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Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Kat (19 Lists)



The Ultimate Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le GuinThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,591 books — 25,058 voters
Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieRich and Pretty by Rumaan AlamGiovanni’s Room by James BaldwinJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëKindred by Octavia E. Butler
Times 30 Books to Read Before You're 30
30 books — 10 voters

The Illustrated Man by Ray BradburySmoke and Mirrors by Neil Gaiman
Collections of Short Stories
2,900 books — 2,043 voters
The Story of Jane by Laura KaplanStraight by Hanne Blank
Women's History Written by Women
980 books — 197 voters

Naked by David SedarisMe Talk Pretty One Day by David SedarisDress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim by David SedarisBarrel Fever by David Sedaris
Best LGBT Humor
468 books — 490 voters
And the Band Played On by Randy ShiltsThe Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael ChabonMiddlesex by Jeffrey EugenidesAt Swim, Two Boys by Jamie O'NeillMe Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris
Best LGBTQIA literature
1,785 books — 2,229 voters

Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,889 books — 49,794 voters
And the Band Played On by Randy ShiltsThe Devil in the White City by Erik LarsonUnder the Banner of Heaven by Jon KrakauerThe Selfish Gene by Richard DawkinsFreakonomics by Steven D. Levitt
Best Non-Fiction (no biographies)
6,256 books — 8,065 voters

The Ancestor's Tale by Richard DawkinsThe Ghost Map by Steven Johnson
Interesting and Readable Nonfiction
4,247 books — 2,240 voters
At Swim, Two Boys by Jamie O'Neill
Most Depressing Book of All Time
1,228 books — 3,930 voters

The Ultimate Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsGood Omens by Terry PratchettLamb by Christopher MooreMe Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris
Best Humorous Books
4,366 books — 7,984 voters
And the Band Played On by Randy ShiltsThe Commitment by Dan SavageSkipping Towards Gomorrah by Dan Savage
Best Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Non-Fiction
838 books — 487 voters

American Gods by Neil GaimanGood Omens by Terry PratchettThe God Delusion by Richard DawkinsLamb by Christopher MooreChoke by Chuck Palahniuk
Books I Am Going to Hell For Reading
377 books — 411 voters
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsGood Omens by Terry PratchettLamb by Christopher MoorePossible Side Effects by Augusten BurroughsLullaby by Chuck Palahniuk
Books that Make you Laugh
3,507 books — 5,144 voters

Good Omens by Terry PratchettAmerican Gods by Neil GaimanLullaby by Chuck PalahniukLamb by Christopher MooreAnansi Boys by Neil Gaiman
Best Dark Humor
729 books — 1,635 voters
Lullaby by Chuck Palahniuk
Best Chuck Palahniuk Books
25 books — 383 voters

Middlesex by Jeffrey EugenidesAmerican Gods by Neil GaimanEverything is Illuminated by Jonathan Safran FoerThe Corrections by Jonathan FranzenThe Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
Best Books of the 21st Century
9,854 books — 22,231 voters
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsThe Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettMiddlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides
Best Books Ever
77,268 books — 288,159 voters

The Ultimate Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsDirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency by Douglas AdamsEverything is Illuminated by Jonathan Safran Foer
Best Humor Writing
847 books — 896 voters