Big Books of Summer

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Alex (20 Lists)



Musashi by Eiji YoshikawaShōgun by James Clavell
Top Samurai Novels
78 books — 107 voters
Flashman by George MacDonald Fraser
The Sun Never Sets on the British Empire (fiction)
314 books — 200 voters

War and Peace by Leo TolstoyLes Misérables by Victor Hugo
Big Page Count, Epic Historical Fiction
203 books — 227 voters
The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson
History and Cultures for the College Bound
69 books — 51 voters

The Name of the Rose by Umberto EcoThe Magic Mountain by Thomas Mann
Goodreads Top 100 Literary Novels of All Time
106 books — 985 voters
1984 by George OrwellThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Bell Jar by Sylvia PlathA Clockwork Orange by Anthony BurgessThe Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
Best Page-Turners with Redeeming Social Value
8,095 books — 5,821 voters

A Dance with Dragons by George R.R. MartinFall of Giants by Ken Follett
What's the Book You Can't Wait to Read This Summer?
14,443 books — 15,295 voters
A Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienGood Omens by Terry Pratchett
Books Every Human Being Should Read
3,067 books — 2,113 voters

Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
Dealbreakers: If You Like This Book, We Won't Get Along
2,037 books — 5,315 voters
Shōgun by James ClavellThe Witching Hour by Anne RiceShantaram by Gregory David RobertsThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienLes Misérables by Victor Hugo
Big Fat Books Worth the Effort
1,875 books — 6,999 voters

Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes SaavedraMoby-Dick or, The Whale by Herman MelvilleThe Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre DumasThe Three Musketeers by Alexandre DumasDoctor Faustus by Thomas Mann
The Great Classics You Have Not Read Yet
757 books — 1,832 voters
Ulysses by James JoyceThe Magic Mountain by Thomas Mann
Best Books of the Decade: 1920s
779 books — 1,133 voters

The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryLord of the Flies by William GoldingThe Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. LewisAlice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
32,521 books — 123,824 voters
Interview with the Vampire by Anne RiceLet the Right One In by John Ajvide LindqvistThe Vampire Lestat by Anne RiceThe Historian by Elizabeth Kostova’Salem’s Lot by Stephen King
The Ultimate List of Vampire Books
769 books — 393 voters

The Historian by Elizabeth KostovaAmerican Gods by Neil GaimanMiddlesex by Jeffrey EugenidesThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakWorld Without End by Ken Follett
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,215 books — 28,372 voters
Forrest Gump by Winston GroomThe Devil Wears Prada by Lauren WeisbergerJumanji by Chris Van AllsburgCatch Me If You Can by Frank W. AbagnaleThe Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum
I Only Watched the Movie!
1,219 books — 6,121 voters

The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,877 books — 49,821 voters
Middlesex by Jeffrey EugenidesLes Misérables by Victor HugoAnimal Farm by George OrwellThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodThe Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
Best Books Ever
78,172 books — 291,550 voters