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Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Freda Pierce (18 Lists)



Romeo and Juliet by William ShakespeareThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakOutlander by Diana GabaldonThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniThe Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett
Best Books Ever
78,358 books — 292,121 voters
The Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniWorld Without End by Ken FollettYear of Wonders by Geraldine BrooksA Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,215 books — 28,374 voters

The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodThe Testaments by Margaret AtwoodVox by Christina DalcherThe Stepford Wives by Ira LevinThe Farm by Joanne Ramos
Patriarchal Dystopias
127 books — 118 voters
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman
Best Up Lit (uplifting reads)
128 books — 89 voters

The Lost Man by Jane Harper
Best New Australian Fiction 2018
20 books — 46 voters
Outlander by Diana GabaldonThe Neverending Story by Michael EndeAssassin's Apprentice by Robin HobbAn Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir
The Most Popular Fantasy on Goodreads
776 books — 1,275 voters

Assassin's Apprentice by Robin HobbRoyal Assassin by Robin HobbAssassin's Quest by Robin HobbThe Mad Ship by Robin HobbShip of Magic by Robin Hobb
Best Robin Hobb Books
46 books — 19 voters
The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
Best Fantasy Books of the 21st Century
3,099 books — 10,093 voters

Outlander by Diana GabaldonSeven Deadly Wonders by Matthew ReillyThe Clan of the Cave Bear by Jean M. AuelAn Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa TahirOnly Time Will Tell by Jeffrey Archer
Best Series
3,542 books — 9,626 voters
The Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerThe Night Circus by Erin MorgensternGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellThe Mysterious Affair at Styles by Michael Bakewell
Great Debut Novels
1,595 books — 1,488 voters

Year of Wonders by Geraldine BrooksWorld Without End by Ken Follett
Bubonic Plague
102 books — 60 voters
And the Mountains Echoed by Khaled HosseiniEdge of Eternity by Ken FollettBurial Rites by Hannah KentThe Rosie Project by Graeme SimsionFall of Giants by Ken Follett
Best Books of the Decade: 2010s
7,722 books — 14,382 voters

The Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettOutlander by Diana GabaldonThe Sunne in Splendour by Sharon Kay PenmanHere Be Dragons by Sharon Kay PenmanThe Autobiography of Henry VIII by Margaret George
Best Historical Fiction
7,920 books — 26,343 voters
The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodA Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniRomeo and Juliet by William ShakespeareThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
32,567 books — 123,993 voters

An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa TahirA Torch Against the Night by Sabaa TahirThe Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
Books That Should Be Made Into Movies
32,535 books — 69,936 voters
The Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakA Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerThe Help by Kathryn Stockett
Best Books of the 21st Century
9,833 books — 22,381 voters

The Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettThe Handmaid's Tale by Margaret AtwoodFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellLord of the Flies by William Golding
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,878 books — 49,831 voters
The Ice House by Minette Walters
Best Literary Mysteries
2,655 books — 4,920 voters