Big Books of Summer

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Blair (11 Lists)



Life of Pi by Yann MartelWater for Elephants by Sara GruenThe Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
Best Beach Reads 2013
2,207 books — 4,189 voters
On the Road by Jack Kerouac1984 by George OrwellThe Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
Books That Changed My World
3,289 books — 3,256 voters

The Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniA Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark HaddonLife of Pi by Yann Martel1984 by George Orwell
Best for Book Clubs
15,296 books — 19,551 voters
Atonement by Ian McEwan
Best Historical Fiction
7,873 books — 26,228 voters

The Complete Persepolis by Marjane SatrapiThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankMe Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris
Favorite Memoirs/Autobiographies
2,207 books — 2,160 voters
The Road by Cormac McCarthyThe Poisonwood Bible by Barbara KingsolverThe Power of Myth by Joseph Campbell
What To Read Next
20,914 books — 24,941 voters

Fahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyAnimal Farm by George Orwell
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,877 books — 49,822 voters
Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card1984 by George OrwellFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburySlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,706 books — 25,690 voters

A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniThe Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre DumasThe Poisonwood Bible by Barbara KingsolverA Child Called "It" by Dave PelzerGirl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier
I Should Probably Read This Sometime...
12,159 books — 11,023 voters
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisHarry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by J.K. RowlingCharlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteFantastic Mr. Fox by Roald Dahl
What Book Got You Hooked?
3,963 books — 10,850 voters

On the Road by Jack KerouacLife of Pi by Yann MartelIshmael by Daniel QuinnIn Cold Blood by Truman CapoteOne Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey
Best Books Ever
78,176 books — 291,575 voters