Book Lists Voted on by <a href="/user/show/4871706-helena-greenfield">Helena Greenfield</a> (26 Lists)

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Helena Greenfield (26 Lists)

The Empress of Salt and Fortune by Nghi Vo

Ring Shout by P. Djèlí Clark

Hugo 2021 Eligible Novellas

45 books — 67 voters

Fireheart Tiger by Aliette de Bodard

A Desolation Called Peace by Arkady Martine

240 books — 532 voters

Foundation by Isaac Asimov

Dune by Frank Herbert

Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes

Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury

The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin

Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books

8,695 books — 25,419 voters

The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin

Neuromancer by William Gibson

Penguin Galaxy Series

6 books — 9 voters

Guards! Guards! by Terry Pratchett

The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde

Cold Comfort Farm by Stella Gibbons

Good Omens by Terry Pratchett

The Princess Bride by William Goldman

Best Humorous Books

4,404 books — 8,036 voters

The Sandman, Vol. 1 by Neil Gaiman

Saga, Volume 1 by Brian K. Vaughan

Fables, Vol. 1 by Bill Willingham

Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Life by Bryan Lee O'Malley

Best Graphic Novels

3,458 books — 6,778 voters

The Devil Wears Prada by Lauren Weisberger

Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk

Bridget Jones’s Diary by Helen Fielding

About a Boy by Nick Hornby

The MOVIE was BETTER than the BOOK

1,135 books — 10,099 voters

Girl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier

I, Claudius by Robert Graves

Best Historical Fiction

7,836 books — 26,139 voters

The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling

Mistborn by Brandon Sanderson

Best Fantasy Books of the 21st Century

3,118 books — 10,062 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie

Murder at the Vicarage by Agatha Christie

Fetch Your White Gloves, and Swing to Jazz. Vintage and Vintage-esque Reads

64 books — 35 voters

Smiley's People by John le Carré

Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy by John le Carré

The Spy Who Came In from the Cold by John le Carré

Best Spy Novels

1,398 books — 2,474 voters

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling

Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman

Night Watch by Sergei Lukyanenko

The Best Urban Fantasy

4,424 books — 12,862 voters

The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson

The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón

The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco

The Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg Larsson

The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest by Stieg Larsson

Best Literary Mysteries

2,649 books — 4,830 voters

The Martian by Andy Weir

Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro

Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century

1,357 books — 9,434 voters

The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson

The Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg Larsson

The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest by Stieg Larsson

The Redbreast by Jo Nesbø

The Snowman by Jo Nesbø

Scandinavian/Nordic Mysteries

331 books — 688 voters

The Poet by Michael Connelly

The Lincoln Lawyer by Michael Connelly

The Black Echo by Michael Connelly

Trunk Music by Michael Connelly

Lost Light by Michael Connelly

Best by Michael Connelly

33 books — 99 voters

Resurrection Men by Ian Rankin

A Question of Blood by Ian Rankin

Exit Music by Ian Rankin

52 books — 13 voters

The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson

The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler

Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie

The Poet by Michael Connelly

The Lincoln Lawyer by Michael Connelly

Detective Fiction

1,235 books — 1,122 voters

The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson

L.A. Confidential by James Ellroy

The Black Dahlia by James Ellroy

Best Crime Thrillers

143 books — 153 voters

Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes

203 books — 726 voters

J.R.R. Tolkien 4-Book Boxed Set by J.R.R. Tolkien

The Blade Itself by Joe Abercrombie

A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin

His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman

The Princess Bride by William Goldman

The Best Epic Fantasy (fiction)

4,581 books — 26,672 voters

1984 by George Orwell

Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

Brave New World by Aldous Huxley

Animal Farm by George Orwell

Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction

3,974 books — 26,426 voters

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling

Eragon by Christopher Paolini

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling

The Book Was Better Than the Movie

1,579 books — 18,686 voters

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling

Best Books of the Decade: 2000s

7,216 books — 28,372 voters

1984 by George Orwell

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. Rowling

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger

Best Books of the 20th Century

7,889 books — 49,814 voters

Moby-Dick or, The Whale by Herman Melville

The Holy Bible by Anonymous

The Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien

Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë

Paradise Lost by John Milton

The Most Begun "Read but Unfinished" (Started) book ever

2,688 books — 13,213 voters