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Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Caitlin (29 Lists)



Watership Down by Richard Adams
Best Young Adult Books
13,197 books — 80,435 voters
Alanna by Tamora Pierce
Girls disguised as Boys
859 books — 977 voters

Alanna by Tamora PiercePirates! by Celia ReesThe Rebellion of Miss Lucy Ann Lobdell by William Klaber
Best Gender Bender
129 books — 186 voters
Hild by Nicola GriffithParasite by Mira GrantThe Yellow Wall-Paper by Charlotte Perkins GilmanTen Days in a Mad-House by Nellie BlyWhite Teeth by Zadie Smith
Best Woman-Authored Books
8,734 books — 5,929 voters

Hild by Nicola GriffithGretel and the Dark by Eliza GranvilleThe Fiend in Human by John MacLachlan GrayThe Age of Ice by J.M. SidorovaThe Rebellion of Miss Lucy Ann Lobdell by William Klaber
Best Historical Fiction
7,870 books — 26,215 voters
Hild by Nicola GriffithCoraline by Neil GaimanEqual Rites by Terry Pratchett
Ten Best Books Featuring Formidable (Female) Witches
63 books — 52 voters

Fingersmith by Sarah WatersThe Woman in White by Wilkie CollinsDracula by Bram StokerThe Painted Bridge by Wendy Wallace
Victorian Asylums
54 books — 69 voters
The Glass God by Kate Griffin
Written on Glass
29 books — 9 voters

The Painted Bridge by Wendy WallaceThe Gravity of Birds by Tracy GuzemanGillespie and I by Jane Harris
Put a Birdcage on It
99 books — 24 voters
The Poison Tree by Erin KellyHangsaman by Shirley JacksonGillespie and I by Jane HarrisThe Kingdom of Gods by N.K. Jemisin
Awesome Covers that DON'T Have Shirtless Guys or Girls in Dresses
783 books — 212 voters

The Memory Keeper's Daughter by Kim Edwards
Empty Dresses
99 books — 35 voters
Bi by Shiri EisnerThe Kingdom of Gods by N.K. JemisinBy the Book by Scarlett ParrishYu+Me by Megan Rose GedrisHild by Nicola Griffith
Bisexuality EXISTS!
367 books — 179 voters

The Woman Who Rides Like a Man by Tamora PierceLioness Rampant by Tamora PierceIn the Hand of the Goddess by Tamora PierceAlanna by Tamora PierceThe Tombs of Atuan by Ursula K. Le Guin
Damsels in Shining Armor & Dudes in Distress
335 books — 224 voters
The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms by N.K. JemisinThe Killing Moon by N.K. JemisinAnansi Boys by Neil GaimanThe Color Purple by Alice WalkerWhite Teeth by Zadie Smith
Books with a Non-Caucasian person as the/one of the lead characters.
1,523 books — 646 voters

The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerThe Memory Keeper's Daughter by Kim EdwardsThe Anatomist's Wife by Anna Lee HuberThe Madman's Daughter by Megan ShepherdThe Pilot's Wife by Anita Shreve
The [Male Occupation's] [Female Relative]
181 books — 12 voters
The Killing Moon by N.K. JemisinThe Hundred Thousand Kingdoms by N.K. JemisinThe Alchemist of Souls by Anne LyleJohn Dies at the End by David WongRivers of London by Ben Aaronovitch
Non-YA Fantasy
340 books — 45 voters

The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms by N.K. JemisinHalf-Sick of Shadows by David LoganThe Blue Blazes by Chuck WendigSpace Captain Smith by Toby FrostThe Alchemist of Souls by Anne Lyle
Creative Fantasy
16 books — 7 voters
The Woman in Black by Susan HillThe Little Stranger by Sarah WatersDark Matter by Michelle PaverThe Greatcoat by Helen Dunmore
Historical Ghost Fiction
194 books — 342 voters

My Notorious Life by Madame X by Kate ManningA Fatal Likeness by Lynn ShepherdVampireville by Ellen SchreiberVampirska akademija by Richelle MeadNorth of Beautiful by Justina Chen
COVER CLONES!
609 books — 213 voters
Pretty Monsters by Kelly LinkThe Red Girl by Luke Walker14 by Peter ClinesThe Virago Book of Ghost Stories by Richard DalbyDark Matter by Michelle Paver
Top Supernatural Books
735 books — 330 voters

The Red Girl by Luke WalkerA Christmas Carol by Charles DickensThe Haunting of Hill House by Shirley JacksonBag of Bones by Stephen KingThe Woman in Black by Susan Hill
Favorite Ghost Stories
446 books — 318 voters
The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley JacksonThe Woman in Black by Susan HillThe Little Stranger by Sarah WatersDark Matter by Michelle PaverThe Red Girl by Luke Walker
Ghost Stories
1,514 books — 1,977 voters

Alanna by Tamora PierceHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling
Best Kick-Ass Female Characters From YA and Children's Fantasy and Science Fiction
3,257 books — 8,823 voters
The Painted Bridge by Wendy WallaceThe Moonstone by Wilkie CollinsFingersmith by Sarah WatersThe Beth Book by Sarah GrandThe Woman in White by Wilkie Collins
Spunky Victorian Girls in Trouble
81 books — 40 voters

The Da Vinci Code by Dan BrownMen Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus by John GrayTwilight by Stephenie MeyerFirst Step 2 Forever by Justin BieberConfessions of a Guidette by Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi
Dealbreakers: If You Like This Book, We Won't Get Along
2,037 books — 5,315 voters
The Zombie Survival Guide by Max BrooksRoil by Trent JamiesonThe Stand by Stephen KingTheories of Flight by Simon MordenEquations of Life by Simon Morden
Apocalypses and Dystopias
902 books — 667 voters

Heartless by Gail CarrigerOne of Our Thursdays Is Missing by Jasper FfordeWild Blue Yonder by Jasper FfordeSnuff by Terry Pratchett
Can't Wait Books For 2011
1,240 books — 6,622 voters
The Woman in White by Wilkie CollinsSilent in the Grave by Deanna Raybourn
Victorian Mysteries
161 books — 236 voters

Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,705 books — 25,687 voters