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Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Megan (28 Lists)



To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee1984 by George OrwellThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldHarry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,878 books — 49,825 voters
Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins ReidThe Kitchen Front by Jennifer RyanBuses Are a Comin' by Charles PersonWhat's Mine and Yours by Naima CosterEverything Is Fine by Vince Granata
Best Books of 2021
1,441 books — 1,627 voters

Into the Wild by Jon KrakauerSame Kind of Different as Me by Ron HallPositively 4th Street by David HajduCash by Johnny CashChurchill by Paul Johnson
Best Biographies
1,743 books — 3,186 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark TwainThe Grapes of Wrath by John SteinbeckThe Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain
The Great American Novel
672 books — 1,095 voters

Almost Missed You by Jessica StrawserI Liked My Life by Abby FabiaschiAllegedly by Tiffany D. JacksonDie Buchspringer by Mechthild GläserThe Hundred Lies of Lizzie Lovett by Chelsea Sedoti
Most Anticipated Books of 2017
957 books — 2,732 voters
Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk by Kathleen RooneyThe Chilbury Ladies' Choir by Jennifer RyanI Liked My Life by Abby FabiaschiEverything You Want Me to Be by Mindy MejiaRight Behind You by Lisa Gardner
Best Books of 2017
1,736 books — 3,082 voters

The Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Glass Castle by Jeannette WallsA Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius by Dave EggersStill Alice by Lisa GenovaA Long Way Gone by Ishmael Beah
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,215 books — 28,375 voters
Arrowood by Laura McHughThe Girls by Emma ClineBefore the Fall by Noah HawleyGlory Over Everything by Kathleen Grissom
Best Books of 2016
1,827 books — 2,781 voters

The Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Chilbury Ladies' Choir by Jennifer RyanThe Girl in the Blue Beret by Bobbie Ann MasonNumber the Stars by Lois LowryEarly One Morning by Virginia Baily
WWII Historic Fiction
1,504 books — 1,599 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeePride and Prejudice by Jane AustenCharlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëAnne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery
Best Books Ever
78,309 books — 291,945 voters

The Grapes of Wrath by John SteinbeckThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
Le Monde's 100 Books of the Century
105 books — 493 voters
The Girls by Emma ClineBefore the Fall by Noah HawleyArrowood by Laura McHughThe High Mountains of Portugal by Yann MartelThe Wonder by Emma Donoghue
The "Can't Wait" Books of 2016 that are not part of a series
204 books — 298 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Outsiders by S.E. HintonThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankCharlotte’s Web by E.B. White
Best School Assigned Books
767 books — 2,059 voters
The Man Called CASH by Steve TurnerCash by Johnny CashAmong My Klediments by June Carter Cash
Best Books About Music/Musicians
112 books — 49 voters

Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenA Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty SmithThe Weight of Blood by Laura McHugh
Books I Wish More People Would Read
541 books — 214 voters
Cash by Johnny Cash
Music Biographies
536 books — 239 voters

The Bell Jar by Sylvia PlathOf Mice and Men by John SteinbeckTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeA Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius by Dave Eggers
The Mind
436 books — 462 voters
Arrowood by Laura McHughThe Girls by Emma ClineBefore the Fall by Noah HawleyGlory Over Everything by Kathleen GrissomSiracusa by Delia Ephron
Goodreads Picks for Tournament of Books 2017
521 books — 2,010 voters

Ghost Boy by Martin PistoriusJoni by Joni Eareckson Tada
People with Disabilities
89 books — 28 voters
The Romanov Sisters by Helen RappaportThe Midnight Watch by David DyerAll Is Not Forgotten by Wendy WalkerMissoula by Jon KrakauerThe Woman in Cabin 10 by Ruth Ware
2016 Must Reads
367 books — 262 voters

Miss Suzy by Miriam YoungCharlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteThe Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson BurnettAnne of Green Gables by L.M. MontgomeryLittle Women by Louisa May Alcott
Favorite books from my childhood
4,499 books — 7,707 voters
Gone Girl by Gillian FlynnThe Metamorphosis by Franz KafkaThe Stranger by Albert CamusThe Bell Jar by Sylvia PlathThe Shack by William Paul Young
Most Messed Up
882 books — 551 voters

The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankLittle Women by Louisa May AlcottTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Glass Castle by Jeannette WallsThe Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
Books I Will Never Forget
11,334 books — 8,359 voters
The Glass Castle by Jeannette WallsA Long Way Gone by Ishmael BeahA Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius by Dave EggersNight by Elie Wiesel
Book Riot's 100 Must-Read Memoirs
100 books — 58 voters

One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García MárquezOf Human Bondage by W. Somerset MaughamGreat Expectations by Charles DickensCannery Row by John Steinbeck
There Ought to be a Band
2,423 books — 1,099 voters
Early One Morning by Virginia BailyGone Girl by Gillian FlynnRoom by Emma DonoghueThe Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle ZevinThe Kitchen House by Kathleen Grissom
Best Books of the Decade: 2010s
7,722 books — 14,372 voters

Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls WilderO Pioneers! by Willa CatherLake Wobegon Days by Garrison KeillorThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark TwainThe Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain
Book Riot's 100 Must-Read Books of the American Midwest
101 books — 30 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeFried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie FlaggThe Member of the Wedding by Carson McCullersThe Kitchen House by Kathleen GrissomSame Kind of Different as Me by Ron Hall
Best Southern Literature
1,380 books — 2,604 voters