Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Mary (19 Lists)



The House of the Spirits by Isabel AllendeLike Water for Chocolate by Laura EsquivelThe Night Circus by Erin MorgensternMidnight’s Children by Salman RushdieThe Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie
Favorite Magical Realism Novels
1,309 books — 4,551 voters
Life of Pi by Yann Martel
TO DIE FOR 2000 - 2015 STAND-ALONES
1,978 books — 5,352 voters

The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre DumasDune by Frank HerbertThe Name of the Wind by Patrick RothfussAmerican Gods by Neil GaimanSarum by Edward Rutherfurd
Big Fat Books Worth the Effort
1,873 books — 6,997 voters
Watership Down by Richard AdamsOne Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken KeseyGone Girl by Gillian FlynnReady Player One by Ernest Cline
Original Stories . . . a Breath of Fresh Air
12,097 books — 12,229 voters

The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
Best Historical Fiction
7,446 books — 25,640 voters
Dune by Frank Herbert2001 by Arthur C. ClarkeThe Martian by Andy WeirThe Moon Is a Harsh Mistress by Robert A. HeinleinA Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter M. Miller Jr.
Best Science Fiction Ever Written.
1,800 books — 3,990 voters

The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen ChboskyThe Outsiders by S.E. HintonLord of the Flies by William Golding
Best Young Adult Books
13,138 books — 80,217 voters
Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood
Best Books Ever
76,759 books — 285,621 voters

And the Band Played On by Randy Shilts
Best History Books
3,726 books — 3,769 voters
American Gods by Neil GaimanBlack House by Stephen KingThe Dark Tower by Stephen KingWorld War Z by Max Brooks
Best Fantasy Books of the 21st Century
3,075 books — 9,934 voters

A Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinJ.R.R. Tolkien 4-Book Boxed Set by J.R.R. TolkienThe Gunslinger by Stephen KingGood Omens by Terry Pratchett
The Best Epic Fantasy (fiction)
4,240 books — 25,914 voters
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress by Robert A. HeinleinAmerican Gods by Neil GaimanThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodThe Stand by Stephen KingOryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,524 books — 24,809 voters

The Golem and the Jinni by Helene WeckerThe Alienist by Caleb CarrStorm Front by Jim Butcher
Books That Should Be Made Into Movies
32,242 books — 68,981 voters
The Gunslinger by Stephen KingOryx and Crake by Margaret AtwoodThe Stand by Stephen KingThe Handmaid's Tale by Margaret AtwoodWool Omnibus by Hugh Howey
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
3,776 books — 26,036 voters

Warm Bodies by Isaac MarionWorld War Z by Max Brooks
Best Zombie Books
1,439 books — 3,074 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee1984 by George OrwellHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankAnimal Farm by George Orwell
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,848 books — 121,063 voters

The Red Tent by Anita DiamantWide Sargasso Sea by Jean RhysMockingjay by Suzanne CollinsGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellCatching Fire by Suzanne Collins
Best Books by Female Authors
1,364 books — 467 voters