Book Lists Voted on by <a href="/user/show/42995-ester">ester</a> (53 Lists)

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

Winnie-the-Pooh by A.A. Milne

The Most Comforting Books (The Literary Version of Bread Pudding)

1,290 books — 928 voters

Linnets and Valerians by Elizabeth Goudge

Best Children's Books Most People Haven't Heard of...

1,685 books — 773 voters

Bossypants by Tina Fey

Funny Memoir/Autobiography

453 books — 740 voters

The Fermata by Nicholson Baker

Tipping the Velvet by Sarah Waters

Fingersmith by Sarah Waters

Books On Sex That Don't Suck

35 books — 39 voters

Piranesi by Susanna Clarke

The City We Became by N.K. Jemisin

Writers & Lovers by Lily King

The Searcher by Tana French

The 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

1,011 books — 3,576 voters

A Proud Taste for Scarlet and Miniver by E.L. Konigsburg

Up from Jericho Tel by E.L. Konigsburg

Best of E.L. Konigsburg

34 books — 5 voters

Normal People by Sally Rooney

Becoming by Michelle Obama

The Dutch House by Ann Patchett

Trick Mirror by Jia Tolentino

New York Times 100 Notable Books of 2019

100 books — 43 voters

The Dutch House by Ann Patchett

The Winter of the Witch by Katherine Arden

Best Books of 2019

1,389 books — 1,961 voters

The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin

The Stone Sky by N.K. Jemisin

The Obelisk Gate by N.K. Jemisin

The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden

A God in Ruins by Kate Atkinson

Best Literary Sci-Fi & Fantasy: 2015-2020

47 books — 25 voters

Educated by Tara Westover

Becoming by Michelle Obama

Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng

Circe by Madeline Miller

What Women Born in the 80's are Reading in 2019

915 books — 117 voters

Gaudy Night by Dorothy L. Sayers

In the Woods by Tana French

Crocodile on the Sandbank by Elizabeth Peters

The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson

Death at La Fenice by Donna Leon

Best Detective/Mystery Series

2,201 books — 2,283 voters

Crocodile on the Sandbank by Elizabeth Peters

Murder Must Advertise by Dorothy L. Sayers

The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley

Murder at the Vicarage by Agatha Christie

Gaudy Night by Dorothy L. Sayers

The Importance of NOT Being Earnest: Humorous Mystery Fiction

753 books — 474 voters

Crocodile on the Sandbank by Elizabeth Peters

Gaudy Night by Dorothy L. Sayers

The Snake, the Crocodile and the Dog by Elizabeth Peters

Favorite Historical Mystery Series

944 books — 1,196 voters

Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling

Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke

Bel Canto by Ann Patchett

Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel

Best Books of the Decade: 2000s

7,189 books — 28,379 voters

Bury Your Dead by Louise Penny

Faithful Place by Tana French

The Beautiful Mystery by Louise Penny

Broken Harbour by Tana French

Best Mysteries from the 2010s

606 books — 555 voters

A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara

The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank

Little Women by Louisa May Alcott

The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger

Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White

Causes of Ugly Crying

1,403 books — 3,916 voters

In the Woods by Tana French

Broken Harbour by Tana French

Strong Poison by Dorothy L. Sayers

Gaudy Night by Dorothy L. Sayers

Fingersmith by Sarah Waters

Best Female Crime/Mystery/Thriller Writers

1,294 books — 728 voters

Gaudy Night by Dorothy L. Sayers

In the Woods by Tana French

Case Histories by Kate Atkinson

The Likeness by Tana French

Alias Grace by Margaret Atwood

Best Literary Mysteries

2,548 books — 4,595 voters

The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead

Anticipated 2016 Literary Fiction

325 books — 699 voters

Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel

Life After Life by Kate Atkinson

Contemporary British Novels

506 books — 430 voters

Lila by Marilynne Robinson

An Untamed State by Roxane Gay

Lena Finkle's Magic Barrel by Anya Ulinich

The Secret Place by Tana French

Some 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

7,809 books — 49,782 voters

The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls

Angela’s Ashes by Frank McCourt

The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank

Night by Elie Wiesel

Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris

Favorite Memoirs/Autobiographies

2,093 books — 1,943 voters

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain

The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas

Male Friendship (please, no fantasy)

106 books — 38 voters

The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton

The House of Mirth by Edith Wharton

Tales of New York City

1,507 books — 1,216 voters

Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson

Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White

The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank

Little Women by Louisa May Alcott

Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry

Books that Made You Cry!

3,357 books — 7,913 voters

On Writing by Stephen King

Angela’s Ashes by Frank McCourt

Boy by Roald Dahl

The Liars' Club by Mary Karr

Biography and Memoirs that are BETTER than Fiction

2,432 books — 2,957 voters

The Children of Men by P.D. James

High Fidelity by Nick Hornby

The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks

The MOVIE was BETTER than the BOOK

1,133 books — 10,105 voters

Still Life with Woodpecker by Tom Robbins

I Like You by Amy Sedaris

A Light in the Attic by Shel Silverstein

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams

Catch-22 by Joseph Heller

Best Humorous Books

4,307 books — 7,862 voters

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