Big Books of Summer

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Alice (27 Lists)



When Heaven and Earth Changed Places by Le Ly HayslipMiddlesex by Jeffrey EugenidesThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellTess of the D’Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy
Best Books Ever
78,136 books — 291,358 voters
Denzil's Dilemma by Sherryl Jordan
REALLY Underrated Books (Fewer than 1,000 Ratings)
3,193 books — 779 voters

Young Exile by Eliane Whitehouse
Teen Historical Fiction
1,472 books — 3,204 voters
The Penguin History of New Zealand by Michael KingUnder the Mountain by Maurice GeeIn Lane Three, Alex Archer by Tessa DuderIn My Father's Den by Maurice GeeLoving ways by Maurice Gee
New Zealand
401 books — 207 voters

The Beauty Myth by Naomi WolfThe Feminine Mystique by Betty Friedan
Best Feminist Books
2,798 books — 3,810 voters
The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid by Bill BrysonMoab Is My Washpot by Stephen FryAngela's Ashes by Frank McCourtThis Game of Ghosts by Joe SimpsonOn the Edge by Richard Hammond
Best Memoir / Biography / Autobiography
6,380 books — 7,234 voters

The Penguin History of New Zealand by Michael KingEscape from the Future by Lisa VasilIn Lane Three, Alex Archer by Tessa Duder
Books By New Zealand Authors
878 books — 372 voters
C.S. Lewis Essay Collection by C.S. LewisTolkien's Gown' and Other Stories of Great Authors and Rare B... by Rick Gekoski
Best Book of Essays
402 books — 183 voters

Of Mice and Men by John SteinbeckEast of Eden by John Steinbeck
John Steinbeck
46 books — 212 voters
Dare Truth or Promise by Paula Boock
Best Teen Books About Real Problems
3,018 books — 12,495 voters

The House of the Spirits by Isabel AllendeLittle, Big by John Crowley
Favorite Magical Realism Novels
1,347 books — 4,648 voters
A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson BurnettMatilda by Roald DahlBridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson
Favorite books from my childhood
4,498 books — 7,691 voters

Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenBridget Jones’s Diary by Helen Fielding
Books With Unforgettable Characters
9,528 books — 8,775 voters
Two Monsters by David McKee
Best Children's Books
5,368 books — 6,965 voters

The Screwtape Letters by C.S. LewisC.S. Lewis Essay Collection by C.S. Lewis
Recommended Books (Besides the Bible) Written by Christian Authors
4,432 books — 3,648 voters
Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
Disappointing Books
2,770 books — 4,607 voters

The Secret of How to Win Freedom from Clutter! by Don Aslett
Best Self Help Books
2,333 books — 2,370 voters
The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid by Bill BrysonMoab Is My Washpot by Stephen Fry
Humorous Memoirs and Non-Fiction
986 books — 1,529 voters

When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit by Judith Kerr
World War II Fiction
1,444 books — 2,112 voters
The Iron Dragon's Daughter by Michael Swanwick1984 by George OrwellThe Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
3,980 books — 26,588 voters

The Whale Rider by Witi Ihimaera
The MOVIE was BETTER than the BOOK
1,134 books — 10,102 voters
In Lane Three, Alex Archer by Tessa DuderBridge to Terabithia by Katherine PatersonDare Truth or Promise by Paula Boock
Best Young Adult Books
13,192 books — 80,426 voters

The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis
Best Fantasy Series, Trilogies, and Duologies
2,183 books — 12,251 voters
The Screwtape Letters by C.S. LewisC.S. Lewis Essay Collection & Other Short Pieces by C.S. Lewis
Favorite Christian Books
1,962 books — 1,564 voters

Fermat's Enigma by Simon Singh
Best Science Books - Non-Fiction Only
1,929 books — 3,626 voters
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
Great Debut Novels
1,594 books — 1,485 voters

Bomb, Book & Compass by Simon Winchester
Best Books of 2008
1,644 books — 6,771 voters