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Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Gemma (18 Lists)



The Passage by Justin CroninSwan Song by Robert McCammonWool Omnibus by Hugh Howey
Best Post-Apocalyptic Books
221 books — 236 voters
1984 by George OrwellSwan Song by Robert McCammonWool Omnibus by Hugh HoweyMatched by Ally Condie
Apocalypses and Dystopias
901 books — 666 voters

The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
Smart Apocalyptic and Dystopian Fiction
537 books — 737 voters
The Martian by Andy Weir
Best Technothrillers Ever
716 books — 1,050 voters

A Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinThe Giver by Lois Lowry
Science Fiction and Fantasy Must Reads
4,122 books — 5,492 voters
The Book Thief by Markus ZusakA Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniThe Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne
Best for Book Clubs
15,285 books — 19,470 voters

The Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniA Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
32,509 books — 123,704 voters
On the Beach by Nevil Shute
"After the blowup there was radiation and stuff" - post apocalyptic
106 books — 57 voters

The Martian by Andy Weir
What we've read so far in...2015
9,754 books — 2,142 voters
The Giver by Lois LowryOn the Beach by Nevil ShuteWool Omnibus by Hugh HoweyDomain by James HerbertSwan Song by Robert McCammon
Best Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
1,288 books — 3,459 voters

Queen's Gambit by Elizabeth Fremantle
Historical Fiction 2013
410 books — 2,138 voters
The Passage by Justin CroninWool Omnibus by Hugh HoweyOn the Beach by Nevil Shute
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
3,983 books — 26,583 voters

Innocent Traitor by Alison WeirThe Lady Elizabeth by Alison WeirSix Wives by David StarkeyDissolution by C.J. SansomSovereign by C.J. Sansom
Best Books About Tudor England
628 books — 1,655 voters
Midnight in Peking by Paul French
Best Books About China
747 books — 587 voters

The Heretic Queen by Michelle MoranRiver God by Wilbur SmithNefertiti by Michelle Moran
Best Books About Egypt
490 books — 575 voters
Nefertiti by Michelle MoranMemoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenThe Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett
Best Historical Fiction
7,860 books — 26,172 voters

World War Z by Max BrooksThe Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest by Stieg LarssonThe Snowman by Jo Nesbø
To Read in 2012
151 books — 11 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Merchant of Venice by William ShakespeareOf Mice and Men by John SteinbeckGoodnight Mister Tom by Michelle MagorianThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien
Glad my teacher made me read this book
339 books — 401 voters