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Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Jesilyn (14 Lists)



Dead Wake by Erik LarsonThe Graveyard Book by Neil GaimanBreakable by Tammara WebberHeart-Shaped Box by Joe HillThe Book of Speculation by Erika Swyler
2016: What Women Born In The 1970s Read in 2016
6,038 books — 684 voters
Written in My Own Heart's Blood by Diana GabaldonThe Silkworm by Robert GalbraithWords of Radiance by Brandon Sanderson
Best Books of 2014
3,570 books — 6,487 voters

Outlander by Diana GabaldonSycamore Row by John GrishamVoyager by Diana GabaldonRevival by Stephen KingDrums of Autumn by Diana Gabaldon
2015: What Women Born In The 1970s Read In 2015
6,202 books — 1,527 voters
The Secret History by Donna Tartt
Best Books by Female Authors
1,371 books — 472 voters

It by Stephen KingMisery by Stephen KingThe Shining by Stephen KingMine by Robert McCammon
Best Horror Novels
2,121 books — 5,509 voters
On Writing by Stephen KingThe Stranger Beside Me by Ann RuleAngela's Ashes by Frank McCourt
Biography and Memoirs that are BETTER than Fiction
2,574 books — 3,419 voters

On Writing by Stephen KingHelter Skelter by Vincent BugliosiThe Elements of Style by William Strunk Jr.The Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael PollanMutual Aid by Pyotr Kropotkin
Best Non-Fiction (no biographies)
6,264 books — 8,139 voters
Ship of Magic by Robin HobbWizard's First Rule by Terry GoodkindThe Eye of the World by Robert JordanThe Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson
The Best Epic Fantasy (fiction)
4,655 books — 26,861 voters

1984 by George OrwellThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodThe Stand by Stephen King
Best Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
1,288 books — 3,471 voters
It by Stephen KingNeedful Things by Stephen KingOn Writing by Stephen King
Best of Stephen King
190 books — 3,887 voters

Mary Queen of Scotland and The Isles by Margaret GeorgeShōgun by James Clavell
Best Historical Fiction
7,911 books — 26,314 voters
Chthon by Piers Anthony
Most Under-rated Science Fiction
2,150 books — 2,463 voters

Chthon by Piers Anthony1984 by George Orwell
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,727 books — 25,800 voters
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingOutlander by Diana Gabaldon
Books I Became So Obsessed With I Stopped Everything Else in My Life to Finish.
12,804 books — 10,610 voters