Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by ester (53 Lists)



Bossypants by Tina Fey
Funny Memoir/Autobiography
455 books — 742 voters
The Fermata by Nicholson BakerTipping the Velvet by Sarah WatersFingersmith by Sarah Waters
Books On Sex That Don't Suck
34 books — 38 voters

Piranesi by Susanna ClarkeThe City We Became by N.K. JemisinWriters & Lovers by Lily KingThe Searcher by Tana FrenchThe Mirror & the Light by Hilary Mantel
Goodreads Picks for Tournament of Books 2021
123 books — 212 voters
Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie
Excellent Space Opera
1,027 books — 3,676 voters

A Proud Taste for Scarlet and Miniver by E.L. KonigsburgUp from Jericho Tel by E.L. Konigsburg
Best of E.L. Konigsburg
34 books — 5 voters
Normal People by Sally RooneyBecoming by Michelle ObamaThe Dutch House by Ann PatchettTrick Mirror by Jia Tolentino
New York Times 100 Notable Books of 2019
100 books — 43 voters

The Dutch House by Ann PatchettThe Winter of the Witch by Katherine Arden
Best Books of 2019
1,389 books — 1,961 voters
The Fifth Season by N.K. JemisinThe Stone Sky by N.K. JemisinThe Obelisk Gate by N.K. JemisinThe Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine ArdenA God in Ruins by Kate Atkinson
Best Literary Sci-Fi & Fantasy: 2015-2020
47 books — 25 voters

Educated by Tara WestoverBecoming by Michelle ObamaLittle Fires Everywhere by Celeste NgCirce by Madeline Miller
What Women Born in the 80's are Reading in 2019
920 books — 122 voters
Gaudy Night by Dorothy L. SayersIn the Woods by Tana FrenchCrocodile on the Sandbank by Elizabeth PetersThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonDeath at La Fenice by Donna Leon
Best Detective/Mystery Series
2,213 books — 2,303 voters

Crocodile on the Sandbank by Elizabeth PetersMurder Must Advertise by Dorothy L. SayersThe Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan BradleyMurder at the Vicarage by Agatha ChristieGaudy Night by Dorothy L. Sayers
The Importance of NOT Being Earnest: Humorous Mystery Fiction
756 books — 477 voters
Crocodile on the Sandbank by Elizabeth PetersGaudy Night by Dorothy L. SayersThe Snake, the Crocodile and the Dog by Elizabeth Peters
Favorite Historical Mystery Series
975 books — 1,202 voters

Cloud Atlas by David MitchellHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingJonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna ClarkeBel Canto by Ann PatchettWolf Hall by Hilary Mantel
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,187 books — 28,368 voters
Bury Your Dead by Louise PennyFaithful Place by Tana FrenchThe Beautiful Mystery by Louise PennyBroken Harbour by Tana French
Best Mysteries from the 2010s
606 books — 555 voters

A Little Life by Hanya YanagiharaThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankLittle Women by Louisa May AlcottThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerCharlotte’s Web by E.B. White
Causes of Ugly Crying
1,403 books — 3,940 voters
In the Woods by Tana FrenchBroken Harbour by Tana FrenchStrong Poison by Dorothy L. SayersGaudy Night by Dorothy L. SayersFingersmith by Sarah Waters
Best Female Crime/Mystery/Thriller Writers
1,292 books — 734 voters

Gaudy Night by Dorothy L. SayersIn the Woods by Tana FrenchCase Histories by Kate AtkinsonThe Likeness by Tana FrenchAlias Grace by Margaret Atwood
Best Literary Mysteries
2,555 books — 4,616 voters
The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead
Anticipated 2016 Literary Fiction
330 books — 701 voters

Wolf Hall by Hilary MantelLife After Life by Kate Atkinson
Contemporary British Novels
505 books — 388 voters
Lila by Marilynne RobinsonAn Untamed State by Roxane GayLena Finkle's Magic Barrel by Anya UlinichThe Secret Place by Tana FrenchSome Luck by Jane Smiley
2015 Tournament of Books Long List
72 books — 158 voters

Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,899 books — 49,788 voters
The Glass Castle by Jeannette WallsAngela’s Ashes by Frank McCourtThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankNight by Elie WieselMe Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris
Favorite Memoirs/Autobiographies
2,105 books — 1,954 voters

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark TwainThe Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas
Male Friendship (please, no fantasy)
106 books — 38 voters
The Age of Innocence by Edith WhartonThe House of Mirth by Edith Wharton
Tales of New York City
1,520 books — 1,228 voters

Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine PatersonCharlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankLittle Women by Louisa May AlcottLonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry
Books that Made You Cry!
3,357 books — 7,957 voters
On Writing by Stephen KingAngela’s Ashes by Frank McCourtBoy by Roald DahlThe Liars' Club by Mary Karr
Biography and Memoirs that are BETTER than Fiction
2,445 books — 2,962 voters

The Children of Men by P.D. JamesHigh Fidelity by Nick HornbyThe Notebook by Nicholas Sparks
The MOVIE was BETTER than the BOOK
1,133 books — 10,100 voters
Still Life with Woodpecker by Tom RobbinsI Like You by Amy SedarisA Light in the Attic by Shel SilversteinThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsCatch-22 by Joseph Heller
Best Humorous Books
4,339 books — 7,946 voters


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