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



The Beekeeper's Apprentice by Laurie R. King
Best Detective/Mystery Series
2,301 books — 2,541 voters
Animal Farm by George Orwell
Most influential books under 100 pages
278 books — 961 voters

Life of Pi by Yann MartelThe Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver
What To Read Next
20,932 books — 24,980 voters
The Odyssey by HomerThe Iliad by HomerTales from Ovid by Ted HughesThe Aeneid by VirgilThe Oresteia by Aeschylus
For Classicists and Those That Love Good Myths
54 books — 31 voters

1984 by George OrwellWhere the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls
Most Depressing Book of All Time
1,229 books — 3,943 voters
Nine Stories by J.D. SalingerThe Complete Stories and Poems by Edgar Allan PoeThe Complete Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan DoyleSmoke and Mirrors by Neil GaimanFragile Things by Neil Gaiman
Collections of Short Stories
2,916 books — 2,068 voters

The Dark Is Rising Sequence by Susan CooperA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleThe Giver by Lois LowryThe Phantom Tollbooth by Norton JusterCoraline by Neil Gaiman
Children's Books I'll Re-Read No Matter How Old I Am
2,558 books — 3,749 voters
The Doors of Stone by Patrick RothfussThe Winds of Winter by George R.R. MartinA Dream of Spring by George R.R. Martin
Hurry Up and Release It!!!
260 books — 3,791 voters

The Name of the Wind by Patrick RothfussHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingAmerican Gods by Neil GaimanThe Golden Compass by Philip PullmanThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon
Couldn't Put The Book Down
17,479 books — 17,731 voters
The Giver by Lois Lowry1984 by George OrwellFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsEnder’s Game by Orson Scott Card
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
3,995 books — 26,652 voters

Beauty by Robin McKinleyThe Blue Sword by Robin McKinleySmoke and Mirrors by Neil Gaiman
The Best Fairytales and Retellings
2,845 books — 9,206 voters
The Name of the Wind by Patrick RothfussNine Stories by J.D. Salinger
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
32,567 books — 123,990 voters

The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman
Read or Like to Read
259 books — 388 voters
Good Omens by Terry PratchettThe Princess Bride by William GoldmanDon Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra
Funniest Novels of All Time
1,438 books — 2,390 voters

Good Omens by Terry PratchettThe Name of the Wind by Patrick RothfussAnimal Farm / 1984 by George Orwell
100 Books to Read in a Lifetime: Readers' Picks
15,898 books — 18,654 voters
Twilight by Stephenie MeyerNarcissus in Chains by Laurell K. HamiltonFlowers in the Attic by V.C. Andrews
Books You Wish You Could Forget
436 books — 123 voters

American Gods by Neil GaimanAnimal Farm by George OrwellA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleThe Golden Compass by Philip PullmanThe Giver by Lois Lowry
Best Books Ever
78,346 books — 292,097 voters