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Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Amy (17 Lists)



A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisAlice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis CarrollLittle Women by Louisa May AlcottTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Favorite books from my childhood
4,498 books — 7,691 voters
Fragile Things by Neil GaimanThe Martian Chronicles by Ray BradburyThe Wind's Twelve Quarters by Ursula K. Le GuinThe Compass Rose by Ursula K. Le GuinMagic for Beginners by Kelly Link
Best Fantasy Short Story Collections
526 books — 295 voters

In the Woods by Tana FrenchPossession by A.S. ByattSpecial Topics in Calamity Physics by Marisha PesslThe Club Dumas by Arturo Pérez-ReverteSmilla's Sense of Snow by Peter Høeg
Best Literary Mysteries
2,652 books — 4,884 voters
Jane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëWuthering Heights by Emily BrontëRebecca by Daphne du MaurierThe Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson
Best Gothic Books of All Time
634 books — 3,567 voters

The Sandman, Vol. 1 by Neil GaimanFun Home by Alison BechdelFables, Vol. 1 by Bill Willingham
500 Essential Graphic Novels
940 books — 867 voters
The Blind Assassin by Margaret AtwoodNever Let Me Go by Kazuo IshiguroThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerFun Home by Alison BechdelThe Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,216 books — 28,372 voters

A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan
2011 Tournament of Books
16 books — 117 voters
The Sandman, Vol. 1 by Neil GaimanTitus Groan by Mervyn PeakeNight Watch by Sergei LukyanenkoDracula by Bram StokerThe Golden by Lucius Shepard
Quality Dark Fiction
2,628 books — 3,595 voters

Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn
The Worst Books of All Time
8,115 books — 19,888 voters
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki MurakamiKafka on the Shore by Haruki MurakamiOut by Natsuo KirinoA Wild Sheep Chase by Haruki MurakamiDance Dance Dance by Haruki Murakami
Best Japanese Books
778 books — 3,253 voters

In the Cities of Coin and Spice by Catherynne M. ValenteFables, Vol. 9 by Bill WillinghamThen We Came to the End by Joshua Ferris
Best Books of 2007
1,123 books — 991 voters
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenAlice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis CarrollLittle, Big by John Crowley
Favorite Books
14,969 books — 10,579 voters

’Salem’s Lot by Stephen KingThe Golden by Lucius ShepardCarrion Comfort by Dan SimmonsSunshine by Robin McKinley
Best Adult Vampire Books
1,839 books — 4,979 voters
The Sound and the Fury by William FaulknerTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeAs I Lay Dying by William FaulknerThe Heart Is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullersGone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
Best Southern Books
836 books — 748 voters

The Cipher by Kathe KojaDracula by Bram Stoker’Salem’s Lot by Stephen KingThe Haunting of Hill House by Shirley JacksonGhost Story by Peter Straub
Best Horror Novels
2,116 books — 5,501 voters
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleThe Martian Chronicles by Ray BradburyNever Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,705 books — 25,669 voters

The Sandman, Vol. 1 by Neil GaimanWatchmen by Alan MooreFables, Vol. 1 by Bill Willingham
Best Graphic Novels
3,457 books — 6,778 voters