Big Books of Summer

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Rachel (104 Lists)



The Return of the King by J.R.R. Tolkien
Fiction: Characters with Missing Limb/Amputation
432 books — 117 voters
Sapiens by Yuval Noah HarariOutliers by Malcolm Gladwell
Best of 21st Century Non-fiction
1,274 books — 1,120 voters

The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondō
How To Hygge: The Secrets of Nordic Living
37 books — 4 voters
The Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael PollanBorn to Run by Christopher McDougall
Best Non-Fiction (no biographies)
6,264 books — 8,123 voters

The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondō
Simple Living & Minimalism
100 books — 160 voters
The Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael Pollan
Food-Related Non-Fiction
1,254 books — 1,659 voters

The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy by Douglas AdamsA Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter M. Miller Jr.
SF Masterworks
203 books — 727 voters
The Queen of Attolia by Megan Whalen TurnerThe Thief by Megan Whalen Turner
Fantasy Books about Thieves
64 books — 75 voters

Seraphina by Rachel Hartman
Less Known Doulogies/Trilogies I Might Check Out
95 books — 19 voters
Young Miles by Lois McMaster Bujold
Recommendations for Megan Whalen Turner Fans
132 books — 175 voters

The Shadow of the Bear by Regina DomanWaking Rose by Regina Doman
Catholic YA Fiction
110 books — 79 voters
The King Arthur Trilogy by Rosemary SutcliffThe Squire's Tale by Gerald MorrisThe Sword in the Stone by T.H. WhiteThe Road to Camlann by Rosemary SutcliffThe Sword and the Circle by Rosemary Sutcliff
Arthurian Fiction for Children
288 books — 43 voters

The Three Musketeers by Alexandre DumasA Tale of Two Cities by Charles DickensThe Scarlet Pimpernel by Emmuska Orczy
Best Historical Fiction Books that Are Actually Historical Fiction
2,649 books — 3,191 voters
Mara, Daughter of the Nile by Eloise Jarvis McGraw
Best Egyptian Historical Fiction
217 books — 456 voters

Sabriel by Garth NixDark Lord of Derkholm by Diana Wynne Jones
Best Fantasy of the 90s
417 books — 792 voters
Steelheart by Brandon SandersonSaga, Volume 1 by Brian K. Vaughan
Best Fantasy of the 2010s
1,672 books — 1,916 voters

The Princess and the Goblin by George MacDonaldThe Odyssey by HomerSir Gawain and the Green Knight by Gawain PoetFive Children and It by E. Nesbit
Pre-Tolkien Fantasy
383 books — 367 voters
The Once and Future King by T.H. WhiteSir Gawain and the Green Knight by Gawain PoetThe Squire's Tale by Gerald MorrisHawk of May by Gillian BradshawThe Squire, His Knight, and His Lady by Gerald Morris
The Arthurian Legend Retold
457 books — 762 voters

Lirael by Garth NixAlcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians by Brandon SandersonThe Murders of Richard III by Elizabeth PetersGuards! Guards! by Terry Pratchett
Books About Librarians
456 books — 578 voters
The Thrilling Adventures of Lovelace and Babbage by Sydney PaduaA Bride's Story, Vol. 1 by Kaoru MoriFullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 1 by Hiromu ArakawaHyperbole and a Half by Allie Brosh
Comics & Graphic Novels by Women
1,497 books — 1,369 voters

The Princess Bride by William GoldmanGuards! Guards! by Terry Pratchett
Hufflepuff Required Reading
64 books — 15 voters
All Creatures Great and Small by James Herriot
Heroes / Heroines who belong in Hufflepuff
162 books — 33 voters

Mara, Daughter of the Nile by Eloise Jarvis McGrawThe Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Heroes / Heroines who belong in Slytherin
213 books — 43 voters
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleShards of Honour by Lois McMaster Bujold
Heroes / Heroines who belong in Ravenclaw
153 books — 34 voters

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsThe Secret of NIMH by Seymour Reit
Ravenclaw's Rationality
131 books — 86 voters
Games Wizards Play by Diane DuaneCalamity by Brandon SandersonHeartless by Marissa Meyer
Can't Wait Science Fiction/Fantasy of 2016
461 books — 1,866 voters

Anna Dressed in Blood by Kendare BlakeGone Girl by Gillian FlynnAnd Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
Anti-Heroines
373 books — 205 voters
Cordelia's Honor by Lois McMaster Bujold
Girls With Guns: Military Space Opera Starring Female Soldiers
222 books — 485 voters

Jinx by Sage Blackwood
Middle Grade Novels of 2013
386 books — 834 voters
84, Charing Cross Road by Helene HanffWeird Things Customers Say in Bookshops by Jen Campbell
Books About Bookstores
651 books — 808 voters


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