A Decade of Hit Books

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by RJ (21 Lists)



The Road by Cormac McCarthy
Very Best Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
341 books — 709 voters
Wool Omnibus by Hugh HoweyThe Road by Cormac McCarthyA Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter M. Miller Jr.
Post Apocalyptic
253 books — 304 voters

I Am Legend and Other Stories by Richard Matheson
The Book Was Better Than the Movie
1,654 books — 18,677 voters
Flashman by George MacDonald Fraser
Books that Make you Laugh
3,570 books — 5,142 voters

Shōgun by James Clavell
Intimidating books I long to read/finish
132 books — 249 voters
Undaunted Courage by Stephen E. AmbroseSeven Years in Tibet by Heinrich Harrer
Best Historical Travel Journals
335 books — 240 voters

The Wise Man's Fear by Patrick RothfussThe Name of the Wind by Patrick RothfussThe Authoritative Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson
Books With a Goodreads Average Rating of 4.5 and above and With At Least 100 Ratings
1,901 books — 2,346 voters
The City of Dreaming Books by Walter Moers
Books about Books
1,394 books — 1,524 voters

Mockingjay by Suzanne CollinsWicked by Gregory MaguireThe Poisonwood Bible by Barbara KingsolverThe Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg Larsson
Is It Just Me? Books You Disliked That Everyone Else Seems To Love
2,064 books — 2,682 voters
A Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinTigana by Guy Gavriel KayA Clash of Kings by George R.R. MartinStone of Farewell by Tad Williams
Best Fantasy of the 90s
417 books — 799 voters

A Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinEast of Eden by John SteinbeckThe Three Musketeers by Alexandre DumasShōgun by James ClavellInfinite Jest by David Foster Wallace
Big Fat Books Worth the Effort
1,878 books — 7,005 voters
Twilight by Stephenie MeyerMein Kampf by Adolf HitlerThe Secret by Rhonda ByrneDianetics by L. Ron HubbardFifty Shades of Grey by E.L. James
Dealbreakers: If You Like This Book, We Won't Get Along
2,043 books — 5,316 voters

Tigana by Guy Gavriel KayA Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinJ.R.R. Tolkien 4-Book Boxed Set by J.R.R. TolkienThe Dragonriders of Pern by Anne McCaffreyThe Dragonbone Chair by Tad Williams
The Best Epic Fantasy (fiction)
4,815 books — 26,991 voters
Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace
The Most Begun "Read but Unfinished" (Started) book ever
2,729 books — 13,307 voters

Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. HeinleinNeuromancer by William GibsonStarship Troopers by Robert A. HeinleinA Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter M. Miller Jr.
Favorite Novels Which Won the Hugo Award
90 books — 1,632 voters
California Fire and Life by Don Winslow
California Newbie
54 books — 27 voters

Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
SciFi and Fantasy Book Club Bookshelf
296 books — 205 voters
Ready Player One by Ernest ClineThe Road by Cormac McCarthy
Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century
1,233 books — 9,157 voters

A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court by Mark Twain
Best Time Travel Fiction
2,217 books — 5,515 voters
The Road by Cormac McCarthyDress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim by David SedarisJohn Adams by David McCullough
Best Books of the 21st Century
9,824 books — 22,588 voters

Motherless Brooklyn by Jonathan LethemThe Dante Club by Matthew PearlThe Given Day by Dennis Lehane
Best Crime & Mystery Books
7,505 books — 16,704 voters