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Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Anne (13 Lists)



Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis CarrollThe Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank BaumThe Neverending Story by Michael EndeThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryCoraline by Neil Gaiman
Best Children's Fantasy
1,020 books — 1,235 voters
The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryThe Murders in the Rue Morgue by Edgar Allan Poe
The Most Addictive Page-Turners of All Time
899 books — 698 voters

The Help by Kathryn StockettLife of Pi by Yann MartelThe Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen ChboskyThe Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
Best Beach Reads 2013
2,205 books — 4,188 voters
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank BaumThe Neverending Story by Michael EndeRing by Kōji SuzukiSchindler’s List by Thomas KeneallyThe Shining by Stephen King
I Only Watched the Movie!
1,219 books — 6,116 voters

Jane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëThe Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónLolita by Vladimir NabokovIn Cold Blood by Truman Capote
Best for Book Clubs
15,478 books — 19,978 voters
The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan KunderaAlice in Wonderland & Through the Looking Glass by Lewis CarrollThe Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John BoyneThe Fall of the House of Usher and Other Tales by Edgar Allan Poe
The Most Disturbing Books Ever Written
3,301 books — 11,670 voters

Léon und Louise by Alex CapusDer Hals der Giraffe by Judith Schalansky
Deutscher Buchpreis, 2005–2011
111 books — 33 voters
Animal Farm by George OrwellThe Giving Tree by Shel SilversteinAlice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis CarrollThe Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
32,839 books — 124,654 voters

The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónThe Complete Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi
Best Books of the 21st Century
9,838 books — 22,453 voters
1984 by George OrwellThe Giving Tree by Shel SilversteinThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonA Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniLife of Pi by Yann Martel
Books You Would Recommend to Strangers
13,231 books — 8,696 voters

The Book Thief by Markus ZusakDer kleine Prinz by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryDie unendliche Geschichte by Michael EndeSchiffbruch mit Tiger by Yann Martel
books that mean everything!
64 books — 85 voters
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John BoyneThe Pianist by Władysław SzpilmanSuite Française by Irène NémirovskyEvery Man Dies Alone by Hans Fallada
Well-Written Holocaust Books
930 books — 3,011 voters

In Cold Blood by Truman CapoteThe Complete Stories and Poems by Edgar Allan PoeThe Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónThe Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank BaumAnd Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
Best Books Ever
78,979 books — 294,103 voters