The Big Books of Fall

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Franklin Dowd (16 Lists)



The Secret Magdalene by Ki Longfellow
Strong Female Characters Written by Female Authors
1,671 books — 1,405 voters
The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankOne Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey
Books With Unforgettable Characters
9,523 books — 8,758 voters

The Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael PollanThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankThe Secret Magdalene by Ki LongfellowCatch-22 by Joseph HellerThe Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
Books You Would Recommend to Strangers
13,239 books — 8,674 voters
Houdini Heart by Ki LongfellowLes Liaisons dangereuses by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos
Rooting for the Bad Guy
686 books — 1,482 voters

A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius by Dave EggersReading Lolita in Tehran by Azar NafisiNaked Lunch by William S. BurroughsThree Cups of Tea by Greg MortensonThe Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett
Abandoned Books
1,463 books — 1,467 voters
Godless by Ann CoulterHow to Talk to a Liberal (If You Must) by Ann CoulterThe Secret by Rhonda ByrneIf Democrats Had Any Brains, They'd Be Republicans by Ann Coulter
Books I Have No Intention of Reading
1,641 books — 5,995 voters

Tao Te Ching by Lao TzuThe Bhagavad Gita by Krishna-Dwaipayana VyasaThe Upanishads by Anonymous
Best Holy Books
289 books — 574 voters
The Power of Myth by Joseph CampbellThe Hero with a Thousand Faces by Joseph CampbellThe God Delusion by Richard Dawkins
Most Influential Books
137 books — 99 voters

The Secret Magdalene by Ki Longfellow
Best Philosophical Literature
1,215 books — 2,806 voters
Life of Pi by Yann MartelThe Secret Magdalene by Ki Longfellow
Best for Book Clubs
15,464 books — 19,987 voters

The Secret Magdalene by Ki LongfellowLamb by Christopher MooreGulliver’s Travels by Jonathan Swift
If I Were Stranded On a Desert Island...
1,203 books — 437 voters
The Power of Myth by Joseph CampbellThe Secret Magdalene by Ki LongfellowLamb by Christopher MooreI Am That by Nisargadatta MaharajWalden or, Life in the Woods by Henry David Thoreau
Different Takes on Religion & Spirituality
1,436 books — 1,205 voters

The Secret Magdalene by Ki LongfellowLamb by Christopher MooreLife of Pi by Yann MartelA Dirty Job by Christopher Moore
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,209 books — 28,383 voters
Ulysses by James JoyceSiddhartha by Hermann HesseMan's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. FranklThe Prophet by Kahlil GibranThe Hero with a Thousand Faces by Joseph Campbell
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,816 books — 49,875 voters

Tao Te Ching by Lao TzuThe Prophet by Kahlil GibranSiddhartha by Hermann HesseThe Secret Magdalene by Ki LongfellowMan's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl
Best Books Ever
79,197 books — 295,269 voters
Lamb by Christopher MooreA Dirty Job by Christopher MooreAmerica (The Book) by Jon StewartA Walk in the Woods by Bill BrysonNotes from a Small Island by Bill Bryson
Best Humorous Books
4,482 books — 8,328 voters