Big Books of Summer

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Joan Wise (30 Lists)



Fall of Giants by Ken FollettThe Night Circus by Erin MorgensternBefore I Go to Sleep by S.J. WatsonWinter of the World by Ken FollettState of Wonder by Ann Patchett
Best Books of the Decade: 2010s
7,720 books — 14,359 voters
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonOutlander by Diana GabaldonFifty Shades of Grey by E.L. JamesSackett's Land by Louis L'AmourThe Forsyte Saga by John Galsworthy
Best Series Books
738 books — 693 voters

Cape Fear by John D. MacDonald
Sandman's Florida Authors List
131 books — 30 voters
Necessary Women / The Mean Time by Karin Slaughter
2014's Most Anticipated Mysteries and Thrillers
311 books — 675 voters

London by Edward RutherfurdNew York by Edward RutherfurdParis by Edward RutherfurdDubliners by James Joyce
Cities
1,592 books — 139 voters
A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniMemoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden
Two Words I cried and cried
119 books — 92 voters

Of Marriageable Age by Sharon Maas
Dual Time Romances
270 books — 691 voters
The Monk by Matthew Gregory LewisThe Terror by Dan SimmonsThe Little Stranger by Sarah WatersThe Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónDrood by Dan Simmons
Books Stephen King Recommends
209 books — 168 voters

The Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniMemoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenThe Historian by Elizabeth KostovaStill Missing by Chevy StevensThe Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton
2011: What the Over 35s Have Read So Far
1,801 books — 439 voters
Close Range by Annie Proulx
Best Short Stories
1,767 books — 1,079 voters

The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonThe Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónShutter Island by Dennis LehaneThe Historian by Elizabeth Kostova
Best Crime & Mystery Books
7,442 books — 16,340 voters
Eye of the Needle by Ken FollettThe Day of the Jackal by Frederick Forsyth
Edgar Award Winners
125 books — 202 voters

The Historian by Elizabeth KostovaThe Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettThe Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónSarum by Edward Rutherfurd
Best Historical Fiction
7,869 books — 26,208 voters
The Historian by Elizabeth KostovaBlood Oath by Christopher Farnsworth
Best Adult Vampire Books
1,840 books — 4,980 voters

Blood Oath by Christopher Farnsworth
Couldn't Put The Book Down
17,452 books — 17,672 voters
The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver
What To Read Next
20,914 books — 24,939 voters

Atlantis by Ian DriscollTimaeus and Critias by PlatoAtlantis by Ignatius L. DonnellyFingerprints of the Gods by Graham Hancock
Best Books on Atlantis
89 books — 91 voters
Nancy Drew by Carolyn KeeneA Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith
Favorite books from my childhood
4,497 books — 7,694 voters

Sanctuary by Nora RobertsBlack Hills by Nora RobertsThe Villa by Nora Roberts
Best Nora Roberts Novels
281 books — 1,306 voters
My Secret Garden by Nancy FridayThe Verbally Abusive Relationship by Patricia EvansThe Red Tent by Anita DiamantBitches, Bimbos, and Ballbreakers by Guerrilla Girls
Best Feminist Books
2,803 books — 3,851 voters

The Kitchen House by Kathleen GrissomWinter Garden by Kristin HannahUnder the Dome by Stephen King
Can't Wait Books of 2010
1,233 books — 10,125 voters
The Kitchen House by Kathleen Grissom
Predict Oprah's Next Book Club Book!
140 books — 461 voters

The Historian by Elizabeth KostovaOne Thousand White Women by Jim FergusCreek Mary's Blood by Dee BrownBeach Music by Pat ConroyThe Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett
Best Books Ever
78,172 books — 291,536 voters
Dream West by David NevinThe Haunted Mesa by Louis L'Amour
Best Westerns
1,415 books — 1,577 voters

Winter Garden by Kristin HannahThe Kitchen House by Kathleen GrissomBlood Oath by Christopher Farnsworth
Best Books of 2010
1,577 books — 2,471 voters
Pearl of China by Anchee MinThe Water Horse by Julia GregsonThe Painted Veil by W. Somerset MaughamFire at Midnight by Lisa Marie WilkinsonShadow Princess by Indu Sundaresan
Beautiful Book Covers
518 books — 348 voters

Katherine by Anya Seton
Historical Fiction: The House of Plantagenet
216 books — 488 voters
McKettrick's Choice by Linda Lael MillerThe Last Chance Cafe by Linda Lael MillerHeartless by Diana PalmerFearless by Diana Palmer
Favorite Historical Western Romance Novels
704 books — 1,310 voters

Outlander by Diana GabaldonVoyager by Diana GabaldonDragonfly in Amber by Diana GabaldonKatherine by Anya SetonThe Thorn Birds by Colleen McCullough
100 Historical Romances To Read Before You Die
1,339 books — 1,583 voters
An Echo in the Bone by Diana Gabaldon
The "Can't Wait" Book of '09
443 books — 2,029 voters