Goodreads Choice Awards Opening Round

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by B. (37 Lists)



The Bell Jar by Sylvia PlathGone Girl by Gillian FlynnThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonAmericanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Best Mentally Ill Characters
266 books — 266 voters
The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
Mental Illness and Disorders
176 books — 128 voters

Bad Feminist by Roxane Gay
Nerdland 2014 Summer Reading List
11 books — 3 voters
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya AngelouThe Color Purple by Alice WalkerWild Seed by Octavia E. ButlerSister Citizen by Melissa V. Harris-Perry
Must Read Books by Black Female Authors
88 books — 30 voters

An Unquiet Mind by Kay Redfield JamisonGirl, Interrupted by Susanna Kaysen
Memoirs of Mental Illness
59 books — 57 voters
Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden
Strippers, Prostitutes, and Porn Stars. Oh My!
348 books — 251 voters

Understanding Depression by J. Raymond DePauloProzac Nation by Elizabeth WurtzelAn Unquiet Mind by Kay Redfield Jamison
Books Worth Reading on Depression (fiction and nonfiction)
549 books — 692 voters
The Twelve Tribes of Hattie by Ayana MathisThe House Girl by Tara ConklinAmericanah by Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieA Deeper Love Inside by Sister Souljah
Anticipated Literary Reads for Readers of Color 2013
201 books — 546 voters

The Holy Bible by AnonymousThe Elements of Style by William Strunk Jr.Fast Food Nation by Eric SchlosserThe Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel WilkersonThe Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm X
New York Times Best Nonfiction Books
95 books — 84 voters
Lean In by Sheryl Sandberg
2013 NY Times Best-Sellers - Non-Fiction
61 books — 208 voters

Freakonomics by Steven D. Levitt
Sociology Books
589 books — 458 voters
The Color Purple by Alice WalkerThe Souls of Black Folk by W.E.B. Du BoisNarrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass by Frederick DouglassWild Seed by Octavia E. ButlerGo Tell It on the Mountain by James Baldwin
African American Books That Changed Our Lives
137 books — 185 voters

Black Feminist Thought by Patricia Hill CollinsSister Citizen by Melissa V. Harris-Perry
Black Feminist/Womanist Studies (nonfiction)
137 books — 116 voters
Gone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellRoots by Alex HaleyBeloved by Toni Morrison
Recommended Historical Fiction
4,047 books — 4,512 voters

Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellRoots by Alex HaleyThe Color Purple by Alice Walker
Best Historical Fiction
8,407 books — 27,586 voters
The Four Agreements by Miguel Ruiz
Healing & Spirituality
1,092 books — 1,634 voters

If You Have to Cry, Go Outside by Kelly CutroneMy Horizontal Life by Chelsea HandlerBelly Laughs by Jenny McCarthy
Celebrity Books
185 books — 84 voters
How to Win Friends & Influence People by Dale CarnegieThink and Grow Rich by Napoleon HillEmotional Intelligence 2.0 by Travis BradberryThe Four Agreements by Miguel Ruiz
Best Self Help Books
2,391 books — 2,821 voters

Twilight by Stephenie MeyerSex and the City by Candace BushnellGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellThe Color Purple by Alice WalkerMemoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden
The MOVIE was BETTER than the BOOK
1,123 books — 10,101 voters
Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellTwilight by Stephenie Meyer
I Only Watched the Movie!
1,228 books — 6,118 voters

Gone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellMemoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenThe Color Purple by Alice Walker
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,801 books — 49,896 voters
An Unquiet Mind by Kay Redfield Jamison
Women and Mental Illness (fiction and nonfiction)
1,280 books — 2,657 voters

Double Love by Francine PascalKristy's Great Idea by Ann M. MartinHeaven by V.C. AndrewsThe Truth About Stacey by Ann M. MartinMary Anne Saves the Day by Ann M. Martin
Young Adult Series Books published in the '80s & '90s
702 books — 585 voters
Wild Seed by Octavia E. ButlerPatternmaster by Octavia E. ButlerMind of My Mind by Octavia E. Butler
African American Science Fiction
266 books — 219 voters

Charlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteLittle Women by Louisa May AlcottGreen Eggs and Ham by Dr. SeussThe Cat in the Hat by Dr. SeussBaby-Sitters Club Boxed Set #1 by Ann M. Martin
Favorite books from my childhood
4,543 books — 7,740 voters
The Souls of Black Folk by W.E.B. Du BoisThe Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm XThe Color Purple by Alice WalkerEarly Novels & Stories by James Baldwin
African American Cultural Studies
185 books — 59 voters

Something Borrowed by Emily GiffinPride and Prejudice and Zombies by Seth Grahame-SmithThe Help by Kathryn StockettThe Dark Fields by Alan Glynn
2011 Books To Movies List
51 books — 54 voters
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass by Frederick DouglassBeloved by Toni MorrisonCane River by Lalita TademyRoots by Alex HaleyThe Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman by Ernest J. Gaines
Slavery
186 books — 118 voters

Freakonomics by Steven D. LevittNickel and Dimed by Barbara EhrenreichLies My Teacher Told Me by James W. LoewenA People’s History of the United States by Howard ZinnThere Are No Children Here by Alex Kotlowitz
Best Non-Fiction (no biographies)
6,539 books — 8,281 voters
Blogging for Dummies by Brad HillGrant Writing For Dummies by Beverly A. Browning
For Dummies Series
339 books — 103 voters


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