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Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Gretchen (23 Lists)



The Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Help by Kathryn StockettWater for Elephants by Sara GruenThe Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
Best Books of the 21st Century
9,838 books — 22,453 voters
The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern11/22/63 by Stephen KingOutlander by Diana GabaldonA Discovery of Witches by Deborah HarknessMemoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden
2012: What the Over 35s Have Read So Far
3,300 books — 727 voters

The Host by Stephenie MeyerUnder the Dome by Stephen KingThe Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienWorld Without End by Ken Follett
Thickest Books Ever
892 books — 2,488 voters
The Help by Kathryn StockettWater for Elephants by Sara GruenThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsMemoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenThe Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver
Best for Book Clubs
15,477 books — 19,968 voters

Summertime by J.M. Coetzee
The Long and Winding Road
115 books — 44 voters
Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenThe Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa Gregory
Best Books About Mistresses
466 books — 766 voters

Pope Joan by Donna Woolfolk CrossThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardThe Shack by William Paul YoungEat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert
Books That Exceeded Your Expectations
15,720 books — 17,934 voters
Dead Reckoning by Charlaine HarrisDelirium by Lauren OliverAcross the Universe by Beth RevisEntwined by Heather Dixon WallworkWither by Lauren DeStefano
Can't Wait Books For 2011
1,227 books — 6,619 voters

The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonAngels & Demons by Dan BrownThe Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
Best Crime & Mystery Books
7,480 books — 16,398 voters
The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg LarssonThe Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
What We've Read So Far In 2011
5,351 books — 1,366 voters

The Shack by William Paul YoungA Child Called "It" by Dave PelzerFlowers for Algernon by Daniel KeyesThe Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams BiancoSwan Song by Robert McCammon
Books that made you cry. =’(
345 books — 349 voters
What To Read Next
21,104 books — 24,312 voters

The Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettOutlander by Diana GabaldonThe Historian by Elizabeth Kostova
Big Fat Books Worth the Effort
1,878 books — 7,000 voters
Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth GilbertInto Thin Air by Jon KrakauerInto the Wild by Jon Krakauer
Best Traveling Vicariously
2,208 books — 1,970 voters

The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson BurnettThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Host by Stephenie Meyer
Best Young Adult Books
13,317 books — 80,568 voters
Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth GilbertOutlander by Diana GabaldonThe Host by Stephenie MeyerThe Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa GregoryGarden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen
Chick Lit for the Beach
1,382 books — 1,787 voters

Gone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellLord of the Flies by William GoldingThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
Time Magazine's All-Time 100 Novels
100 books — 295 voters
The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Giving Tree by Shel SilversteinLove You Forever by Robert MunschGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellCharlotte’s Web by E.B. White
Books that Blew Me Away and that I Still Think About
15,233 books — 15,906 voters

Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenThe Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson BurnettDune by Frank HerbertThe Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett
Best Books Ever
78,962 books — 294,062 voters
Anthem by Ayn RandLife As We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
4,037 books — 26,774 voters

Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenHate List by Jennifer BrownEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardWhere the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein
What Should I Read Next?
82 books — 98 voters
The Host by Stephenie MeyerThe Da Vinci Code by Dan BrownDead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris
Couldn't Put The Book Down
17,649 books — 18,005 voters

The Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettMemoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenThe Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa GregoryThe Historian by Elizabeth Kostova
Best Historical Fiction
8,034 books — 26,703 voters