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Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Brian Leach (8 Lists)



The Stand by Stephen King1984 by George OrwellThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodSwan Song by Robert McCammon
Best Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
1,294 books — 3,491 voters
A Tale of Two Cities by Charles DickensThe Alienist by Caleb Carr
Best Historical Fiction
8,038 books — 26,712 voters

A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonMatterhorn by Karl MarlantesThe Devil in the White City by Erik LarsonThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniJohn Adams by David McCullough
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,272 books — 28,374 voters
The Alienist by Caleb CarrAngels & Demons by Dan Brown
Best Crime & Mystery Books
7,481 books — 16,405 voters

Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand1984 by George OrwellThe Stand by Stephen KingSwan Song by Robert McCammon
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
4,039 books — 26,780 voters
Behold a Pale Horse by Milton William CooperBook of Mormon, Doctrine and Covenants, Pearl of Great Price by The Church of Jesus Christ ...The Audacity of Hope by Barack ObamaScientology by L. Ron HubbardAn Inconvenient Truth by Al Gore
The Worst Books of All Time
8,115 books — 19,897 voters

Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,771 books — 25,807 voters
The Stand by Stephen King
Dystopia!
1,244 books — 2,814 voters