Big Books of Summer

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Dona (25 Lists)



The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer BradleyHawk of May by Gillian BradshawThe Pendragon by Catherine Christian
The Arthurian Legend Retold
457 books — 762 voters
Miss Julia Speaks Her Mind by Ann B. RossJuly 7th by Jill McCorkleThe Help by Kathryn StockettGarden Spells by Sarah Addison AllenHissy Fit by Mary Kay Andrews
Quirky Southern Fiction
981 books — 1,927 voters

The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien
Worlds You Wish You Lived In
106 books — 60 voters
Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen
Fun/Playful Magic Realism
50 books — 57 voters

Mama Day by Gloria NaylorBeloved by Toni Morrison
Favorite Magical Realism Novels
1,347 books — 4,647 voters
The Borrowers Aloft by Mary Norton
Best Books 1961
153 books — 76 voters

The Lee Bros. Southern Cookbook by Matt Lee
Best Cookbooks
1,462 books — 1,116 voters
The Foods of the Greek Islands by Aglaia Kremezi
Best Ethnic Cookbooks
317 books — 145 voters

Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
Greatest Russian Novels of All Time
196 books — 502 voters
Mama Day by Gloria Naylor
Best Southern Literature
1,379 books — 2,596 voters

The Historian by Elizabeth KostovaThe Quincunx by Charles Palliser
Best neo-victorian novels
117 books — 206 voters
Charlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteLittle Women by Louisa May AlcottA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleLittle House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls WilderThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien
Favorite books from my childhood
4,498 books — 7,691 voters

The Quincunx by Charles Palliser
Best Unappreciated Books
4,392 books — 2,246 voters
He Knew He Was Right by Anthony Trollope
Best Books of the 19th Century
1,749 books — 6,906 voters

The Historian by Elizabeth KostovaLonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry
Best Historical Fiction
7,856 books — 26,145 voters
Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier
Best of Daphne du Maurier
33 books — 157 voters

Barefoot Contessa Family Style by Ina GartenZuppa by Anne BianchiRecipes by Susan SpungenBarefoot Contessa at Home by Ina GartenThe Barefoot Contessa Cookbook by Ina Garten
Best Cookbooks Ever
548 books — 216 voters
Trattoria by Mary Beth ClarkThe Silver Spoon by Clelia D'Onofrio
Best Italian Cookbooks
158 books — 60 voters

A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness
Books That Should Be Made Into Movies
32,512 books — 69,827 voters
Rebecca by Daphne du MaurierPossession by A.S. ByattMy Cousin Rachel by Daphne du MaurierThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
Art & Artists in Fiction
964 books — 1,130 voters

Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls WilderCharlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleLittle Women by Louisa May AlcottThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien
What Book Got You Hooked?
3,962 books — 10,845 voters
The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
Both the book and the movie are good!
635 books — 322 voters

Still Life by Louise Penny
Best Cozy Mystery Series
2,741 books — 2,902 voters
How to Talk to a Liberal (If You Must) by Ann CoulterThe Secret by Rhonda Byrne
Books I Have No Intention of Reading
1,639 books — 5,992 voters

Catering to Nobody by Diane Mott DavidsonAunt Dimity's Death by Nancy AthertonDeath on Demand by Carolyn G. HartDeath of a Gossip by M.C. Beaton
Cozy Mystery Series - First Book of a Series
1,216 books — 2,575 voters