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Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Andu (17 Lists)



Dracula by Bram StokerHeart of Darkness by Joseph ConradThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar WildeDr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis StevensonThe War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells
Penguin English Library
137 books — 445 voters
The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov
Vintage Classic Russians Series
6 books — 7 voters

Oscar and Lucinda by Peter CareyMidnight’s Children by Salman RushdieWolf Hall by Hilary MantelBring Up the Bodies by Hilary MantelThe Finkler Question by Howard Jacobson
Booker Prize Winners
71 books — 2,012 voters
Catch-22 by Joseph HellerSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienCandide by VoltaireThe Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco
1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die
1,321 books — 5,879 voters

A Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinThe Name of the Wind by Patrick RothfussThe Gunslinger by Stephen KingThe Color of Magic by Terry Pratchett
Best Fantasy Series, Trilogies, and Duologies
2,184 books — 12,252 voters
Candide by VoltaireThe Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka
Myth, Meaning, and Experience
271 books — 94 voters

Wolf Hall by Hilary MantelBring Up the Bodies by Hilary MantelThe Help by Kathryn StockettThe Snow Child by Eowyn IveyBirdsong by Sebastian Faulks
Most Brilliant Historical Novels in the past 45 yrs
1,129 books — 1,164 voters
Black Skin, White Masks by Frantz FanonThe Sellout by Paul Beatty
Race and Blackness: A Reading List
74 books — 6 voters

Quiet by Susan CainFreakonomics by Steven D. Levitt
Books Every Psychology and/or Counseling Doctoral Student Should Read
1,372 books — 1,494 voters
Enlightenment by Roy Porter
Wolfson History Prize Winners
86 books — 18 voters

Asking For It by Louise O'Neill
Trigger Warning: Sexual Assault
208 books — 59 voters
Asking For It by Louise O'NeillThe Help by Kathryn Stockett
Breaking the Silence: Talking About Violence Against Women
498 books — 368 voters

Manja by Anna Gmeyner
Women in Translation
931 books — 306 voters
Guards! Guards! by Terry PratchettSmall Gods by Terry PratchettNight Watch by Terry PratchettMen at Arms by Terry PratchettThief of Time by Terry Pratchett
The Best of Discworld!
88 books — 994 voters

Bring Up the Bodies by Hilary MantelThe Sisters Brothers by Patrick deWitt
Best Books of the Decade: 2010s
7,720 books — 14,357 voters
The Corrections by Jonathan FranzenMiddlesex by Jeffrey EugenidesThe Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael PollanFreakonomics by Steven D. LevittKafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,216 books — 28,373 voters

The Name of the Wind by Patrick RothfussThe Wise Man's Fear by Patrick RothfussIf This Is a Man / The Truce by Primo Levi
Books With a Goodreads Average Rating of 4.5 and above and With At Least 100 Ratings
1,943 books — 2,741 voters