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Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Literary Ames (118 Lists)



Fun Home by Alison BechdelHyperbole and a Half by Allie BroshThrough the Woods by E.M. CarrollAre You My Mother? by Alison Bechdel
Comics & Graphic Novels by Women
1,491 books — 1,361 voters
Stiff by Mary RoachBonk by Mary RoachThe Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales by Oliver SacksGulp by Mary Roach
Medical Microhistories
96 books — 88 voters

Saga, Volume 3 by Brian K. VaughanAlex + Ada, Vol. 1 by Jonathan LunaThe Bad Doctor by Ian WilliamsCan't We Talk about Something More Pleasant? by Roz ChastThrough the Woods by E.M. Carroll
Best Comics & Graphic Novels of 2014
219 books — 379 voters
Can't We Talk about Something More Pleasant? by Roz ChastFun Home by Alison BechdelHyperbole and a Half by Allie BroshI Had a Black Dog by Matthew Johnstone
Non-Fiction Comics and Graphic Novels
357 books — 107 voters

Saga, Book One by Brian K. VaughanAlex + Ada, Vol. 1 by Jonathan Luna
Favorite Graphic Novels of 2014
64 books — 36 voters
Saga, Volume 1 by Brian K. Vaughan
Best Graphic Novels
3,450 books — 6,768 voters

The Monkey's Paw by Diane MowatPonies by Kij JohnsonThe Canterville Ghost by Oscar WildeThe Masque of the Red Death by Edgar Allan Poe
Single Short Story
775 books — 303 voters
Off-Topic by G.R. ReaderAuthors for Goodreads by Tobias Gavran
Books about Goodreads
55 books — 6 voters

Everyday Sexism by Laura BatesWe Should All Be Feminists by Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieWorking Stiff by Judy MelinekBite Me by Shelly Laurenston
2014 Goodreads Choice Awards - Write In Candidates
149 books — 87 voters
The Library by Sarah StewartWeird Things Customers Say in Bookshops by Jen CampbellThe Library Book by Rebecca GrayMore Weird Things Customers Say in Bookshops by Jen Campbell
Books about Books and Libraries
820 books — 383 voters

The Color Purple by Alice WalkerAnimal Farm by George OrwellThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodA Christmas Carol by Charles DickensFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die
1,318 books — 5,838 voters
The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories by Angela CarterFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyCarmilla by J. Sheridan Le Fanu
Best Gothic Books of All Time
585 books — 3,500 voters

Everyday Sexism by Laura BatesThe Purity Myth by Jessica ValentiRape is Rape by Jody Raphael JDThe Color Purple by Alice WalkerThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
Best Feminist Books
2,511 books — 3,515 voters
Oedipus Rex by SophoclesThe Crucible by Arthur MillerOthello by William Shakespeare
Best Plays Ever
853 books — 1,129 voters

If You Find Me by Emily MurdochLiving Dead Girl by Elizabeth Scott
Novels With Sexual Abuse as a Subject
340 books — 161 voters
The Color Purple by Alice WalkerAnimal Farm by George OrwellThe Handmaid's Tale by Margaret AtwoodOf Mice and Men by John SteinbeckThe Crucible by Arthur Miller
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,807 books — 49,787 voters

Kushiel's Dart by Jacqueline CareyThe Black Jewels Trilogy by Anne BishopThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
Best Books Involving Sexwork (Fiction and Nonfiction)
401 books — 193 voters
Stolen by Lucy Christopher
SOS BEST OF: Stand Alone Novels (PNR/UF/YA genres)
30 books — 12 voters

Ultraviolet by R.J. AndersonSeraphina by Rachel HartmanImmortal Beloved by Cate TiernanThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsHawksong by Amelia Atwater-Rhodes
SOS BEST OF: Young Adult Fantasy Series
112 books — 22 voters
Magic Bites by Ilona AndrewsCry Wolf by Patricia BriggsAmong the Living by Jordan Castillo PriceMidnight's Daughter by Karen ChanceStray by Rachel Vincent
SOS BEST OF: Urban Fantasy Series
109 books — 78 voters

Slave to Sensation by Nalini SinghDragon Actually by G.A. AikenThe Mane Event by Shelly LaurenstonPack Challenge by Shelly LaurenstonA Hunger Like No Other by Kresley Cole
SOS BEST OF: Paranormal Romance Series
57 books — 29 voters
Quiet by Susan CainThe Color Purple by Alice WalkerThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodKushiel's Dart by Jacqueline CareyThe Black Jewels Trilogy by Anne Bishop
Books that Changed the Way You View Life
10,488 books — 5,738 voters

The New World by Patrick NessMother, Crone, Maiden by Cat HellisenGlitches by Marissa MeyerElemental by Brigid KemmererThe Audition by Rachel Hartman
YA Short Stories and Novellas
680 books — 1,180 voters
Stiff by Mary RoachThe Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales by Oliver SacksFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyBonk by Mary RoachDr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson
Medicine and Literature
1,843 books — 2,002 voters

The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories by Angela Carter
Fairy Tales Retold
551 books — 566 voters
Heart of Obsidian by Nalini SinghLoki's Wolves by K.L. ArmstrongOmens by Kelley ArmstrongThe Program by Suzanne YoungThe Eternity Cure by Julie Kagawa
Can't Wait Books of 2013
2,492 books — 11,693 voters

Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. JamesTwilight by Stephenie MeyerBeautiful Disaster by Jamie McGuireHush, Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick
Male characters we're very glad aren't real
60 books — 95 voters
Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. JamesFifty Shades Darker by E.L. JamesFifty Shades Freed by E.L. JamesBeautiful Disaster by Jamie McGuireHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
Books You Are Tired Of Hearing About
734 books — 1,011 voters

Prophecy of the Sisters by Michelle ZinkStorm Front by Jim ButcherI Am Number Four by Pittacus LoreAcross the Universe by Beth RevisShadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo
I read the first one and didn't feel compelled to finish the trilogy/series
884 books — 2,055 voters
River Marked by Patricia BriggsLes Liens du Sang by Patricia BriggsTouched by an Alien by Gini KochButcher Bird by Richard KadreyGreen by Jay Lake
Best Daniel Dos Santos Book Cover
106 books — 112 voters


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