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Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Paula (8 Lists)



The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. LewisA Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving
Best Books Ever
78,325 books — 291,977 voters
Personal History (Pulitzer Prize Winner) by Katharine GrahamThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankInto Thin Air by Jon KrakauerThe Story of My Life by Helen KellerMidnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt
Best Memoir / Biography / Autobiography
6,433 books — 7,405 voters

The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara KingsolverOut of Africa by Isak DinesenDon't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight by Alexandra FullerKing Leopold's Ghost by Adam HochschildCutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese
Best books for an African Safari
476 books — 524 voters
Midnight’s Children by Salman RushdieA Suitable Boy by Vikram Seth
Best South Asian Fiction
752 books — 1,929 voters

Infinite Jest by David Foster WallaceA Suitable Boy by Vikram Seth
Big Fat Books Worth the Effort
1,876 books — 6,999 voters
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. RowlingBlindness by José SaramagoInfinite Jest by David Foster Wallace
Best Books of the Decade: 1990s
3,155 books — 3,684 voters

A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving
Modern Library 100 Best Novels - The Readers' List
100 books — 16 voters
Blindness by José Saramago
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,878 books — 49,827 voters