A Decade of Hit Books

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Nina (60 Lists)



The Neverending Story by Michael Ende
Favorite books from my childhood
4,523 books — 7,731 voters
Animalia by Graeme Base
Best Educational Children's (Picture) Books
191 books — 116 voters

We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson
Modern Gothic
727 books — 1,387 voters
The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson
THE BEST HORROR NOVELS LIST
382 books — 253 voters

Fierce Invalids Home from Hot Climates by Tom Robbins
Disappointing Books
2,777 books — 4,671 voters
The Yellow Wall-Paper by Charlotte Perkins GilmanThe Long Walk by Richard Bachman
The Most Disturbing Books Ever Written
3,273 books — 11,705 voters

The Day of the Triffids by John WyndhamThe Caves of Steel by Isaac AsimovFoundation by Isaac AsimovThe Puppet Masters by Robert A. HeinleinThe Death of Grass by John Christopher
Classic Science Fiction - 1950-1959
256 books — 275 voters
Gerald's Game by Stephen King
Books That Gave Me Nightmares
271 books — 485 voters

The Shining by Stephen KingThe Haunting of Hill House by Shirley JacksonRosemary’s Baby by Ira LevinWe Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson
Best Horror Novels
2,130 books — 5,686 voters
On the Beach by Nevil ShuteSharp Objects by Gillian FlynnThe Long Walk by Richard BachmanApt Pupil by Stephen KingWe Need to Talk About Kevin by Lionel Shriver
Darkest Books of All Time
1,312 books — 1,681 voters

The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
Best Twists
8,732 books — 9,898 voters
We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley JacksonRebecca by Daphne du MaurierThe Thirteenth Tale by Diane SetterfieldThe Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson
Best Gothic Books of All Time
671 books — 3,637 voters

We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley JacksonThe Turn of the Screw by Henry JamesGone Girl by Gillian FlynnSharp Objects by Gillian Flynn
Women and Mental Illness (fiction and nonfiction)
1,261 books — 2,646 voters
Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
Heroines who aren't confident, outspoken, competetive super-women
147 books — 58 voters

Dracula by Bram StokerThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsDead Until Dark by Charlaine HarrisThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerOutlander by Diana Gabaldon
If I was an actress/actor I would love to play the role of...
456 books — 127 voters
Twilight by Stephenie MeyerThe Book of Mormon by Joseph Smith Jr.Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Secret by Rhonda Byrne
Annoying Fans
121 books — 61 voters

Ten Stupid Things Women Do to Mess Up Their Lives by Laura Schlessinger
Books I Have No Intention of Reading
1,641 books — 5,998 voters
War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
Thickest Books Ever
895 books — 2,495 voters

Harry Potter Series Box Set by J.K. RowlingThe Help by Kathryn StockettOutlander by Diana GabaldonAnimal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara Kingsolver
Best Audiobooks Ever
1,987 books — 2,845 voters
Histoire d'O | Story of O by Pauline RéageLipstick Jungle by Candace Bushnell
Books I Would Ban If I Believed In Banning Books
185 books — 80 voters

House of Sand and Fog by Andre Dubus III
The Title is Better Than the Book
172 books — 67 voters
The Crimson Petal and the White by Michel Faber
Best Books About Mistresses
466 books — 767 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeA Walk to Remember by Nicholas SparksKeeping Faith by Jodi PicoultThe Fountainhead by Ayn RandThe Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
Terribly Preachy Books
126 books — 26 voters
Bridget Jones’s Diary by Helen FieldingThe Undomestic Goddess by Sophie Kinsella
Chick lit
393 books — 317 voters

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins1984 by George OrwellThe Giver by Lois LowryBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyThe Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
4,090 books — 26,970 voters
Outlander by Diana GabaldonDragonfly in Amber by Diana GabaldonVoyager by Diana GabaldonDrums of Autumn by Diana GabaldonA Breath of Snow and Ashes by Diana Gabaldon
Historical romances with more substance than your average wallpaper setting
546 books — 867 voters

The Secret by Rhonda ByrneA Walk to Remember by Nicholas Sparks
Books That Need To Die Painfully
469 books — 257 voters
The Alchemist by Paulo CoelhoMy Sister's Keeper by Jodi PicoultThings Fall Apart by Chinua AchebeThe Joy Luck Club by Amy TanTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Most Overrated Books
724 books — 668 voters

The Turn of the Screw by Henry JamesCoraline by Neil GaimanRebecca by Daphne du MaurierThe Shining by Stephen King
Quality Dark Fiction
2,739 books — 3,969 voters
Jane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
How DID They Become Classics?
110 books — 177 voters


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