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Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Robert Wong (18 Lists)



The Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Name of the Rose by Umberto EcoRoots by Alex HaleyI, Claudius by Robert GravesThe Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro
Recommended Historical Fiction
3,902 books — 4,156 voters
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy by John le CarréThe Spy Who Came In from the Cold by John le CarréThe Bourne Identity by Robert LudlumThe Day of the Jackal by Frederick ForsythThe Hunt for Red October by Tom Clancy
Best Spy Novels
1,456 books — 2,673 voters

American Assassin by Vince FlynnKill Shot by Vince FlynnTransfer of Power by Vince FlynnSeparation of Power by Vince FlynnThe Third Option by Flynn Vince
Best Of Vince Flynn
19 books — 35 voters
Hiroshima by John Hersey
World War Two - Firsthand Accounts (nonfiction)
696 books — 490 voters

The Gods of Guilt by Michael ConnellyThe Dead in Their Vaulted Arches by Alan BradleyNatchez Burning by Greg IlesWhite Fire by Douglas PrestonInnocent Blood by James Rollins
2014's Most Anticipated Mysteries and Thrillers
319 books — 682 voters
The Hunt for Red October by Tom Clancy1984 by George OrwellCryptonomicon by Neal StephensonRelic by Douglas PrestonRed Storm Rising by Tom Clancy
Best Technothrillers Ever
735 books — 1,076 voters

A Prayer for Owen Meany by John IrvingRoots by Alex HaleyI, Claudius by Robert GravesIn Search of Lost Time by Marcel ProustThe Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Books With a Goodreads Average Rating of 4.2 and Above
870 books — 435 voters
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootSeabiscuit by Laura HillenbrandAmerican Prometheus by Kai BirdLeonardo da Vinci by Walter Isaacson
Best Biographies
1,766 books — 3,019 voters

All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony DoerrLove in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel García MárquezThe House of the Spirits by Isabel AllendePossession by A.S. ByattThe French Lieutenant’s Woman by John Fowles
Best Historical Fiction
8,042 books — 26,722 voters
The Divine Comedy by Dante AlighieriTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeAnimal Farm by George Orwell1984 by George OrwellThe Origin of Species by Charles Darwin
The Most Influential Books
1,497 books — 5,309 voters

The Name of the Rose by Umberto EcoFor Whom the Bell Tolls by Ernest HemingwayMidnight’s Children by Salman RushdieSophie’s Choice by William Styron
Le Monde's 100 Books of the Century
105 books — 491 voters
1Q84 by Haruki MurakamiDefending Jacob by William LandayThe Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet by David MitchellThe Bone Clocks by David MitchellThe Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag by Alan Bradley
Best Books of the Decade: 2010s
7,673 books — 14,381 voters

The Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark HaddonMiddlesex by Jeffrey EugenidesThe Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónAmerican Gods by Neil Gaiman
Best Books of the 21st Century
9,833 books — 22,382 voters
1984 by George OrwellAnimal Farm by George OrwellOne Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García MárquezBrave New World by Aldous Huxley
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,817 books — 49,852 voters

Life Expectancy by Dean Koontz
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,206 books — 28,375 voters
1984 by George OrwellPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenLord of the Flies by William GoldingCharlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
32,825 books — 124,593 voters

Animal Farm by George OrwellAlice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis CarrollCrime and Punishment by Fyodor DostoevskyBrave New World by Aldous Huxley
Best Books Ever
78,982 books — 294,298 voters
If on a Winter's Night a Traveler by Italo CalvinoThe English Patient by Michael Ondaatje
1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die
1,318 books — 5,892 voters