Big Books of Summer

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Thom (20 Lists)



The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienWatership Down by Richard AdamsThe Black Stallion by Walter FarleyBen-Hur by Lew WallaceThe Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum
Best Classics Ever Written
484 books — 285 voters
The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienSchindler’s List by Thomas KeneallyThe Rise and Fall of the Third Reich by William L. ShirerDune by Frank Herbert
Big Fat Books Worth the Effort
1,875 books — 6,999 voters

The Red Sea Sharks by Hergé
Best Tintin books
36 books — 162 voters
1984 by George OrwellDies the Fire by S.M. StirlingFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburySnow Crash by Neal StephensonDo Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick
This Is the End...
1,014 books — 1,607 voters

Star Wars by Michael A. Stackpole
Best Star Wars Books
467 books — 1,308 voters
The Civil War by Shelby FooteThe Shadow Rising by Robert JordanWatership Down by Richard AdamsSnow Crash by Neal StephensonDo Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick
Best Books Ever
78,161 books — 291,495 voters

World War Z by Max BrooksThe Walking Dead, Book One by Robert Kirkman
Zombies!
1,704 books — 4,355 voters
The Way of Kings by Brandon SandersonWar and Peace by Leo TolstoyLord of Chaos by Robert JordanThe Civil War, Vol. 3 by Shelby FooteCryptonomicon by Neal Stephenson
Thickest Books Ever
889 books — 2,486 voters

Freakonomics by Steven D. LevittA Distant Mirror by Barbara W. TuchmanIn a Sunburned Country by Bill Bryson
favorite non-fiction
2,935 books — 1,332 voters
Dune by Frank Herbert
Books that Should Be Made into BETTER Movies
162 books — 313 voters

1984 by George OrwellFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardSnow Crash by Neal Stephenson
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
3,982 books — 26,597 voters
The Eye of the World by Robert JordanThe Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. LewisGardens of the Moon by Steven EriksonRedwall by Brian Jacques
The Best Epic Fantasy (fiction)
4,615 books — 26,739 voters

Freakonomics by Steven D. Levitt
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,216 books — 28,373 voters
Freakonomics by Steven D. LevittThe Guns of August by Barbara W. Tuchman
Best Non-Fiction (no biographies)
6,260 books — 8,104 voters

Black Hawk Down by Mark BowdenThe Guns of August by Barbara W. TuchmanThe Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors by James D. HornfischerRetribution by Max Hastings
Best Non-fiction War Books
2,205 books — 2,586 voters
The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Eye of the World by Robert JordanRedwall by Brian JacquesGardens of the Moon by Steven Erikson
Best Fantasy Series, Trilogies, and Duologies
2,184 books — 12,252 voters

The Civil War by Shelby FooteTeam of Rivals by Doris Kearns GoodwinA Stillness at Appomattox by Bruce CattonMr. Lincoln's Army by Bruce Catton
Best American Civil War Books
1,018 books — 1,019 voters
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienWatership Down by Richard AdamsCharlotte’s Web by E.B. White
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,875 books — 49,819 voters

Redwall by Brian JacquesCharlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteAnne of Green Gables by L.M. MontgomeryMrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH by Robert C. O'Brien
Best Young Adult Books
13,196 books — 80,434 voters
The Twelve Caesars by SuetoniusThe History of Rome, Books 21-30 by LivyThe History of Rome, Books 1-5 by LivyCaesar and Christ by Will DurantThe Annals of Imperial Rome by Tacitus
Best Books About Ancient Rome
752 books — 1,106 voters