Escapist Reads

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Lisa (22 Lists)



The Disappearing Spoon by Sam KeanThe Great Influenza by John M. Barry
You Read a Book about What?
4,136 books — 2,438 voters
The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardLes Misérables by Victor HugoOne Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García MárquezThe Princess Bride by William Goldman
Books That Exceeded Your Expectations
15,538 books — 17,490 voters

The Millionaire Next Door by Thomas J. StanleyThe Total Money Makeover by Dave RamseyYour Money or Your Life by Joe DomínguezThe Bogleheads' Guide to Investing by Taylor Larimore
Personal Finance
217 books — 271 voters
Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson
The Most Deserving Newbery
132 books — 3,028 voters

The Bell Jar by Sylvia PlathThe Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales by Oliver SacksAn Unquiet Mind by Kay Redfield Jamison
Borderline Personality Disorder, Insanity, and related issues
579 books — 746 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyLes Misérables by Victor Hugo
Read These In School - Liked Them Anyway
343 books — 477 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee1984 by George OrwellBrave New World by Aldous Huxley
I'm glad someone made me read this book
11,275 books — 10,951 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
32,552 books — 123,943 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee1984 by George OrwellAnimal Farm by George Orwell
Best Page-Turners with Redeeming Social Value
8,096 books — 5,823 voters
And Then There Were None by Agatha ChristieRebecca by Daphne du Maurier
Best Crime & Mystery Books
7,446 books — 16,348 voters

The Lorax by Dr. SeussThe Monster at the End of this Book by Jon StoneAlexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by Judith ViorstAre You My Mother? by P.D. EastmanBridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson
Best Children's Books
5,375 books — 6,976 voters
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsThe Princess Bride by William GoldmanA Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson
Best Humorous Books
4,420 books — 8,092 voters

A Prayer for Owen Meany by John IrvingThe Bridges of Madison County by Robert James WallerLes Misérables by Victor HugoBridge to Terabithia by Katherine PatersonWhere the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls
Books that Made You Cry!
3,367 books — 7,992 voters
Cryptonomicon by Neal StephensonSnow Crash by Neal StephensonDo Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick
Best cyberpunk books
225 books — 456 voters

The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
Feminist Science Fiction Books
240 books — 412 voters
Ivanhoe by Walter ScottSir Gawain and the Green Knight by Gawain PoetThe Red Badge of Courage and Other Stories by Stephen Crane
Read These In School - Would Have Preferred A Root Canal
464 books — 1,589 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodWuthering Heights by Emily Brontë1984 by George Orwell
AP Literature
221 books — 224 voters
The Giving Tree by Shel SilversteinAlexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by Judith ViorstThe Monster at the End of this Book by Jon StoneCorduroy by Don FreemanWhere the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak
Best children's books EVER
2,166 books — 2,339 voters

The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Bridges of Madison County by Robert James WallerThe Princess Bride by William GoldmanThe Silence of the Lambs by Thomas HarrisGirl, Interrupted by Susanna Kaysen
The MOVIE was BETTER than the BOOK
1,134 books — 10,103 voters
Les Misérables by Victor HugoThe Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre DumasThe Two Towers by J.R.R. TolkienJurassic Park by Michael CrichtonTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
The Book Was Better Than the Movie
1,579 books — 18,688 voters

A Prayer for Owen Meany by John IrvingThe Handmaid's Tale by Margaret AtwoodBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyOne Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García MárquezEnder’s Game by Orson Scott Card
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,878 books — 49,826 voters
Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine PatersonTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Westing Game by Ellen RaskinThe True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle by Avi
Best Young Adult Books
13,215 books — 80,468 voters