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Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Melody (28 Lists)



The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret AtwoodBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardReady Player One by Ernest Cline
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
4,039 books — 26,781 voters
The Court of the Last Tsar by Greg King
Best Russian History Books
590 books — 427 voters

Interrupting Chicken by David Ezra SteinThe Day the Crayons Quit by Drew DaywaltHarold and the Purple Crayon by Crockett JohnsonCloudy with a Chance of Meatballs by Judi BarrettThat Is Not a Good Idea! by Mo Willems
Best Popular Picture Books on Goodreads
287 books — 56 voters
The Mitten by Jan BrettTrouble with Trolls by Jan BrettRoxaboxen by Alice McLerranThe True Story of the 3 Little Pigs by Jon ScieszkaThe Poky Little Puppy by Janette Sebring Lowrey
Children's Picture Books With Beautiful Illustrations
2,246 books — 1,374 voters

The Plantagenets by Dan Jones
Best Non Fiction About The Plantagenets AD 1272-1485
99 books — 48 voters
The Plantagenets by Dan JonesThe Conquering Family by Thomas B. CostainThe Magnificent Century by Thomas B. Costain
Best Non Fiction About The Angevins AD 1154 1272
81 books — 33 voters

The Romanovs by Robert K. MassieAlexandra by Carolly EricksonAlix and Nicky by Virginia Rounding
The Best Romanov Books, The Russian Tsars and Russian Royal Family
195 books — 265 voters
Baseball Saved Us by Ken MochizukiFish for Jimmy by Katie Yamasaki
Japanese American Internment
135 books — 105 voters

The Runaway Wok by Ying Chang Compestine
Children's Books about CHINA & Chinese Culture
181 books — 46 voters
How My Parents Learned to Eat by Ina R. FriedmanMolly's Pilgrim by Barbara Cohen
Best Multicultural Books for Children
470 books — 358 voters

Interrupting Chicken by David Ezra Stein
Best Picture Books
3,206 books — 2,114 voters
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisHarry Potter Series Box Set by J.K. RowlingMatilda by Roald DahlAnne of Green Gables by L.M. MontgomeryThe Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Children's Books I'll Re-Read No Matter How Old I Am
2,551 books — 3,748 voters

The Twilight Saga by Stephenie MeyerEat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth GilbertFifty Shades of Grey by E.L. JamesInterview with the Vampire by Anne RiceDiary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney
I Don't Understand All That Fuss
1,026 books — 2,643 voters
The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodThe Lightning Thief by Rick RiordanThe Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Amazing books that don't involve vampires
329 books — 176 voters

The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsCatching Fire by Suzanne CollinsMockingjay by Suzanne CollinsTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeGone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
Books That Have Made An Impression
4,197 books — 2,613 voters
Heart of Darkness by Joseph ConradReturn to the Secret Garden by Susan Moody
Books You Wish You Could Forget
439 books — 157 voters

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisLittle House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls WilderA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleAnne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery
The Must-Have Series for Children Ages 6 to 12
910 books — 1,351 voters
The Giver by Lois LowryThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodAnimal Farm by George OrwellFahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Books that Changed the Way You View Life
10,613 books — 6,153 voters

The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre DumasThe Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer BradleyNorth and South by John JakesWinter's Heart by Robert JordanA Crown of Swords by Robert Jordan
The 800+ page Gorillaz
459 books — 518 voters
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce
Most Difficult Novels
600 books — 2,065 voters

Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. JamesTuck Everlasting by Natalie BabbittA Thousand Acres by Jane SmileyNative Son by Richard WrightFlowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes
Books That May Have Damaged Me
29 books — 24 voters
The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsCatching Fire by Suzanne CollinsMockingjay by Suzanne CollinsTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
READ IT OVER AND OVER AGAIN!
12,140 books — 8,378 voters

Jane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëThe Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre DumasDune by Frank HerbertThe Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer BradleyThe Clan of the Cave Bear by Jean M. Auel
Big Fat Books Worth the Effort
1,878 books — 7,000 voters
Twilight by Stephenie MeyerGodless by Ann CoulterGoing Rogue by Sarah PalinHow to Talk to a Liberal (If You Must) by Ann CoulterIf Democrats Had Any Brains, They'd Be Republicans by Ann Coulter
What book(s) would you NOT want to be stranded with on a desert island?
695 books — 176 voters

Heart of Darkness by Joseph ConradMoby-Dick or, The Whale by Herman MelvilleThe Grapes of Wrath by John SteinbeckThe Red Badge of Courage by Stephen CraneAcross Five Aprils by Irene Hunt
Read These In School - Would Have Preferred A Root Canal
464 books — 1,589 voters
The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
32,843 books — 124,670 voters

The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodThe Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre DumasDune by Frank HerbertThe Lightning Thief by Rick RiordanThe Clan of the Cave Bear by Jean M. Auel
Books that Blew Me Away and that I Still Think About
15,233 books — 15,908 voters
The Princess Bride by William GoldmanDracula by Bram StokerThe Green Mile by Stephen KingMary Poppins by P.L. TraversLogan's Run by William F. Nolan
The MOVIE was BETTER than the BOOK
1,138 books — 10,095 voters