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Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Karen (32 Lists)



Alias Grace by Margaret AtwoodHigh by Brian O'Dea
Prison Books
529 books — 249 voters
United Artists by S.X. Rosenstock
Your Favourite Book of Poetry.
956 books — 673 voters

United Artists by S.X. Rosenstock
Best Poets
526 books — 401 voters
United Artists by S.X. Rosenstock
Best Poetry Books
3,053 books — 2,609 voters

Alias Grace by Margaret AtwoodThe Sense of an Ending by Julian Barnes
Books with Unreliable Narrators
503 books — 493 voters
Shadow Divers by Robert Kurson
Best Non-Fiction (no biographies)
6,264 books — 8,155 voters

Special Topics in Calamity Physics by Marisha PesslBastard Out of Carolina by Dorothy AllisonThe Poisonwood Bible by Barbara KingsolverExtremely Loud & Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer
Juvenile Narrators in Books for Grown-Ups
216 books — 129 voters
The Lovely Bones by Alice SeboldThe Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot DíazThe Secret History by Donna Tartt
Unique Narrators
401 books — 348 voters

Tijuana Straits by Kem NunnThe Dogs of Winter by Kem NunnTapping the Source by Kem Nunn
Down by the Sea
741 books — 565 voters
I Am the Cheese by Robert Cormier
Books with endings I honestly didn't see coming
674 books — 635 voters

2030 by Albert Brooks
Deferred Gratification: 2011's Most Eagerly Awaited New Books
126 books — 375 voters
2030 by Albert Brooks
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,731 books — 25,622 voters

2030 by Albert Brooks
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
3,996 books — 26,654 voters
2030 by Albert BrooksPacazo by Roy Kesey
Can't Wait Books For 2011
1,240 books — 6,622 voters

2030 by Albert Brooks
Best Dark Humor
737 books — 1,644 voters
2030 by Albert Brooks
Funniest Novels of All Time
1,438 books — 2,390 voters

Perfume by Patrick SüskindThe Secret History by Donna TarttThe Godfather by Mario Puzo
Rooting for the Bad Guy
687 books — 1,471 voters
The Silver Palate Cookbook by Julee RossoThe Zuni Cafe Cookbook by Judy RodgersThe Vegetarian Epicure Book Two by Anna ThomasThe New Best Recipe by Cook's Illustrated
Best Cookbooks
1,463 books — 1,117 voters

Little Bee by Chris CleaveCutting for Stone by Abraham VergheseThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Díaz
Foreign Lands
2,381 books — 2,262 voters
A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole
Writers who committed suicide
459 books — 288 voters

Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourtWhite Oleander by Janet Fitch
Best Coming of Age Stories
1,381 books — 1,216 voters
The Devil Wears Prada by Lauren Weisberger
The MOVIE was BETTER than the BOOK
1,134 books — 10,101 voters

The Namesake by Jhumpa LahiriEverything is Illuminated by Jonathan Safran FoerThe Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot DíazThe Help by Kathryn StockettThe History of Love by Nicole Krauss
Best Books of the 21st Century
9,833 books — 22,381 voters
Point Dume by Katie Arnoldi
Best Books about Marijuana
40 books — 55 voters

The Thirteenth Tale by Diane SetterfieldPresumed Innocent by Scott TurowRed Dragon by Thomas HarrisThe Lovely Bones by Alice SeboldIn the Woods by Tana French
Best Crime & Mystery Books
7,460 books — 16,251 voters
The History of Love by Nicole KraussCutting for Stone by Abraham VergheseThe Help by Kathryn StockettThe Story of Edgar Sawtelle by David WroblewskiWater for Elephants by Sara Gruen
Best Audiobooks
1,624 books — 1,152 voters

The History of Love by Nicole KraussShutter Island by Dennis LehanePresumed Innocent by Scott Turow
Best Twists
8,651 books — 9,606 voters
A Very Long Engagement by Sébastien JaprisotThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniA Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniThe Story of Edgar Sawtelle by David WroblewskiLittle Bee by Chris Cleave
Books That Made You Cry
1,609 books — 3,292 voters


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