Hispanic Heritage Month 2026

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
8,249 books — 27,180 voters
Feed by Mira Grant
This Is the End...
1,018 books — 1,609 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
15,498 books — 20,014 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
1,414 books — 2,700 voters

The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
Best Historical Fiction of the 21st Century
1,538 books — 3,044 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
7,505 books — 16,705 voters

The Help by Kathryn Stockett
Best Books of 2009
1,773 books — 6,933 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
1,383 books — 4,700 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
783 books — 4,718 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
686 books — 1,482 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
7,197 books — 28,383 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
79,442 books — 296,187 voters

Bloodsucking Fiends by Christopher Moore
Best Adult Vampire Books
1,863 books — 5,080 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
8,738 books — 9,919 voters
The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
Books about Books
1,394 books — 1,524 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
4,497 books — 8,337 voters
Stardust by Neil GaimanJonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke
Mythopoeic Fantasy Award Winners
84 books — 274 voters

Wizard's First Rule by Terry Goodkind
Best Heroine in a Fantasy Book
1,504 books — 1,808 voters
The Big Over Easy by Jasper Fforde
The Best Fairytales and Retellings
2,864 books — 9,238 voters

The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde
Books That Should Be Made Into Movies
32,652 books — 70,194 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
8,837 books — 26,146 voters

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann ShafferDuma Key by Stephen King
Best Books of 2008
1,647 books — 6,775 voters
Billy Budd, Sailor by Herman Melville
The Worst Books of All Time
8,125 books — 19,915 voters

The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco
Thickest Books Ever
895 books — 2,495 voters