Big Books of Summer

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Steve (16 Lists)



Living Buddha, Living Christ by Thich Nhat Hanh
Best Spiritual Books
1,581 books — 1,460 voters
The Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettLondon by Edward RutherfurdFall of Giants by Ken FollettWorld Without End by Ken FollettAtonement by Ian McEwan
Most Brilliant Historical Novels in the past 45 yrs
1,129 books — 1,165 voters

London by Edward RutherfurdThe Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettWorld Without End by Ken FollettSarum by Edward RutherfurdAtonement by Ian McEwan
Best Historical Fiction Set in UK and Ireland
1,407 books — 1,682 voters
The Cider House Rules by John IrvingThe World According to Garp by John IrvingA Prayer for Owen Meany by John IrvingThe Hotel New Hampshire by John Irving
Best of John Irving
30 books — 350 voters

The Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettA Prayer for Owen Meany by John IrvingWorld Without End by Ken FollettThe Alienist by Caleb Carr
Big Fat Books Worth the Effort
1,875 books — 6,998 voters
The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónThe Alienist by Caleb CarrThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonThe Lighthouse by P.D. JamesThe Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest by Stieg Larsson
Best Literary Mysteries
2,654 books — 4,914 voters

The Meaning of Night by Michael Cox
Best Victorian Historical Fiction Set In Britain
310 books — 661 voters
The Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettWorld Without End by Ken FollettAtonement by Ian McEwan
The 50 greatest British writers since 1945
147 books — 90 voters

The Alienist by Caleb CarrThe Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónThe Angel of Darkness by Caleb CarrThe Meaning of Night by Michael Cox
Best Historical Mystery
2,281 books — 4,746 voters
The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónAngle of Repose by Wallace StegnerThe Dante Club by Matthew Pearl
Books about Books
1,392 books — 1,520 voters

The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett
Unforgettables
12,220 books — 8,023 voters
The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónOne Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García MárquezAngle of Repose by Wallace StegnerThe World According to Garp by John IrvingBel Canto by Ann Patchett
Stories For Book Lovers
8,474 books — 8,720 voters

The Story of Edgar Sawtelle by David WroblewskiWorld Without End by Ken FollettAtonement by Ian McEwanMiddlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,215 books — 28,372 voters
A Taste for Death by P.D. JamesA Great Deliverance by Elizabeth GeorgeCover Her Face by P.D. JamesWell-Schooled in Murder by Elizabeth GeorgeDevices and Desires by P.D. James
The Best British Crime/Mystery Fiction
1,216 books — 1,262 voters

Saturday by Ian McEwanLondon by Edward RutherfurdAtonement by Ian McEwanThe Meaning of Night by Michael CoxA Taste for Death by P.D. James
London Calling
1,236 books — 647 voters
One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García MárquezThe Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett
Best Books Ever
78,201 books — 291,643 voters