Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Laurie (46 Lists)



Life by Keith RichardsShockaholic by Carrie FisherGod, No! by Penn JilletteMy Lucky Life in and Out of Show Business by Dick Van DykeBossypants by Tina Fey
Celebrity Biographies
122 books — 41 voters
By Myself by Lauren BacallMe by Katharine HepburnMommie Dearest by Christina Crawford
movie biographies
209 books — 40 voters

Anne of Green Gables by L.M. MontgomeryCharlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteThe Little House Collection by Laura Ingalls WilderThe Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis
Best Books with Rural Settings
1,138 books — 1,016 voters
My Korean Deli by Ben Ryder HoweMy Year of Meats by Ruth OzekiWhen Skateboards Will Be Free by Said SayrafiezadehTiny Ladies in Shiny Pants by Jill SolowayThe Music of Chance by Paul Auster
I Picked It Up Because of the Title
7,930 books — 2,081 voters

The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara KingsolverMemoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenAngela’s Ashes by Frank McCourtA Fine Balance by Rohinton MistryHigh Fidelity by Nick Hornby
Best Books of the Decade: 1990s
3,140 books — 3,678 voters
Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls WilderThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleThe Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson BurnettCharlotte’s Web by E.B. White
What Book Got You Hooked?
3,868 books — 10,585 voters

The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger1984 by George OrwellThe Metamorphosis by Franz KafkaThe Remains of the Day by Kazuo IshiguroThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Books on Loneliness
514 books — 496 voters
Catch-22 by Joseph Heller1984 by George OrwellSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Absurdity of War
124 books — 52 voters

The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankThe Glass Castle by Jeannette WallsAngela’s Ashes by Frank McCourtRunning with Scissors by Augusten BurroughsPersepolis by Marjane Satrapi
Best Memoir / Biography / Autobiography
5,895 books — 6,419 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniSense and Sensibility by Jane AustenThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
Great Debut Novels
1,577 books — 1,474 voters

Kitchen Confidential by Anthony BourdainFast Food Nation by Eric SchlosserA Tiger in the Kitchen by Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan
Food-Related Non-Fiction
1,228 books — 1,635 voters
Charlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteThe Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson BurnettAnne of Green Gables by L.M. MontgomeryThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisWhere the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak
Favorite books from my childhood
4,430 books — 7,441 voters

Cutting for Stone by Abraham VergheseThis is Where I Leave You by Jonathan TropperJuliet, Naked by Nick HornbyLast Night in Twisted River by John Irving
Best Books of 2009
1,764 books — 6,931 voters
Bossypants by Tina FeyMoab Is My Washpot by Stephen FryAn Object of Beauty by Steve MartinThe Fry Chronicles by Stephen FryRoom by Emma Donoghue
A Book My Father Gave Me
264 books — 222 voters

The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankThe Glass Castle by Jeannette WallsAngela’s Ashes by Frank McCourtWild Swans by Jung ChangFast Food Nation by Eric Schlosser
Must Read Non-Fiction
5,278 books — 4,499 voters
Evening Is the Whole Day by Preeta Samarasan
Books You Wish More People Knew About
17,386 books — 10,361 voters

Swift as Desire by Laura EsquivelThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
Most Overrated Author
106 books — 126 voters
The Hour I First Believed by Wally Lamb
Best Books of 2008
1,643 books — 6,777 voters

Slam by Nick Hornby
Best Unappreciated Books
4,369 books — 2,207 voters
Bossypants by Tina FeyWhen I Stop Talking, You'll Know I'm Dead by Jerry WeintraubWishful Drinking by Carrie FisherLife by Keith RichardsThe Fry Chronicles by Stephen Fry
Best Show Business Memoirs or Biographies
438 books — 388 voters

Charlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteLittle House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls WilderThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisThe Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson BurnettRamona Quimby, Age 8 by Beverly Cleary
Books for eight-year-old children
1,008 books — 664 voters
Watership Down by Richard AdamsThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsRoots by Alex HaleyThe World According to Garp by John IrvingRagtime by E.L. Doctorow
Best Books of the Decade: 1970s
1,956 books — 1,882 voters

A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniWater for Elephants by Sara GruenLife of Pi by Yann MartelThe Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,188 books — 28,371 voters
Ender’s Game by Orson Scott CardDune by Frank HerbertA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleFahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,548 books — 24,845 voters

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsBreakfast of Champions by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.High Fidelity by Nick HornbyWishful Drinking by Carrie Fisher
Best Humorous Books
4,350 books — 7,960 voters
Anne of Green Gables by L.M. MontgomeryThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisA Prayer for Owen Meany by John IrvingBlack Swan Green by David MitchellCloud Atlas by David Mitchell
Books Worth Reading Again
227 books — 58 voters

Twilight by Stephenie MeyerThe Da Vinci Code by Dan BrownThe Notebook by Nicholas SparksEat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert
Popular Books that Annoy You
1,010 books — 2,009 voters
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey
Fictional Mental Hospital Novels
262 books — 774 voters

The Cat in the Hat by Dr. SeussThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisCharlotte’s Web by E.B. WhitePrince Caspian by C.S. LewisCharlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl
The Book Was Better Than the Movie
1,561 books — 18,685 voters
Black Swan Green by David MitchellHow to Be Good by Nick HornbyBoom! by Mark Haddon
Books That Should Be Made Into Movies
32,336 books — 69,130 voters


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