Big Books of Summer

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Tom (27 Lists)



Backstop by J. Conrad Guest
Best Indie Books to Read in 2012
977 books — 1,088 voters
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Seth Grahame-SmithWhy Cats Paint by Heather BuschThe Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar WildeThe Bluffer's Guide to Rocket Science by Peter BerlinI Am America by Stephen Colbert
Hilarious Titles
230 books — 141 voters

"Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!" by Richard P. FeynmanSeabiscuit by Laura HillenbrandTime Traveler by Ronald L. Mallett
Best Memoir / Biography / Autobiography
6,390 books — 7,328 voters
Time Traveler by Ronald L. MallettThe Door Into Summer by Robert A. HeinleinThe Time Machine by H.G. WellsSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court by Mark Twain
Best Time Travel Fiction
2,155 books — 5,433 voters

History of My Life, Vols. I & II by Giacomo CasanovaFlashbacks by Timothy LearySurely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman! by Richard P. FeynmanWhat Do You Care What Other People Think? Further Adventures ... by Richard P. FeynmanA Bold Fresh Piece of Humanity by Bill O'Reilly
Favorite Memoirs/Autobiographies
2,207 books — 2,153 voters
Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice SendakThe Giving Tree by Shel SilversteinGreen Eggs and Ham by Dr. SeussGoodnight Moon by Margaret Wise BrownThe Cat in the Hat by Dr. Seuss
Best Children's Books
5,370 books — 6,968 voters

The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, the Unbeliever by Stephen R. DonaldsonThe Wounded Land by Stephen R. Donaldson
Best Fantasy Series, Trilogies, and Duologies
2,184 books — 12,252 voters
Archimedes' Revenge by Paul HoffmanBluff Your Way in Philosophy by Jim HankinsonThe Bluffer's Guide to Rocket Science by Peter BerlinBluffer's Guide to Quantum Universe by Jack KlaffLate Night with David Letterman by Merrill Markoe
Read Them Twice...At Least
14,326 books — 11,905 voters

The Book of Numbers by glynne-jones-timCount Zero by William GibsonCatch-22 by Joseph HellerA History of the World in 6 Glasses by Tom StandageHistory of My Life, Vols. I & II by Giacomo Casanova
Nothing but Numbers
1,445 books — 212 voters
Archimedes' Revenge by Paul HoffmanFlashbacks by Timothy LearySurely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman/What Do You Care What Other... by Richard P. FeynmanWhat Do You Care What Other People Think? Further Adventures ... by Richard P. FeynmanTime Traveler by Ronald L. Mallett
Scientists and Philosophers
234 books — 158 voters

Count Zero by William GibsonCatch-22 by Joseph HellerOld Man's War by John ScalziI, Robot by Isaac AsimovPattern Recognition by William Gibson
Computers in Literature
246 books — 245 voters
To Say Nothing of the Dog by Connie Willis
Great "Dog" Books
1,345 books — 1,973 voters

Cosmos by Carl SaganStumbling on Happiness by Daniel Todd GilbertFreakonomics by Steven D. LevittPredictably Irrational by Dan ArielySuperFreakonomics by Steven D. Levitt
Best Science Books - Non-Fiction Only
1,929 books — 3,626 voters
Welcome to the Monkey House by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.Franny and Zooey by J.D. Salinger
Great Books: No Novels Need Apply
457 books — 123 voters

The Stars, Like Dust by Isaac AsimovThe Time Machine by H.G. WellsA Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter M. Miller Jr.
Dystopia!
1,232 books — 2,785 voters
The Futurological Congress by Stanisław LemThe Flying Sorcerers by David GerroldSnow Crash by Neal StephensonThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsThe Restaurant at the End of the Universe by Douglas Adams
Best Comedic Science Ficttion Books
625 books — 1,199 voters

Grendel by John GardnerSnow Crash by Neal StephensonHoles by Louis Sachar
Rooting for the Bad Guy
689 books — 1,472 voters
Stumbling on Happiness by Daniel Todd GilbertPredictably Irrational by Dan ArielyBlink by Malcolm GladwellThe Levity Effect by Adrian GostickFreakonomics by Steven D. Levitt
Greatest Psychology Books
794 books — 1,333 voters

The Runes of the Earth by Stephen R. DonaldsonA Man Rides Through by Stephen R. DonaldsonThe Mirror of Her Dreams by Stephen R. DonaldsonWhite Gold Wielder by Stephen R. DonaldsonThe One Tree by Stephen R. Donaldson
Fantasy Books Set in Two Worlds
669 books — 632 voters
Gravity’s Rainbow by Thomas Pynchon
The Most Begun "Read but Unfinished" (Started) book ever
2,699 books — 13,220 voters

Outliers by Malcolm GladwellThe Tipping Point by Malcolm GladwellBlink by Malcolm GladwellMade to Stick by Chip Heath
Best Non-Fiction (no biographies)
6,260 books — 8,104 voters
The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
The MOVIE was BETTER than the BOOK
1,134 books — 10,102 voters

We by Yevgeny ZamyatinEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardThe Futurological Congress by Stanisław LemThe Door Into Summer by Robert A. HeinleinSlapstick, or Lonesome No More! by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
3,986 books — 26,600 voters
Gravity’s Rainbow by Thomas Pynchon
Thickest Books Ever
889 books — 2,486 voters

Lamb by Christopher MooreThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsA Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy TooleBreakfast of Champions by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.Mr. Obvious by Lileks
Best Humorous Books
4,420 books — 8,080 voters
The Clan of the Cave Bear by Jean M. Auel
Best Historical Fiction
7,865 books — 26,192 voters

The Futurological Congress by Stanisław LemThe Door Into Summer by Robert A. HeinleinInferno by Larry Niven
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,708 books — 25,682 voters