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Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Stephanie (17 Lists)



Maybe You Should Talk to Someone by Lori GottliebOlive, Again by Elizabeth StroutNothing to See Here by Kevin Wilson
TIME’s 100 Must-Read Books of 2019
99 books — 90 voters
Olive, Again by Elizabeth Strout
2020 Tournament of Books Long List
62 books — 55 voters

The Woman in the Window by A.J. Finn
2018 Mystery Thriller Horror
292 books — 296 voters
The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah
Historical Fiction 2015
420 books — 2,124 voters

All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
Book Group Worthy Titles for 2014
243 books — 1,192 voters
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty SmithThe Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce
Books I Kind of Wanted to Snuggle After Reading
977 books — 1,231 voters

The Help by Kathryn StockettThe Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer84, Charing Cross Road by Helene HanffA Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith
The Most Comforting Books (The Literary Version of Bread Pudding)
1,296 books — 929 voters
Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniLife of Pi by Yann Martel
Best for Book Clubs
15,318 books — 19,607 voters

The Help by Kathryn StockettGone Girl by Gillian Flynn
Best Beach Reads 2013
2,203 books — 4,186 voters
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
2012: What the Over 35s Have Read So Far
3,300 books — 727 voters

The Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniA Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniLife of Pi by Yann MartelThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon
Best Books of the 21st Century
9,833 books — 22,379 voters
The Book Thief by Markus ZusakA Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniA Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty SmithAngela's Ashes by Frank McCourt
Best Books Ever
78,321 books — 292,042 voters

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty SmithThe Poisonwood Bible by Barbara KingsolverTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Giver by Lois LowryNight by Elie Wiesel
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
32,557 books — 123,974 voters
The Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa GregoryGirl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy ChevalierThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniThe Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann ShafferMemoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden
Historical fiction worth reading
1,299 books — 700 voters

Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenThe Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa GregoryThe Red Tent by Anita DiamantThe Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Best Historical Fiction
7,919 books — 26,339 voters
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonPresumed Innocent by Scott Turow
Best Crime & Mystery Books
7,458 books — 16,248 voters

The Worst Books of All Time
8,120 books — 19,897 voters