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Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Colleen (8 Lists)



The Help by Kathryn StockettThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodThe Metamorphosis by Franz KafkaThe Good Earth by Pearl S. BuckI Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
32,843 books — 124,663 voters
The Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniMemoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenA Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThree Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson
Foreign Lands
2,380 books — 2,270 voters

Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellShōgun by James Clavell
Best Historical Fiction
8,038 books — 26,712 voters
The Innocent Man by John GrishamThe Paris Wife by Paula McLainWesley the Owl by Stacey O'BrienShe Got Up Off the Couch by Haven KimmelHalf Broke Horses by Jeannette Walls
Books you want to read in 2011
73 books — 26 voters

The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonThe Godfather by Mario PuzoPresumed Innocent by Scott Turow
Best Crime & Mystery Books
7,482 books — 16,407 voters
84, Charing Cross Road by Helene HanffThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsShōgun by James ClavellAll Creatures Great and Small by James HerriotThe Thorn Birds by Colleen McCullough
Best Books of the Decade: 1970s
1,956 books — 1,890 voters

Unfinished Desires by Gail GodwinHouse Rules by Jodi PicoultIn the Company of Others by Jan Karon
Best Books of 2010
1,576 books — 2,470 voters
The Color Purple by Alice WalkerGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellMemoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenWater for Elephants by Sara Gruen
Best Books Ever
78,993 books — 294,142 voters