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Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Irene (23 Lists)



The Romanov Empress by C.W. Gortner
Historical Fiction 2018
420 books — 976 voters
The Things We Keep by Sally Hepworth
Best Books of 2016
1,832 books — 2,784 voters

Where It Hurts by Reed Farrel ColemanAfter the Crash by Michel BussiBefore the Fall by Noah Hawley
Booklist Best Mystery Fiction 2016 (Part 1 of 2)
139 books — 105 voters
The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk KiddThe Sharp Hook of Love by Sherry JonesUnder the Wide and Starry Sky by Nancy HoranAll the Light We Cannot See by Anthony DoerrThe Winter People by Jennifer McMahon
Historical Fiction 2014
387 books — 1,975 voters

The Help by Kathryn Stockett
2012: What the Over 35s Have Read So Far
3,300 books — 728 voters
American Dervish by Ayad AkhtarThe Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down by Anne Fadiman
NPR
162 books — 150 voters

Broken Irish by Edward J. Delaney
Best Unknown Books
2,344 books — 1,862 voters
By Fire, By Water by Mitchell James Kaplan
Brilliant Books
425 books — 174 voters

The Reluctant Fundamentalist by Mohsin HamidLearning to Swim by Sara J. HenryA Simple Plan by Scott Smith
Quick Reads
1,063 books — 718 voters
Entwined by Heather Dixon Wallwork
Best Book Covers 2011
743 books — 2,836 voters

Mercy Among the Children by David Adams RichardsThe Birth House by Ami McKayThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodCrow Lake by Mary Lawson
Canada
361 books — 155 voters
The Murderer's Daughters by Randy Susan MeyersWench by Dolen Perkins-Valdez
Best books of January, 2010
35 books — 55 voters

The Enchanted April by Elizabeth von Arnim
Best books for Spring reading
186 books — 104 voters
The Da Vinci Code by Dan BrownWicked by Gregory MaguireThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
Books I Regret Reading
2,300 books — 3,224 voters

Every Man Dies Alone by Hans Fallada
Well-Written Holocaust Books
891 books — 2,885 voters
The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerThe Memory Keeper's Daughter by Kim Edwards
Huh? I Thought That Book Would Be Better Than It Was
882 books — 750 voters

The Murderer's Daughters by Randy Susan MeyersMy Name Is Mary Sutter by Robin OliveiraAshes to Water by Irene ZieglerMudbound by Hillary Jordan
Lesser Known Authors
3,944 books — 3,357 voters
Glorious by Bernice L. McFadden
Predict Oprah's Next Book Club Book!
139 books — 460 voters

The Water Horse by Julia GregsonEternal on the Water by Joseph MonningerFire at Midnight by Lisa Marie Wilkinson
Beautiful Book Covers
518 books — 348 voters
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
Good Urban Literature
165 books — 293 voters

Wicked by Gregory MaguireThe Name of the Rose by Umberto EcoLook Homeward, Angel by Thomas Wolfe
The Most Begun "Read but Unfinished" (Started) book ever
2,606 books — 13,136 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Lovely Bones by Alice SeboldBecause of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamilloA Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty SmithThe Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne
Best Young Adult Fiction
3,600 books — 6,916 voters

The Year of the Flood by Margaret AtwoodSummertime by J.M. CoetzeeSacred Hearts by Sarah Dunant
The "Can't Wait" Book of '09
443 books — 2,031 voters