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Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Sonya (15 Lists)



The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
Best Books of the 21st Century
9,833 books — 22,380 voters
The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan
Immigrant Experience Literature
1,068 books — 1,781 voters

A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine HansberryThe Piano Lesson by August Wilson
Best Plays Ever
871 books — 1,136 voters
Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret by Judy Blume
Best Kids Books Ever
1,056 books — 780 voters

Good in Bed by Jennifer Weiner
Best chicklit
778 books — 1,061 voters
The Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm X
Favorite Memoirs/Autobiographies
2,219 books — 2,194 voters

The Color Purple by Alice WalkerThe Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank BaumMemoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden
Books With Unforgettable Characters
9,531 books — 8,825 voters
One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García MárquezWicked by Gregory Maguire
The Most Begun "Read but Unfinished" (Started) book ever
2,700 books — 13,226 voters

The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel HawthorneThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldUlysses by James Joyce
Read These In School - Would Have Preferred A Root Canal
464 books — 1,589 voters
The Bridges of Madison County by Robert James Waller
Books that Made You Cry!
3,367 books — 7,994 voters

Cane River by Lalita Tademy
Best African American Books
1,056 books — 1,157 voters
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa SeeRoots by Alex HaleyMemoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden
Best Historical Fiction
7,920 books — 26,341 voters

The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan
Great Debut Novels
1,595 books — 1,488 voters
Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth GilbertSnow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa SeeCane River by Lalita Tademy
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,215 books — 28,374 voters

Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden
Best Books Ever
78,352 books — 292,105 voters