The Big Books of Fall

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Mariana (40 Lists)



The Round House by Louise ErdrichShell Shaker by LeAnne HoweLove Medicine by Louise ErdrichMonkey Beach by Eden RobinsonSmoke Dancing by Eric Gansworth
Native American Fiction
846 books — 646 voters
The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms by N.K. JemisinLilith's Brood by Octavia E. ButlerBloodchild and Other Stories by Octavia E. Butler
Speculative Fiction by Authors of Color
744 books — 476 voters

The Lives of Christopher Chant by Diana Wynne JonesCharmed Life by Diana Wynne Jones
Favourite Diana Wynne Jones
41 books — 391 voters
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan DoyleThe Historian by Elizabeth KostovaThe Beekeeper's Apprentice by Laurie R. KingThe Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor DostoevskyThe Interpretation of Murder by Jed Rubenfeld
Best Literary Mysteries
2,706 books — 5,117 voters

Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead by Tom StoppardDo Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. DickThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisA Voyage Long and Strange by Tony Horwitz
I Picked It Up Because of the Title
7,940 books — 2,087 voters
A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le GuinAmerican Gods by Neil GaimanThe Hundred Thousand Kingdoms by N.K. JemisinFledgling by Octavia E. ButlerLilith's Brood by Octavia E. Butler
Non-Caucasian Protagonists in Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror, and Paranormal Romance
2,606 books — 2,819 voters

Fairy Tale Retellings: Hidden Gems
600 books — 746 voters
Interview with the Vampire by Anne RiceOf Love and Shadows by Isabel AllendeVittorio by Anne RiceHowards End by E.M. ForsterFive Complete Hercule Poirot Novels by Agatha Christie
When Bad Covers Happen to Good Books
213 books — 139 voters

The Sandman, Vol. 1 by Neil GaimanInterview with the Vampire by Anne RiceThe Witching Hour by Anne RiceThe Graveyard Book by Neil GaimanThe Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Best Books to Read for Halloween
1,227 books — 1,275 voters
The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories by Angela CarterThe Princess Bride by William GoldmanStardust by Neil GaimanWicked by Gregory MaguireHowl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones
The Best Fairytales and Retellings
2,863 books — 9,236 voters

Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna ClarkeStardust by Neil GaimanSunshine by Robin McKinley
Mythopoeic Fantasy Award Winners
84 books — 274 voters
Sunshine by Robin McKinleyDead Until Dark by Charlaine HarrisThe Witching Hour by Anne Rice
Vampires and Werewolves and Witches...Oh My!
2,021 books — 3,064 voters

Sabriel by Garth NixHowl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne JonesHis Dark Materials by Philip PullmanWicked by Gregory Maguire
Best "Strong Female" Fantasy Novels
4,877 books — 19,058 voters
Sunshine by Robin McKinleyFledgling by Octavia E. ButlerThe Historian by Elizabeth KostovaLet the Right One In by John Ajvide LindqvistInterview with the Vampire by Anne Rice
Best Adult Vampire Books
1,862 books — 5,077 voters

The Sandman, Vol. 7 by Neil GaimanThe Sandman, Vol. 5 by Neil GaimanThe Sandman, Vol. 8 by Neil GaimanThe Sandman, Vol. 9 by Neil GaimanThe Sandman, Vol. 4 by Neil Gaiman
Required Reading Graphic Novels
1,242 books — 2,029 voters
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna ClarkeThe Sandman, Vol. 1 by Neil GaimanRiddle-Master by Patricia A. McKillipAmerican Gods by Neil GaimanCharmed Life by Diana Wynne Jones
Best Fantasy Books
1,704 books — 2,151 voters

The Yellow Wall-Paper by Charlotte Perkins GilmanThe Bloody Chamber and Other Stories by Angela CarterJane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
Best Feminist Fiction
1,548 books — 2,776 voters
Grendel by John GardnerDarkly Dreaming Dexter by Jeff LindsayThe Vampire Lestat by Anne RiceDracula by Bram StokerHannibal by Thomas Harris
Rooting for the Bad Guy
686 books — 1,482 voters

On Liberty by John Stuart MillWuthering Heights by Emily BrontëThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark TwainCrime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky
Best Books of the 19th Century
1,739 books — 6,931 voters
On Liberty by John Stuart MillOn The Revolutions of Heavenly Spheres by Nicolaus CopernicusParadise Lost by John MiltonThe Epic of Gilgamesh by UnknownThus Spoke Zarathustra by Friedrich Nietzsche
The Most Influential Books
1,499 books — 5,328 voters

The Ultimate Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsMiddlemarch by George EliotHis Dark Materials by Philip PullmanGood Omens by Terry PratchettLeaves of Grass by Walt Whitman
Best Books Ever
79,358 books — 295,803 voters
Jane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëLes Misérables by Victor Hugo
Big Fat Books Worth the Effort
1,878 books — 7,005 voters

Middlemarch by George EliotPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenJane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
Kick-ass Women in Nineteenth Century Novels
78 books — 85 voters
Wuthering Heights by Emily BrontëThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar WildeMacbeth by William ShakespeareWatchmen by Alan MooreSweeney Todd by Stephen Sondheim
Best Anti-heroes in Books
602 books — 429 voters

Hamlet by William ShakespeareMacbeth by William ShakespeareA Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee WilliamsThe Crucible by Arthur MillerWaiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett
Best Plays Ever
867 books — 1,135 voters
The Hanged Man by Francesca Lia Block
YA Eating Disorder Fiction
170 books — 524 voters

Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare
YA Novels of 2010
572 books — 2,951 voters
City of Bones by Cassandra ClareDead Until Dark by Charlaine HarrisCry Wolf by Patricia BriggsClub Dead by Charlaine Harris
Best Paranormal Romance/Urban Fantasy
1,401 books — 2,187 voters

The Sun Also Rises by Ernest HemingwayCat on a Hot Tin Roof by Tennessee WilliamsA Moveable Feast by Ernest HemingwayOn the Road by Jack KerouacFinn by Jon Clinch
Drunken Masters
287 books — 378 voters
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark TwainMidnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John BerendtThe Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsGood Omens by Terry Pratchett
Books that Make you Laugh
3,569 books — 5,141 voters


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