The Big Books of Fall

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Patrick Collins (16 Lists)



Stardust by Neil GaimanThe Complete Grimm's Fairy Tales by Jacob GrimmThe Last Unicorn by Peter S. BeagleDeathless by Catherynne M. ValenteFables, Vol. 1 by Bill Willingham
The Best Fairytales and Retellings
2,862 books — 9,235 voters
Catherine the Great by Robert K. MassieLongitude by Dava Sobel
Best History Books
4,074 books — 4,569 voters

The Golem and the Jinni by Helene WeckerOne Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez
Historical Fiction With a Dash of Magic
475 books — 755 voters
Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyGreat Expectations by Charles DickensJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
UK 100 Books to Read in a Lifetime: Readers' Picks
1,551 books — 559 voters

Longitude by Dava SobelBrunelleschi's Dome by Ross KingThe Calendar by David Ewing Duncan
Microhistory: Social Histories of Just One Thing
1,914 books — 2,281 voters
The Calendar by David Ewing Duncan
You Read a Book about What?
4,159 books — 2,582 voters

I, Claudius by Robert Graves
Best Historical Fiction About Ancient Rome
378 books — 650 voters
The Penelopiad by Margaret Atwood
Best Books About Mythology
1,421 books — 2,249 voters

Longitude by Dava SobelGalileo's Daughter by Dava SobelThe Seven Daughters of Eve by Bryan SykesThe Calendar by David Ewing Duncan
Best Science Books - Non-Fiction Only
1,961 books — 3,656 voters
Girl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy ChevalierAn Artist of the Floating World by Kazuo Ishiguro
Art & Artists in Fiction
1,011 books — 1,217 voters

Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenAnne of Green Gables by L.M. MontgomeryOne Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
32,913 books — 124,887 voters
The Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettShōgun by James ClavellWorld Without End by Ken FollettShantaram by Gregory David Roberts
Big Fat Books Worth the Effort
1,878 books — 7,006 voters

Kafka on the Shore by Haruki MurakamiBest Served Cold by Joe AbercrombieAmerican Gods by Neil Gaiman
Best Fantasy Books of the 21st Century
3,183 books — 10,199 voters
Shōgun by James ClavellI, Claudius by Robert GravesThe Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettWorld Without End by Ken FollettGirl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier
Best Historical Fiction
8,154 books — 27,110 voters

Sophie’s World by Jostein GaarderCorelli’s Mandolin by Louis de BernièresThe God of Small Things by Arundhati RoyMemoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden
Best Books of the Decade: 1990s
3,128 books — 3,698 voters
Shantaram by Gregory David Roberts
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,209 books — 28,384 voters