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Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Jessi (38 Lists)



Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia
Best Books With Witches
1,801 books — 2,427 voters
1984 by George OrwellBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyThe Giver by Lois LowryHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Andromeda Strain by Michael Crichton
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,727 books — 25,798 voters

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Fault in Our Stars by John Green1984 by George OrwellSpeak by Laurie Halse AndersonThe Historian by Elizabeth Kostova
Books I Will Never Forget
11,334 books — 8,361 voters
1984 by George OrwellAnimal Farm by George OrwellBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Cult Classics
1,576 books — 2,139 voters

Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,878 books — 49,825 voters
The Princess Bride by William GoldmanSpindle's End by Robin McKinleyRose Daughter by Robin McKinleyThe True Story of the 3 Little Pigs by Jon Scieszka
The Best Fairytales and Retellings
2,844 books — 9,205 voters

Speak by Laurie Halse AndersonMatilda by Roald Dahl
Best Feminist Books
2,812 books — 3,875 voters
The Princess Bride by William GoldmanWhere the Sidewalk Ends by Shel SilversteinAnne of Green Gables by L.M. MontgomeryThe Taming of the Shrew by William ShakespeareWinnie-the-Pooh by A.A. Milne
Books that Make you Laugh
3,517 books — 5,209 voters

The Prince by Niccolò Machiavelli
Books Smart People Should Read
99 books — 14 voters
Jane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyThe Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
Best Gothic Books of All Time
639 books — 3,599 voters

The Giver by Lois LowryRed Dragon by Thomas Harris
The Most Disturbing Books Ever Written
3,290 books — 11,632 voters
Making Rounds with Oscar by David Dosa
Best Animal Books That Are Based On A True Story
248 books — 203 voters

The Gods of Eden by William Bramley
Ancient Astronauts
94 books — 58 voters
Tell Me Where It Hurts by Nick Trout
Top Dog Reads
665 books — 700 voters

Me Before You by Jojo MoyesTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeWhere the Red Fern Grows by Wilson RawlsSpeak by Laurie Halse Anderson
Books That Had Me Bawling My Eyes Out
859 books — 1,595 voters
Me Before You by Jojo Moyes
TO DIE FOR 2000 - 2015 STAND-ALONES
1,986 books — 5,361 voters

The Princess Bride by William GoldmanMe Before You by Jojo MoyesBeautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia
Best Love Stories
5,244 books — 9,778 voters
Empire of the Summer Moon by S.C. Gwynne
Microhistory: Social Histories of Just One Thing
1,873 books — 2,254 voters

Hiroshima by John Hersey
Best History Books
3,944 books — 4,159 voters
The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
Historical Ghost Fiction
196 books — 344 voters

The Thirteenth Tale by Diane SetterfieldHamlet by William Shakespeare
Ghost Stories
1,514 books — 1,977 voters
The Da Vinci Code by Dan BrownAngels & Demons by Dan BrownThe Giver by Lois Lowry
Conspiracy Fiction
1,434 books — 1,892 voters

The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova1984 by George OrwellFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyRed Dragon by Thomas Harris
Quality Dark Fiction
2,643 books — 3,661 voters
The Da Vinci Code by Dan BrownAngels & Demons by Dan BrownGone Girl by Gillian FlynnThe Thirteenth Tale by Diane SetterfieldOedipus Rex by Sophocles
Best Twists
8,630 books — 9,718 voters

The Alienist by Caleb CarrThe Historian by Elizabeth KostovaThe Thirteenth Tale by Diane SetterfieldThe Angel of Darkness by Caleb Carr
Best Historical Mystery
2,287 books — 4,792 voters
Frankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyThe Alienist by Caleb CarrThe Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka
Medicine and Literature
1,973 books — 2,200 voters

Hatchet by Gary PaulsenNight by Elie WieselThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankThe Odyssey by HomerThe Giver by Lois Lowry
Best Survival Stories
1,181 books — 1,667 voters
Speak by Laurie Halse AndersonCut by Patricia McCormickThe Giver by Lois Lowry
Best Teen Books About Real Problems
3,020 books — 12,503 voters

The Giver by Lois LowryTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeSpeak by Laurie Halse AndersonBeautiful Creatures by Kami GarciaHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
Best Young Adult Books
13,218 books — 80,473 voters
The Alienist by Caleb CarrIn Cold Blood by Truman Capote
Best Murder Mysteries Of All-Time
1,056 books — 793 voters


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