The Big Books of Fall

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Emily (25 Lists)



The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldLolita by Vladimir NabokovThe Stranger by Albert CamusThe Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
Cult Classics
1,576 books — 2,043 voters
Ulysses by James JoyceDon Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes SaavedraAnna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
The Great Classics You Have Not Read Yet
764 books — 1,843 voters

The Odyssey by HomerFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
I'm glad someone made me read this book
11,417 books — 11,071 voters
The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerThe Grapes of Wrath by John SteinbeckLolita by Vladimir NabokovHis Dark Materials by Philip PullmanEast of Eden by John Steinbeck
Best Banned, Censored, and Challenged Books
898 books — 2,396 voters

The Road by Cormac McCarthyNight by Elie WieselThe Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne
Most Depressing Book of All Time
1,231 books — 3,982 voters
East of Eden by John SteinbeckThe Bell Jar by Sylvia PlathThe Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
32,930 books — 125,000 voters

The Help by Kathryn StockettThe Giver by Lois Lowry
Best Page-Turners with Redeeming Social Value
8,096 books — 5,830 voters
The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingThe Help by Kathryn StockettWater for Elephants by Sara GruenThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
ONE DAY Best Summer Reads
1,666 books — 5,983 voters

The Devil Wears Prada by Lauren WeisbergerMary Poppins by P.L. TraversJumanji by Chris Van AllsburgThe Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank BaumThe Curious Case of Benjamin Button by F. Scott Fitzgerald
I Only Watched the Movie!
1,227 books — 6,115 voters
A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray
Best Victorian Historical Fiction Set In Britain
318 books — 668 voters

The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
Best Experimental Books Ever
1,120 books — 1,743 voters
A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba BrayFever 1793 by Laurie Halse AndersonThe Luxe by Anna GodbersenA Northern Light by Jennifer Donnelly
Teen Historical Fiction
1,517 books — 3,278 voters

The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. LewisHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
Best Illustrated Book Covers
780 books — 508 voters
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingHis Dark Materials by Philip PullmanThe Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. LewisInkheart by Cornelia Funke
Best Fantasy Series, Trilogies, and Duologies
2,256 books — 12,216 voters

The Help by Kathryn StockettWater for Elephants by Sara GruenLife of Pi by Yann MartelHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling
Best Books of the 21st Century
9,827 books — 22,550 voters
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. RowlingA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleThe Stand by Stephen KingThe Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,818 books — 49,878 voters

The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsUglies by Scott Westerfeld
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
4,089 books — 26,958 voters
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Disappointing Books
2,776 books — 4,671 voters

The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman
Winter Reads
10,142 books — 2,883 voters
Along for the Ride by Sarah DessenA Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray
What To Read Next
21,087 books — 24,752 voters

John Adams by David McCullough1776 by David McCulloughThe Federalist Papers by Alexander HamiltonNarrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass by Frederick Douglass
Best American History Books
2,296 books — 3,116 voters
The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingCatching Fire by Suzanne CollinsThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Giver by Lois Lowry
Books that Blew Me Away and that I Still Think About
15,225 books — 15,971 voters

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingLife of Pi by Yann MartelMy Sister's Keeper by Jodi PicoultA Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,204 books — 28,383 voters
The Host by Stephenie MeyerA Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba BrayRebel Angels by Libba BrayThe Sweet Far Thing by Libba Bray
Top Young Adult Fantasy/Fiction Reads
63 books — 57 voters

Twilight by Stephenie MeyerBreaking Dawn by Stephenie MeyerA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleHarry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. Rowling
Read Them Twice...At Least
14,384 books — 12,252 voters