Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Melanie Carpenter (25 Lists)



Gone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellMemoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenThe Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettThe Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa Gregory
Best Historical Fiction
7,442 books — 25,635 voters
Feed by Mira Grant
This Is the End...
995 books — 1,592 voters

The Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniWater for Elephants by Sara GruenThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerThe Help by Kathryn StockettThe Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls
Best for Book Clubs
14,899 books — 18,772 voters
Gone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk KiddThe Help by Kathryn StockettA Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole
Best Southern Literature
1,344 books — 2,573 voters

The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
Best Historical Fiction of the 21st Century
1,440 books — 2,355 voters
And Then There Were None by Agatha ChristieThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonRebecca by Daphne du MaurierThe Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
Best Crime & Mystery Books
7,318 books — 15,666 voters

The Help by Kathryn Stockett
Best Books of 2009
1,766 books — 6,931 voters
Chocolat by Joanne HarrisThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerGarden Spells by Sarah Addison AllenThe Peach Keeper by Sarah Addison Allen
Favorite Magical Realism Novels
1,307 books — 4,544 voters

Breaking Dawn by Stephenie MeyerMiddlesex by Jeffrey EugenidesThe Host by Stephenie MeyerHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingExtremely Loud & Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer
Everyone's Read It But Me
774 books — 4,322 voters
Darkly Dreaming Dexter by Jeff LindsayInterview with the Vampire by Anne RiceFight Club by Chuck PalahniukLord Foul's Bane by Stephen R. Donaldson
Rooting for the Bad Guy
683 books — 1,466 voters

The Thirteenth Tale by Diane SetterfieldThe Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann ShafferThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,187 books — 28,371 voters
Gone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerLes Misérables by Victor HugoMemoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenWater for Elephants by Sara Gruen
Best Books Ever
76,710 books — 285,284 voters

Bloodsucking Fiends by Christopher Moore
Best Adult Vampire Books
1,793 books — 4,922 voters
Gone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
Books you never wanted to end.
368 books — 270 voters

The Thirteenth Tale by Diane SetterfieldLife of Pi by Yann MartelFight Club by Chuck PalahniukAtonement by Ian McEwanEnder’s Game by Orson Scott Card
Best Twists
8,368 books — 9,027 voters
The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
Books about Books
1,384 books — 1,519 voters

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsA Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy TooleSkinny Dip by Carl Hiaasen
Best Humorous Books
4,347 books — 7,949 voters
Stardust by Neil GaimanJonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke
Mythopoeic Fantasy Award Winners
84 books — 271 voters

Wizard's First Rule by Terry Goodkind
Best Heroine in a Fantasy Book
1,482 books — 1,787 voters
The Big Over Easy by Jasper Fforde
The Best Fairytales and Retellings
2,799 books — 9,154 voters

The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde
Books That Should Be Made Into Movies
32,242 books — 68,831 voters
Ender’s Game by Orson Scott CardThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,488 books — 24,763 voters

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann ShafferDuma Key by Stephen King
Best Books of 2008
1,644 books — 6,778 voters
Billy Budd, Sailor by Herman Melville
The Worst Books of All Time
8,096 books — 19,875 voters

The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco
Thickest Books Ever
889 books — 2,489 voters