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Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Marie (19 Lists)



Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail HoneymanMy Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa MoshfeghThe Bell Jar by Sylvia PlathConvenience Store Woman by Sayaka MurataEileen by Ottessa Moshfegh
women vs the void
243 books — 604 voters
Jane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëA Little Princess by Frances Hodgson BurnettNever Let Me Go by Kazuo IshiguroHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingMadeline by Ludwig Bemelmans
Fiction Set in a Boarding School
79 books — 95 voters

The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodGone Girl by Gillian FlynnThe Stranger Beside Me by Ann RuleThe Sound of Gravel by Ruth WarinerA Thousand Lives by Julia Scheeres
The Most Disturbing Books Ever Written
3,290 books — 11,633 voters
Escape by Carolyn JessopStolen Innocence by Elissa WallChurch of Lies by Flora JessopThe Sound of Gravel by Ruth WarinerThe Witness Wore Red by Rebecca Musser
Polygamy
73 books — 73 voters

The Stranger Beside Me by Ann RuleSmall Sacrifices by Ann RuleAmerican Predator by Maureen CallahanPerfect Murder, Perfect Town by Lawrence SchillerHelter Skelter by Vincent Bugliosi
Best True Crime
1,462 books — 2,099 voters
Listen Carefully by True Crime Detectives GuildJonBenet by Steve ThomasForeign Faction by A. James KolarPerfect Murder, Perfect Town by Lawrence SchillerWe Have Your Daughter by Paula Woodward
JonBenet Ramsey
15 books — 2 voters

The Sound of Gravel by Ruth WarinerBeyond Belief by Jenna Miscavige HillEscape by Carolyn JessopStolen Innocence by Elissa WallTroublemaker by Leah Remini
Small, Offbeat Religion Memoirs
262 books — 296 voters
Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste NgEleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail HoneymanThe Hate U Give by Angie ThomasWhere the Crawdads Sing by Delia OwensAn American Marriage by Tayari Jones
What Women Born in the 80's are Reading in 2019
928 books — 131 voters

A Parent's Guide to Preventing Homosexuality by Joseph NicolosiBirth Control is Sinful in the Christian Marriages and also R... by Eliyzabeth Yanne Strong-And...How to Talk to a Liberal (If You Must) by Ann CoulterComing Out Straight by Richard CohenHealing Homosexuality by Leanne Payne
Dealbreakers: If You Like This Book, We Won't Get Along
2,037 books — 5,315 voters
The Run of His Life by Jeffrey Toobin
Best Books About the O.J. Simpson Trials and Aftermath
15 books — 12 voters

Recent Speeches of Governor Sarah Palin by Sarah PalinFirst Step 2 Forever by Justin BieberSarah by Kaylene JohnsonLiberalism is a Mental Disorder by Michael SavageArguing with Idiots by Glenn Beck
1001 Books I'd Rather Die than Read
967 books — 862 voters
The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander
Books That Demonstrate the Ongoing Need for Prison Reform
42 books — 33 voters

Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail HoneymanMy Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa MoshfeghWhere the Crawdads Sing by Delia OwensEileen by Ottessa Moshfegh
Fictional characters with social anxiety or social impairment
142 books — 143 voters
The Radium Girls by Kate Moore
The Overlooked Women of History
960 books — 247 voters

Gone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellThe Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa GregoryGirl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy ChevalierDragonfly in Amber by Diana GabaldonDrums of Autumn by Diana Gabaldon
Best Historical Fiction
7,906 books — 26,307 voters
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankThe Giver by Lois LowryHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
32,552 books — 123,939 voters

The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
Awesome Non YA Dystopian
72 books — 55 voters
A Tale of Two Cities by Charles DickensWhat to Expect When You're Expecting by Heidi MurkoffFascinating Womanhood by Helen B. AndelinNever Let Me Go by Kazuo IshiguroYou Have No F**king Idea by Matt Baier
The Worst Books of All Time
8,120 books — 19,895 voters

Gone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellAlice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis CarrollHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. RowlingThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
Best Books Ever
78,299 books — 291,899 voters