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Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Larry (13 Lists)



The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienAtlas Shrugged by Ayn RandThe Odyssey by Homer
Books that Blew Me Away and that I Still Think About
15,233 books — 15,906 voters
Le Morte d'Arthur by Thomas MaloryThe Once and Future King by T.H. WhiteThe Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley
Best Arthurian Fiction
483 books — 1,451 voters

The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónLonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry
Best Historical Fiction
8,033 books — 26,702 voters
Water for Elephants by Sara GruenThe Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónFreakonomics by Steven D. LevittA Storm of Swords by George R.R. MartinAssassination Vacation by Sarah Vowell
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,272 books — 28,374 voters

The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakCity of Bones by Cassandra Clare
Books I Have Every Intention Of Reading This Year
7,749 books — 2,817 voters
The Godfather by Mario PuzoThe Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónShutter Island by Dennis LehaneThe Black Dahlia by James Ellroy
Best Crime & Mystery Books
7,480 books — 16,397 voters

The Border Trilogy by Cormac McCarthy
Texas Authors
694 books — 256 voters
Atlas Shrugged by Ayn RandSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.The Eye of the World by Robert Jordan
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,875 books — 49,842 voters

Different Seasons by Stephen KingThe Last of the Mohicans by James Fenimore CooperDarkly Dreaming Dexter by Jeff Lindsay
The MOVIE was BETTER than the BOOK
1,138 books — 10,095 voters
Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. HeinleinDune by Frank HerbertHyperion by Dan SimmonsFoundation by Isaac Asimov
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,770 books — 25,800 voters

An Instance of the Fingerpost by Iain PearsThe Alienist by Caleb CarrPompeii by Robert HarrisThe Janissary Tree by Jason Goodwin
Best Historical Mystery
2,298 books — 4,829 voters
Atlas Shrugged by Ayn RandAnimal Farm by George OrwellThe Godfather by Mario PuzoThe Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
Best Books Ever
78,962 books — 294,060 voters

The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Eye of the World by Robert JordanThe Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. LewisHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingA Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin
Best Fantasy Series, Trilogies, and Duologies
2,223 books — 12,271 voters