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Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Kate (38 Lists)



The Bell Jar by Sylvia PlathWifey by Judy Blume
Desperate Housewives
153 books — 90 voters
Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth GilbertJulie and Julia by Julie PowellA Year in Provence by Peter Mayle
A Year in the Life
256 books — 415 voters

Night Film by Marisha Pessl
If You Enjoyed Gone Girl, You Might Also Like...
241 books — 200 voters
How the Grinch Stole Christmas! by Dr. SeussThe Story of Holly & Ivy by Rumer GoddenThe Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams BiancoMerry Christmas, Strega Nona by Tomie dePaolaHolidays on Ice by David Sedaris
Favorite Christmas Books
1,524 books — 1,563 voters

Bridget Jones’s Diary by Helen FieldingConfessions of a Shopaholic by Sophie KinsellaBridget Jones by Helen FieldingThe Undomestic Goddess by Sophie KinsellaShopaholic Takes Manhattan by Sophie Kinsella
The Best British Chick Lit
272 books — 609 voters
The Vacationers by Emma Straub
Beach Reads 2014
87 books — 105 voters

The Help by Kathryn Stockett
Quirky Southern Fiction
988 books — 1,942 voters
The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton
Modern Gothic
725 books — 1,382 voters

The Perfume Collector by Kathleen Tessaro
Historical Fiction 2013
423 books — 2,172 voters
The Help by Kathryn StockettGone Girl by Gillian FlynnThe Forgotten Garden by Kate MortonWhere'd You Go, Bernadette by Maria Semple
Best Beach Reads 2013
2,205 books — 4,188 voters

The Birth of Venus by Sarah Dunant
Reading Italy
451 books — 243 voters
Girl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy ChevalierThe Birth of Venus by Sarah Dunant
Art History Fiction
60 books — 29 voters

The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel BarberyThe Paris Wife by Paula McLainLe Divorce by Diane Johnson
France in Contemporary Fiction
258 books — 182 voters
Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden
Best Books About Japan
533 books — 359 voters

The Help by Kathryn StockettMiddlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides
Best Historical Fiction of the 21st Century
1,530 books — 3,027 voters
Life After Life by Kate AtkinsonLean In by Sheryl SandbergNight Film by Marisha Pessl
Best Books of 2013 (Excluding Paranormal Fantasy, Paranormal Romance, Erotica and Contemporary Romance)
84 books — 67 voters

The Help by Kathryn StockettPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenSense and Sensibility by Jane AustenEmma by Jane AustenBridget Jones’s Diary by Helen Fielding
The Most Comforting Books (The Literary Version of Bread Pudding)
1,298 books — 931 voters
The Secret Keeper by Kate Morton
Historical Fiction 2012 Releases - Which books are you looking forward to the most?
170 books — 1,138 voters

Where'd You Go, Bernadette by Maria SempleGone Girl by Gillian FlynnThe Help by Kathryn StockettRules of Civility by Amor TowlesBossypants by Tina Fey
Smart Summer Reads
13,766 books — 11,646 voters
How to Be a Woman by Caitlin MoranBossypants by Tina FeyIs Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? by Mindy Kaling
Funny Women Memoirs
504 books — 1,666 voters

Poser by Claire Dederer
Best yoga memoirs
38 books — 77 voters
Villette by Charlotte Brontë
Victorian Novels
215 books — 534 voters

How to Be a Woman by Caitlin MoranBossypants by Tina Fey
Humorous Memoirs and Non-Fiction
936 books — 1,528 voters
100 Love Sonnets by Pablo Neruda
Best Poetry Books
3,083 books — 2,617 voters

The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery
Best French Literature
867 books — 1,578 voters
Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov
Best Russian Literature
525 books — 2,313 voters

The Color Purple by Alice Walker
A List for Those Who Want to Run Screaming at the Mention of Sparkly Vampires, Fifty Shades of Abusive Relationships, or Other Assorted Mass Marketed Crap
1,202 books — 584 voters
Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Bell Jar by Sylvia PlathA Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith
Best Woman-Authored Books
8,920 books — 6,574 voters

The Help by Kathryn StockettThe Paris Wife by Paula McLainRules of Civility by Amor Towles
2012: The Over 35s favourite books of 2012
787 books — 246 voters
Cherry by Mary KarrBossypants by Tina FeyEat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth GilbertGirl, Interrupted by Susanna KaysenJulie and Julia by Julie Powell
Memoirs by Women
3,383 books — 3,611 voters


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