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Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Chris Johnson (19 Lists)



The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka
Best Books of the Decade: 1910s
542 books — 780 voters
Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale HurstonNative Son by Richard WrightSong of Solomon by Toni MorrisonThe Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm XInvisible Man by Ralph Ellison
Best African American Books
1,063 books — 1,161 voters

Watchmen by Alan MooreBatman by Frank MillerMartha Washington Saves the World by Frank MillerSin City Volume 1 by Frank MillerBatman by Alan Moore
Best Graphic Novels
3,502 books — 6,792 voters
Ulysses by James Joyce1984 by George OrwellBeloved by Toni Morrison
The Most Begun "Read but Unfinished" (Started) book ever
2,710 books — 13,275 voters

Cane by Jean ToomerThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldUlysses by James Joyce
Best Books of the Decade: 1920s
784 books — 1,133 voters
I, Robot by Isaac Asimov
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,764 books — 25,795 voters

Schindler’s List by Thomas Keneally
The Most Disturbing Books Ever Written
3,301 books — 11,668 voters
One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García MárquezTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Confessions of Nat Turner by William Styron
Best Books of the Decade: 1960s
1,440 books — 1,778 voters

Watchmen by Alan MooreBlood Meridian, or, the Evening Redness in the West by Cormac McCarthyBeloved by Toni Morrison
Best Books of the Decade: 1980s
2,273 books — 2,437 voters
Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale HurstonBrave New World by Aldous Huxley
Best Books of the Decade: 1930s
922 books — 1,261 voters

The Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm XSoul on Ice by Eldridge CleaverBlack Boy by Richard Wright
African American Memoirs
468 books — 216 voters
The Collected Poems by Langston Hughes
Best Poetry Books
3,083 books — 2,617 voters

The Road by Cormac McCarthyThe Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael ChabonWhat Is the What by Dave EggersNo Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthy
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,272 books — 28,374 voters
Song of Solomon by Toni MorrisonRoots by Alex HaleyGravity’s Rainbow by Thomas Pynchon
Best Books of the Decade: 1970s
1,956 books — 1,890 voters

Native Son by Richard WrightBlack Boy by Richard Wright1984 by George Orwell
Best Books of the Decade: 1940s
838 books — 1,151 voters
Things Fall Apart by Chinua AchebeInvisible Man by Ralph EllisonI, Robot by Isaac AsimovOn the Road by Jack KerouacLord of the Flies by William Golding
Best Books of the Decade: 1950s
1,207 books — 1,518 voters

All the Pretty Horses by Cormac McCarthyParadise by Toni MorrisonAmerican Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis
Best Books of the Decade: 1990s
3,181 books — 3,684 voters
The Cat in the Hat by Dr. Seuss
The Book Was Better Than the Movie
1,654 books — 18,684 voters

Batman by Alan MooreBatman by Frank MillerBatman by Jeph LoebBatman by Frank MillerBatman by Jeph Loeb
The Dark Knight: a pre-screening syllabus
17 books — 43 voters