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Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Jess (28 Lists)



The Stand by Stephen King1984 by George OrwellLife As We Knew It by Susan Beth PfefferThe War of the Worlds by H.G. WellsThe Gunslinger by Stephen King
Post Apocalyptic
253 books — 306 voters
Gone by Michael GrantThe Graveyard Book by Neil GaimanDelirium by Lauren OliverCoraline by Neil Gaiman
YA Novels by Goodreads Authors
1,840 books — 2,865 voters

Ulysses by James JoyceMoby-Dick or, The Whale by Herman MelvilleThe Holy Bible by AnonymousAtlas Shrugged by Ayn RandWar and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
The Most Begun "Read but Unfinished" (Started) book ever
2,700 books — 13,222 voters
The Greatest Show on Earth by Richard DawkinsThe Blind Watchmaker by Richard Dawkins
Best Science Books - Non-Fiction Only
1,929 books — 3,627 voters

Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë
Favorite Historical Romance Novels
3,462 books — 6,101 voters
1984 by George OrwellThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
David Bowie's Top 100 Must Read Books
100 books — 312 voters

1984 by George OrwellFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyDo Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. DickNeuromancer by William Gibson
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,706 books — 25,690 voters
Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëWuthering Heights by Emily BrontëFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
Best Woman-Authored Books
8,737 books — 5,935 voters

Haunted by Chuck PalahniukCarrie by Stephen KingPerfume by Patrick SüskindFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
Most Messed Up
880 books — 548 voters
’Salem’s Lot by Stephen KingDracula by Bram Stoker
Best Adult Vampire Books
1,840 books — 4,980 voters

The Night Circus by Erin MorgensternCoraline by Neil Gaiman
TO DIE FOR 2000 - 2015 STAND-ALONES
1,990 books — 5,363 voters
The Origin of Species by Charles DarwinThe Holy Bible by Anonymousالقرآن الكريم by اللهThe Odyssey by HomerThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
The Most Influential Books
1,491 books — 5,298 voters

Delirium by Lauren OliverThe Night Circus by Erin MorgensternA Dance with Dragons by George R.R. Martin
Best Books of 2011
2,666 books — 6,694 voters
Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson BurnettHarry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. RowlingHoles by Louis Sachar
What Book Got You Hooked?
3,963 books — 10,850 voters

1984 by George OrwellBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyAnimal Farm by George OrwellThe Time Machine by H.G. Wells
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
3,987 books — 26,600 voters
Animal Farm by George OrwellJ.R.R. Tolkien 4-Book Boxed Set by J.R.R. TolkienAlice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis CarrollFahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Best Books Ever
78,175 books — 291,567 voters

Fallen by Lauren KateGraceling by Kristin CashoreThe Luxe by Anna GodbersenNeed by Carrie JonesThe Selection by Kiera Cass
Judge A Book By Its Cover!
15,816 books — 17,840 voters
The Book Thief by Markus ZusakHatchet by Gary Paulsen
Best Teen Books About Real Problems
3,018 books — 12,493 voters

A Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinJ.R.R. Tolkien 4-Book Boxed Set by J.R.R. TolkienThe Name of the Wind by Patrick RothfussThe Gunslinger by Stephen King
The Best Epic Fantasy (fiction)
4,619 books — 26,745 voters
The Tombs of Atuan by Ursula K. Le GuinEqual Rites by Terry PratchettTehanu by Ursula K. Le Guin
Best "Strong Female" Fantasy Novels
4,772 books — 19,099 voters

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingJane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
Best Book Boyfriends
10,881 books — 29,204 voters
Perfume by Patrick SüskindThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakKidnapped by Robert Louis StevensonThe Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux
Best Historical Fiction
7,872 books — 26,217 voters

Blindness by José SaramagoThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsCharlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald DahlThe Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson BurnettThe Stand by Stephen King
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,877 books — 49,822 voters
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienHoles by Louis SacharCharlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald DahlThe Bad Beginning by Lemony Snicket
Best Young Adult Books
13,198 books — 80,436 voters

Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth GilbertThe Secret by Rhonda ByrneMen Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus by John GrayThe Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch AlbomFifty Shades of Grey by E.L. James
Everyone's Read It But Me
782 books — 4,662 voters
The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre DumasFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyDon Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
32,521 books — 123,832 voters

Dracula by Bram Stoker’Salem’s Lot by Stephen KingGood Omens by Terry PratchettHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingEqual Rites by Terry Pratchett
Vampires and Werewolves and Witches...Oh My!
1,988 books — 3,027 voters
Harry Potter Series Box Set by J.K. RowlingThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien
What Book Would You Like To Live In?
8,760 books — 8,978 voters