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Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Emily B (25 Lists)



School for Scandal by Richard Brinsley Sheridan
Best Books of the 18th Century
376 books — 1,010 voters
The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare
Best Books of the 16th Century
192 books — 545 voters

Beowulf by Unknown
Best Books of the 10th Century
13 books — 70 voters
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken KeseyA Clockwork Orange by Anthony BurgessDune by Frank Patrick HerbertSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Best Books of the Decade: 1960s
1,434 books — 1,777 voters

East of Eden by John SteinbeckThe Once and Future King by T.H. WhiteFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyNine Stories by J.D. Salinger
Best Books of the Decade: 1950s
1,197 books — 1,516 voters
Brideshead Revisited by Evelyn Waugh
Best Books of the Decade: 1940s
824 books — 1,150 voters

The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
Best Books of the Decade: 1930s
909 books — 1,259 voters
All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria RemarqueWinnie-the-Pooh by A.A. Milne
Best Books of the Decade: 1920s
779 books — 1,134 voters

Kokoro by Natsume Sōseki
Best Books of the Decade: 1910s
534 books — 778 voters
A Room with a View by E.M. ForsterThe Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux
Best Books of the Decade: 1900s
483 books — 859 voters

The Seagull by Anton Chekhov
Best Books of the Decade: 1890s
494 books — 502 voters
Les Misérables by Victor HugoFathers and Sons by Ivan Turgenev
Best Books of the Decade: 1860s
235 books — 401 voters

North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell
Best Books of the Decade: 1850s
223 books — 307 voters
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
Best Books of the Decade: 1840s
280 books — 389 voters

Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenEmma by Jane AustenNorthanger Abbey by Jane AustenSo, We’ll Go No More a-Roving by Lord Byron
Best Books of the Decade: 1810s
142 books — 329 voters
Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëLes Misérables by Victor HugoEmma by Jane AustenNorthanger Abbey by Jane Austen
Best Books of the 19th Century
1,752 books — 6,906 voters

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. RowlingOne Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken KeseyMemoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenDune by Frank Patrick HerbertThe Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,878 books — 49,830 voters
Graceling by Kristin CashoreThrone of Glass by Sarah J. MaasMonstrous Regiment by Terry PratchettThe Naming by Alison Croggon
"High Fantasy" with Female Leads / protoganists
458 books — 526 voters

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsThe Princess Bride by William GoldmanWhere the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein
Best Books of the Decade: 1970s
1,949 books — 1,888 voters
Matilda by Roald DahlNorwegian Wood by Haruki MurakamiThe Name of the Rose by Umberto EcoMort by Terry PratchettThe Color of Magic by Terry Pratchett
Best Books of the Decade: 1980s
2,255 books — 2,435 voters

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. RowlingMemoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenThe Giver by Lois Lowry
Best Books of the Decade: 1990s
3,157 books — 3,684 voters
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. RowlingLife of Pi by Yann Martel
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,215 books — 28,374 voters

The Martian by Andy WeirAristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire SáenzThrone of Glass by Sarah J. MaasEleanor & Park by Rainbow RowellRoom by Emma Donoghue
Best Books of the Decade: 2010s
7,722 books — 14,381 voters
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. RowlingPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Giver by Lois LowryFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyHamlet by William Shakespeare
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
32,567 books — 123,990 voters

The Martian by Andy WeirThe Road by Cormac McCarthy
Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century
1,136 books — 9,199 voters