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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
1,288 books — 3,471 voters
A Tale of Two Cities by Charles DickensThe Alienist by Caleb Carr
Best Historical Fiction
7,915 books — 26,322 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
7,215 books — 28,374 voters
The Alienist by Caleb CarrAngels & Demons by Dan Brown
Best Crime & Mystery Books
7,458 books — 16,246 voters

Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand1984 by George OrwellThe Stand by Stephen KingSwan Song by Robert McCammon
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
3,993 books — 26,645 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
8,120 books — 19,896 voters

Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,727 books — 25,604 voters
The Stand by Stephen King
Dystopia!
1,232 books — 2,793 voters