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Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Emily (15 Lists)



The Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Grapes of Wrath by John SteinbeckThe Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne
The Great American Novel
672 books — 1,095 voters
Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenLittle Women by Louisa May AlcottTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeAlice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll
Best Female Lead Characters
4,895 books — 5,939 voters

The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides
Women and Mental Illness (fiction and nonfiction)
1,208 books — 2,358 voters
The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey EugenidesThe Westing Game by Ellen RaskinThe Second Sex by Simone de BeauvoirMidnight’s Children by Salman Rushdie
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,893 books — 49,820 voters

Burning Your Boats by Angela CarterMy Ántonia by Willa Cather
Jezebel's Books All Women Should Read
784 books — 1,401 voters
Number the Stars by Lois LowryThe Giver by Lois LowryThe Westing Game by Ellen Raskin
Newbery Medal Winner Books
105 books — 374 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeLittle Women by Louisa May AlcottThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerAre You There God? It’s Me, Margaret by Judy BlumeThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
Best Coming of Age Stories
1,381 books — 1,169 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Giver by Lois LowryAnimal Farm by George OrwellThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
Best School Assigned Books
767 books — 2,058 voters

Kristy's Great Idea by Ann M. MartinAlexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by Judith ViorstRikki-Tikki-Tavi by Rudyard KiplingRomeo and Juliet by William ShakespeareThe Face on the Milk Carton by Caroline B. Cooney
What Book Got You Hooked?
3,962 books — 10,845 voters
If You Give a Mouse a Cookie by Laura Joffe NumeroffSarah, Plain and Tall by Patricia MacLachlanThe Egypt Game by Zilpha Keatley SnyderThe Polar Express by Chris Van AllsburgThe Westing Game by Ellen Raskin
Favorite books from my childhood
4,498 books — 7,691 voters

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya AngelouLove You Forever by Robert MunschCharlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald DahlAlice in Wonderland by Jane CarruthThe Gift of the Magi by O. Henry
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
32,510 books — 123,759 voters
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Bitch Magazine 100 YA books for feminist readers
120 books — 62 voters

The God of Small Things by Arundhati RoyMidnight’s Children by Salman Rushdie
Man Booker Prize Winners
53 books — 35 voters
Cutting for Stone by Abraham VergheseThe Color Purple by Alice WalkerThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Best for Book Clubs
15,296 books — 19,507 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldAnimal Farm by George OrwellNumber the Stars by Lois LowryExtremely Loud & Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer
I'm glad someone made me read this book
11,236 books — 10,914 voters