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Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Mark Taylor (13 Lists)



City of Thieves by David BenioffThe Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini1984 by George Orwell
Books That Exceeded Your Expectations
15,707 books — 18,164 voters
City of Thieves by David Benioff
Historical Fiction: Russia
320 books — 493 voters

The Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettA Gentleman in Moscow by Amor TowlesHalf of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Best Historical Fiction
8,296 books — 27,351 voters
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.Small Gods by Terry Pratchett
Best Humorous Books
4,497 books — 8,325 voters

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsReady Player One by Ernest ClineDaemon by Daniel Suarez
Required Reading - Geek Culture
84 books — 84 voters
Twelve Years a Slave by Solomon NorthupSlavery by Another Name by Douglas A. BlackmonThe Half Has Never Been Told by Edward E. Baptist
Racism and Inequality 101
99 books — 72 voters

In a Sunburned Country by Bill Bryson
Foreign Lands
2,381 books — 2,252 voters
The Ultimate Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
Postmodern Genius
518 books — 582 voters

1984 by George OrwellThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldThe Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsLife of Pi by Yann Martel
1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die
1,323 books — 5,910 voters
The Help by Kathryn StockettThe Power of One by Bryce CourtenayBrave New World by Aldous Huxley
Powerful Books
134 books — 105 voters

The Power of One by Bryce Courtenay1984 by George OrwellThe Help by Kathryn StockettLife of Pi by Yann Martel
Books that Blew Me Away and that I Still Think About
15,255 books — 16,030 voters