Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Elle (12 Lists)



A Dowry of Blood by S.T. Gibson
Best Adult Vampire Books
1,788 books — 4,922 voters
The Exorcist by William Peter BlattyThe Haunting of Hill House by Shirley JacksonFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyThe Silence of the Lambs by Thomas HarrisRosemary’s Baby by Ira Levin
Best Horror Novels
2,087 books — 5,456 voters

American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis1984 by George OrwellThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodThe Road by Cormac McCarthyPerfume by Patrick Süskind
The Most Disturbing Books Ever Written
3,214 books — 11,334 voters
Gone Girl by Gillian FlynnBehind Her Eyes by Sarah PinboroughRebecca by Daphne du MaurierBig Little Lies by Liane MoriartyYou by Caroline Kepnes
Female Psychological Thrillers/Suspense Written by Women
1,383 books — 3,345 voters

The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonGone Girl by Gillian FlynnThe Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg LarssonThe Silence of the Lambs by Thomas HarrisAnd Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
Thrillers You Must Read!
4,773 books — 6,670 voters
The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar WildeFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyRebecca by Daphne du MaurierDr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis StevensonThe Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux
Best Gothic Books of All Time
588 books — 3,504 voters

Babel by R.F. KuangThe Hollow Places by T. Kingfisher
Best Books of the Decade: 2020's
2,922 books — 5,463 voters
The Secret History by Donna TarttBabel by R.F. KuangIf We Were Villains by M.L. Rio
Dark Academia
365 books — 1,498 voters

The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley JacksonThe Shining by Stephen King
Ghost Stories
1,475 books — 1,881 voters
Crooked Kingdom by Leigh BardugoRiders by Veronica RossiThe Rose & the Dagger by Renée AhdiehShallow Graves by Kali WallaceThe First Time She Drowned by Kerry Kletter
Best Books of 2016
1,832 books — 2,783 voters

Angelfall by Susan EeCity of Ashes by Cassandra ClareCity of Glass by Cassandra ClareCity of Lost Souls by Cassandra ClareCity of Fallen Angels by Cassandra Clare
Great fiction books
154 books — 146 voters
City of Bones by Cassandra ClareThe Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen ChboskyLooking for Alaska by John GreenThirteen Reasons Why by Jay AsherShiver by Maggie Stiefvater
Best Books Ever
76,553 books — 284,776 voters