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Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Philip Dodd (22 Lists)



Shakespeare by Peter Ackroyd
Best Books About Shakespeare
262 books — 168 voters
The French Lieutenant’s Woman by John FowlesA Maggot by John Fowles
Top Books of John Fowles
12 books — 35 voters

Book of Longing by Leonard Cohen
Contemporary Poetry
565 books — 456 voters
Land of Heroes by Ursula SyngeWeland by Ursula SyngeNorse Mythology by Neil Gaiman
Action & Adventure Retellings
27 books — 7 voters

Paradise Lost by John Milton2001 by Arthur C. ClarkeWeland by Ursula Synge
Modern Interpretations of Ancient Myths
321 books — 355 voters
The Fire Sermon by Francesca Haig1984 by George OrwellBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyAnimal Farm by George OrwellLord of the Flies by William Golding
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
3,991 books — 26,648 voters

Titus Groan by Mervyn PeakeThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienAlice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis CarrollThe Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien
Fantasy Classics
303 books — 581 voters
The Poetic Edda by UnknownThe Saga of the Volsungs by AnonymousNjal's Saga by AnonymousThe Legend of Sigurd & Gudrún by J.R.R. TolkienLaxdæla Saga by Unknown
Norse Mythology
300 books — 413 voters

Jane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëWuthering Heights by Emily BrontëThe Golem and the Jinni by Helene WeckerGreat Expectations by Charles DickensThe Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien
Favorite Fictional Couples in Books
695 books — 432 voters
2001 by Arthur C. ClarkeThe Sirius Mystery by Robert K.G. TempleThe Orion Mystery by Robert BauvalThe 12th Planet by Zecharia Sitchin
Ancient Aliens
75 books — 71 voters

The Queen of Metaphors by Anahit Arustamyan
Books You Wish More People Knew About
17,393 books — 10,175 voters
The Phantom's Dolphin by Anahit ArustamyanMy Lyrical Tongue by Anahit ArustamyanMy Wandering Muse by Anahit ArustamyanAlack the Ashen Waves of the Sea by Hibah ShabkhezThe Beauty Of It All by Keely Knightley
Indie Poetry
686 books — 601 voters

The Hearing Trumpet by Leonora CarringtonJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëWide Sargasso Sea by Jean RhysTo the Lighthouse by Virginia WoolfEmma by Jane Austen
The Year of Reading Women #readwomen2014
334 books — 77 voters
The Phantom's Dolphin by Anahit ArustamyanGospel of the Throwaway Daughter by Nancy BevilaquaEncounter by Linda DobinsonPhilia and Sophia by Nikitha HingadThe Queen of Metaphors by Anahit Arustamyan
Best New Poetry Books
95 books — 163 voters

The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Golden Compass by Philip PullmanThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
/r/Fantasy Top Novels of All Time
300 books — 431 voters
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams2001 by Arthur C. ClarkeChildhood’s End by Arthur C. ClarkeThe War of the Worlds by H.G. WellsThe Time Machine by H.G. Wells
Best Science Fiction
3,841 books — 7,766 voters

The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse by Vicente Blasco Ibáñez
Family Saga Novels
894 books — 910 voters
THE CHRONICLES OF MATTHEW SHAW by J.L. PAGEWeland by Ursula SyngeAngel War by Philip DoddParadise Lost by John Milton
Books with Angels, Gods, or Demons
2,355 books — 3,447 voters

Measure for Measure by William ShakespeareKing Henry IV, Part 1 by William ShakespeareThe Lady's Not for Burning by Christopher FryHenry IV, Part Two by William ShakespeareThe Tempest by William Shakespeare
Best Plays Ever
869 books — 1,135 voters
The Book of Human Skin by Michelle Lovric
Contemporary British Novels
511 books — 408 voters

The Holy Bible by AnonymousThe Republic by PlatoThe Complete Works by William ShakespeareThe Odyssey by Homer1984 by George Orwell
The Most Influential Books
1,496 books — 5,301 voters
The Return of the Native by Thomas HardyAgnes Grey by Anne BrontëKing Solomon's Mines by H. Rider HaggardGoblin Market by Christina RossettiLord Jim by Joseph Conrad
Best Books of the 19th Century
1,752 books — 6,906 voters