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Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Mara (102 Lists)



Arabiyyat al-Naas (Part One) by Munther A. Younes
Best books for learning Arabic
16 books — 19 voters
Island of the Aunts by Eva IbbotsonThe Secret of Platform 13 by Eva IbbotsonDealing with Dragons by Patricia C. WredeDragon Rider by Cornelia FunkeElla Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine
Children's Fantasy of the 1990s
163 books — 49 voters

Which Witch? by Eva Ibbotson
Children's Fantasy of the 1970s
161 books — 67 voters
Matilda by Roald DahlHowl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne JonesTalking to Dragons by Patricia C. WredeDeep Wizardry by Diane DuaneSo You Want to Be a Wizard by Diane Duane
Children's Fantasy of the 1980s
174 books — 55 voters

Book of Enchantments by Patricia C. Wrede
Books Based on Ballads
24 books — 6 voters
The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
Quests
425 books — 206 voters

Doomsday Book by Connie Willis
Bubonic Plague
104 books — 63 voters
Dracula by Bram Stoker
Best Gothic Books of All Time
645 books — 3,641 voters

Uprooted by Naomi NovikDaughter of the Forest by Juliet MarillierSpinning Silver by Naomi NovikJonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke
Best Adult Fairytale Fantasy
199 books — 348 voters
Doomsday Book by Connie Willis
Time Travel
370 books — 308 voters

The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
Non-American books that every American should read
695 books — 496 voters
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke
SciFi & Fantasy Books With Beautiful Prose
111 books — 101 voters

Wyrd Sisters by Terry PratchettCity of Stairs by Robert Jackson Bennett
Old(er) Women in SF/F
215 books — 115 voters
The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. LewisHarry Potter Series Box Set by J.K. RowlingThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
BBC Arts: 100 Novels That Shaped Our World
101 books — 12 voters

Ask the Past by Elizabeth P. ArchibaldThe Measly Middle Ages by Terry Deary
Historical Humor
130 books — 66 voters
Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha ChristieAnd Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
Best Female Crime/Mystery/Thriller Writers
1,376 books — 928 voters

Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna ClarkeThe Golem and the Jinni by Helene WeckerStardust by Neil GaimanThe Ladies of Grace Adieu and Other Stories by Susanna ClarkeSorcery & Cecelia by Patricia C. Wrede
Gaslamp Fantasy
221 books — 193 voters
Les Misérables by Victor Hugo
Favorite Translated Literature
1,060 books — 505 voters

Going Postal by Terry PratchettHogfather by Terry PratchettWyrd Sisters by Terry PratchettWitches Abroad by Terry PratchettThe Wee Free Men by Terry Pratchett
The Best of Discworld!
88 books — 995 voters
Charmed Life by Diana Wynne JonesSo You Want to Be a Wizard by Diane DuaneThe Cry of the Icemark by Stuart HillShades of Milk and Honey by Mary Robinette KowalDark Lord of Derkholm by Diana Wynne Jones
Best Fantasy Series: Hidden Gems
617 books — 453 voters

Alif the Unseen by G. Willow Wilson
Muslim/Islamic Fiction
138 books — 59 voters
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail HoneymanEducated by Tara WestoverMy Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan BraithwaiteThe 7½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart TurtonBorn a Crime by Trevor Noah
What Women Born in the 90's Have Read in 2019
2,588 books — 304 voters

The Princess Bride by William GoldmanStardust by Neil GaimanJonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke
Best Standalone Fantasy
383 books — 478 voters
Sabriel by Garth Nix
Forget Meow! - Talking Cats in Fiction
211 books — 120 voters

No God but God by Reza Aslan
Best Books About Islam & Muslims
713 books — 724 voters
Mistborn by Brandon SandersonThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Thief by Megan Whalen Turner
Speculative Fiction Heist/Caper Stories
185 books — 149 voters

The 7½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton
Best Books of 2018
1,650 books — 2,959 voters
Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne JonesElla Enchanted by Gail Carson LevineDaughter of the Forest by Juliet Marillier
Cursed
169 books — 42 voters


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