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Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Amanda Williamson (17 Lists)



The Road by Cormac McCarthyWhere All Light Tends to Go by David JoyDear Life by Alice MunroPaper Towns by John GreenThe Arms of God by Lynne Hinton
Regional Grit Lit
125 books — 89 voters
Where All Light Tends to Go by David JoyThe Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil GaimanCold Sassy Tree by Olive Ann BurnsThe Autumn Castle by Kim Wilkins
Books That Should Be Made Into Movies
32,535 books — 69,937 voters

Outlander by Diana GabaldonThe Duke and I by Julia QuinnDarkfever by Karen Marie MoningThe Bride by Julie GarwoodThe Sherbrooke Bride by Catherine Coulter
Best Romance Series
977 books — 1,512 voters
The Red Tent by Anita DiamantThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
Best Feminist Fiction
1,525 books — 2,691 voters

Little Women by Louisa May AlcottHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakCity of Bones by Cassandra Clare
Best Young Adult Books
13,218 books — 80,485 voters
The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. TolkienPerfume by Patrick SüskindInterview with the Vampire by Anne RicePride and Prejudice by Jane AustenFried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie Flagg
The MOVIE was BETTER than the BOOK
1,134 books — 10,101 voters

Water for Elephants by Sara GruenThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniA Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniThe Red Tent by Anita Diamant
Best for Book Clubs
15,325 books — 19,615 voters
Wicked by Gregory MaguireStardust by Neil Gaiman
The Best Fairytales and Retellings
2,845 books — 9,206 voters

The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerWater for Elephants by Sara GruenThe Mercy of Thin Air by Ronlyn DomingueGirl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy ChevalierThe Gargoyle by Andrew Davidson
Books That Made You Cry
1,609 books — 3,292 voters
The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerGirl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy ChevalierThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonThe Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Younger Woman/Older Man
674 books — 686 voters

A Dirty Job by Christopher MooreWater for Elephants by Sara GruenHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingDarkfever by Karen Marie MoningSmoke Screen by Sandra Brown
Best Audiobooks
1,624 books — 1,152 voters
The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerA Knight in Shining Armor by Jude Deveraux
The Best Time-Travel Romance Novels
1,048 books — 4,249 voters

The Red Tent by Anita DiamantThe Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettThe Valley of Horses by Jean M. AuelGirl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier
Best Historical Fiction
7,920 books — 26,342 voters
Catch-22 by Joseph HellerPalimpsest by Catherynne M. ValenteThe World According to Garp by John IrvingCity Girl by Lori Wick
The Worst Books of All Time
8,120 books — 19,897 voters

Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Historian by Elizabeth KostovaLord of the Flies by William GoldingJane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë1984 by George Orwell
The Most Begun "Read but Unfinished" (Started) book ever
2,700 books — 13,226 voters
The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
3,996 books — 26,654 voters

The Red Tent by Anita DiamantWater for Elephants by Sara GruenA Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniThe Da Vinci Code by Dan BrownThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
Best Books Ever
78,358 books — 292,119 voters