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Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by GK (31 Lists)



In the Woods by Tana French
Best Fiction Set in Ireland
819 books — 561 voters
Sinning Across Spain by Ailsa PiperTwo Steps Forward by Graeme Simsion
Camino de Santiago
205 books — 110 voters

The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyThe Color Purple by Alice Walker
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
32,839 books — 124,653 voters
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall SmithNervous Conditions by Tsitsi Dangarembga
Africa (fiction and nonfiction)
1,892 books — 1,775 voters

The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall SmithNervous Conditions by Tsitsi Dangarembga
Best books for an African Safari
483 books — 527 voters
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith
Fictitious Africa
562 books — 284 voters

The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers
Space Opera with Female Protagonists and a Bit Of Romance
218 books — 482 voters
The 2020 Commission Report On The North Korean Nuclear Attack... by Jeffrey LewisThe Last by Hanna Jameson
Nuclear Apocalypse
73 books — 177 voters

The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
FICTION Books That Opened Your Eyes to a Social or Political Issue
431 books — 317 voters
The 2020 Commission Report On The North Korean Nuclear Attack... by Jeffrey LewisThe Last by Hanna Jameson
Fictional Books About Nuclear War
25 books — 32 voters

Fahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyStation Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
Post-Apocalyptia
490 books — 403 voters
The Bell Jar by Sylvia PlathThe Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
Manic depression and bi-polar illness in literature
170 books — 200 voters

Let's Pretend This Never Happened by Jenny LawsonThe Bell Jar by Sylvia PlathLooking for Alaska by John GreenWe Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley JacksonStill Alice by Lisa Genova
Women and Mental Illness (fiction and nonfiction)
1,247 books — 2,582 voters
The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
Depression and Mental Illness
602 books — 503 voters

All the Bright Places by Jennifer NivenLooking for Alaska by John Green
YA involving mental health issues (2000-present)
531 books — 1,145 voters
The Bell Jar by Sylvia PlathThe Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen ChboskyLet's Pretend This Never Happened by Jenny LawsonReasons to Stay Alive by Matt Haig
Borderline Personality Disorder, Insanity, and related issues
591 books — 757 voters

Ice Bound by Jerri Nielsen
Non-fiction books set in Antarctica
30 books — 17 voters
Turn Right at Machu Picchu by Mark Adams
Adventure Travel & Exploration In South America
86 books — 124 voters

Terra Incognita by Sara Wheeler
Adventure Travel & Exploration In The Polar Regions
91 books — 51 voters
Terra Incognita by Sara WheelerIce Bound by Jerri Nielsen
To the Poles
118 books — 82 voters

The Soul of an Octopus by Sy MontgomeryTwenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by Jules VerneOther Minds by Peter Godfrey-Smith
Best Books with Cephalopods
124 books — 73 voters
Where'd You Go, Bernadette by Maria SempleOut of the Ice by Ann TurnerIce Bound by Jerri NielsenTerra Incognita by Sara Wheeler
All Things Antarctic
65 books — 25 voters

Out of the Ice by Ann TurnerWhere'd You Go, Bernadette by Maria SempleTroubling a Star by Madeleine L'Engle
Stories set in Antarctica
92 books — 86 voters
Where'd You Go, Bernadette by Maria SempleOut of the Ice by Ann Turner
Books Set in Antarctica
40 books — 41 voters

City of the Beasts by Isabel Allende
Amazon Rainforest
106 books — 97 voters
The Midnight Watch by David Dyer
2016 Must Reads
367 books — 262 voters

Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin SloanInkheart by Cornelia FunkeThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakFahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Books about Books and Libraries
844 books — 416 voters
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling
The Book Was Better Than the Movie
1,654 books — 18,684 voters

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Golden Compass by Philip Pullman
Best Young Adult Books
13,322 books — 80,572 voters
Let's Pretend This Never Happened by Jenny Lawson
Biography and Memoirs that are BETTER than Fiction
2,628 books — 3,538 voters


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