Big Books of Summer

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
1,348 books — 4,659 voters
Life of Pi by Yann Martel
TO DIE FOR 2000 - 2015 STAND-ALONES
1,990 books — 5,363 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
1,875 books — 6,999 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
12,236 books — 12,526 voters

The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
Best Historical Fiction
7,869 books — 26,208 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.
1,824 books — 4,129 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
13,197 books — 80,435 voters
Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood
Best Books Ever
78,172 books — 291,536 voters

And the Band Played On by Randy Shilts
Best History Books
3,926 books — 4,081 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
3,120 books — 10,081 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)
4,618 books — 26,742 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
8,705 books — 25,681 voters

The Golem and the Jinni by Helene WeckerThe Alienist by Caleb CarrStorm Front by Jim Butcher
Books That Should Be Made Into Movies
32,521 books — 69,857 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
3,987 books — 26,600 voters

Warm Bodies by Isaac MarionWorld War Z by Max Brooks
Best Zombie Books
1,456 books — 3,084 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee1984 by George OrwellHarry Potter and the Philosopher'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
32,521 books — 123,816 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
1,370 books — 471 voters