Big Books of Summer

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



Miller's Valley by Anna QuindlenThe Vegetarian by Han KangMr. Splitfoot by Samantha Hunt
Anticipated 2016 Literary Fiction
336 books — 707 voters
Commonwealth by Ann PatchettThe High Mountains of Portugal by Yann MartelThe Portable Veblen by Elizabeth Mckenzie
Goodreads Picks for Tournament of Books 2017
520 books — 2,004 voters

Bats of the Republic by Zachary Thomas DodsonHouse of Leaves by Mark Z. DanielewskiElla Minnow Pea by Mark Dunn
Books with Innovative Book Design / Structure
306 books — 551 voters
Fortune Smiles by Adam JohnsonIn the Unlikely Event by Judy BlumeSlade House by David MitchellKitchens of the Great Midwest by J. Ryan Stradal
The 2016 Tournament of Books Longlist
85 books — 41 voters

Outlander by Diana GabaldonStation Eleven by Emily St. John MandelThe Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil GaimanIs Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? by Mindy KalingNeil Patrick Harris by Neil Patrick Harris
2015: What People Born in the 1980s Have Read in 2015
1,942 books — 556 voters
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith
African Fiction
603 books — 432 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Firm by Robin WaterfieldThe Client by John GrishamThe Pelican Brief by John GrishamSupreme Ambitions by David Lat
Law and Lawyers in Fiction
470 books — 196 voters
An Untamed State by Roxane GayAll the Birds, Singing by Evie WyldDept. of Speculation by Jenny OffillStation Eleven by Emily St. John MandelAll the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
2015 Tournament of Books Short List
17 books — 158 voters

State of Wonder by Ann PatchettThe Marriage Plot by Jeffrey Eugenides1Q84 by Haruki MurakamiThe Art of Fielding by Chad HarbachThe Sisters Brothers by Patrick deWitt
2012 Tournament of Books
16 books — 245 voters
The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls
Best Books of the 21st Century
9,831 books — 22,344 voters

Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellThe Red Tent by Anita Diamant
Best Historical Fiction
7,860 books — 26,179 voters
Garlic and Sapphires by Ruth ReichlTender at the Bone by Ruth ReichlJulie and Julia by Julie PowellFast Food Nation by Eric SchlosserBorn Round by Frank Bruni
Food-Related Non-Fiction
1,248 books — 1,653 voters

Becoming Justice Blackmun by Linda GreenhouseOne L by Scott Turow
BEST BOOKS FOR LAW STUDENTS
252 books — 179 voters
Garlic and Sapphires by Ruth Reichl
Great Books about Food
479 books — 160 voters

Glamour by Louise Bagshawe
Cover Couples
1,079 books — 590 voters
The Help by Kathryn StockettThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsWater for Elephants by Sara GruenA Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinBridget Jones’s Diary by Helen Fielding
ONE DAY Best Summer Reads
1,666 books — 5,985 voters

Till We Have Faces by C.S. Lewis
The Best Fairytales and Retellings
2,840 books — 9,203 voters