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Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Nichole (16 Lists)



To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellFried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie FlaggThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark TwainMidnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt
Great Books of Southern Fiction
385 books — 444 voters
Bastard Out of Carolina by Dorothy AllisonThe Glass Castle by Jeannette WallsThe Outsiders by S.E. HintonNickel and Dimed by Barbara Ehrenreich
Blue Collar Books
193 books — 60 voters

Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenThe Red Tent by Anita DiamantThe Color Purple by Alice WalkerThe Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George SpeareOutlander by Diana Gabaldon
Best Historical Fiction
8,032 books — 26,698 voters
Pieces of My Mother by Melissa Cistaro
Book Expo America 2015
103 books — 88 voters

Big Little Lies by Liane MoriartyThe Invention of Wings by Sue Monk KiddThe Girl on the Train by Paula HawkinsThe Husband's Secret by Liane MoriartyOrphan Train by Christina Baker Kline
2015: What Women Born In The 1970s Read In 2015
6,204 books — 1,529 voters
Summer of My German Soldier by Bette GreeneThe Witching Hour by Anne RiceFried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie FlaggThe Color Purple by Alice WalkerThe Prince of Tides by Pat Conroy
Best Southern Literature
1,393 books — 2,611 voters

The Bell Jar by Sylvia PlathGirl, Interrupted by Susanna Kaysen
Memoirs of Madness
311 books — 404 voters
The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodThe Color Purple by Alice WalkerThe Awakening by Kate ChopinThe Joy Luck Club by Amy TanThe Red Tent by Anita Diamant
Best Feminist Fiction
1,545 books — 2,767 voters

Me Talk Pretty One Day by David SedarisBossypants by Tina FeyNaked by David SedarisThe Far Side Gallery by Gary LarsonHolidays on Ice by David Sedaris
Books That Made Me Laugh Out Loud
2,094 books — 2,459 voters
Girl, Interrupted by Susanna Kaysen
Great Reads About Mental Health
405 books — 432 voters

Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa SeeThe Thirteenth Tale by Diane SetterfieldWhite Oleander by Janet Fitch
Fiction/Novels with Female Protagonists That Aren't About Love or Romance
702 books — 497 voters
The Joy Luck Club by Amy TanLittle Women by Louisa May AlcottThe Color Purple by Alice WalkerSnow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa SeeThe Year of Pleasures by Elizabeth Berg
Best Adult Female Friendship Books
710 books — 1,202 voters

The Good Earth by Pearl S. BuckSnow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa SeeThe Joy Luck Club by Amy TanWild Swans by Jung Chang
Best Books on Asia
1,002 books — 841 voters
Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodLes Liaisons dangereuses by Pierre Choderlos de LaclosLolita by Vladimir NabokovThe Postman Always Rings Twice by James M. Cain
Best Books About Mistresses
466 books — 766 voters

The Glass Castle by Jeannette WallsOn Agate Hill by Lee SmithIcy Sparks by Gwyn Hyman Rubio
Best Books Set in Appalachia
803 books — 844 voters
Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourtThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankThe Glass Castle by Jeannette WallsNight by Elie WieselMe Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris
Best Memoir / Biography / Autobiography
6,580 books — 7,847 voters