — 608 voters
When Paris Sizzled by Mary McAuliffe
Twisted '20s
192 books — 27 voters

The Agony and the Ecstasy by Irving Stone
Biographic Fiction
737 books — 326 voters
White Teeth by Zadie Smith
Postcolonial Britain
80 books — 29 voters

Absolute Beginners by Colin MacInnes
Britain's Angry Young Literature (50s & 60s)
28 books — 41 voters
Valley of the Dolls by Jacqueline SusannJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
500 Essential Cult Books
236 books — 42 voters

Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman
Books Set in London
789 books — 319 voters
Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
The Best of Mythic Fiction
706 books — 739 voters

The Botany of Desire by Michael Pollan
Food-Related Non-Fiction
1,254 books — 1,659 voters
Soulless by Gail Carriger
Fantasy of Manners
298 books — 501 voters


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