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Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Maxine (24 Lists)



Alias Grace by Margaret Atwood
Best Historical Fiction
7,709 books — 25,959 voters
Anansi Boys by Neil Gaiman
Sequels or retellings of classics NOT written by the author of the original
210 books — 87 voters

Doctor Who by John Dorney
Best Doctor Who Audio Dramas
150 books — 17 voters
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass by Frederick DouglassRoots by Alex HaleyA Slave No More by David W. Blight
Best American Civil War Books
1,011 books — 989 voters

The Origin of Species by Charles DarwinThe Communist Manifesto by Karl MarxThe Holy Bible by AnonymousAn Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations by Adam SmithDas Kapital by Karl Marx
The Most Influential Books
1,489 books — 5,293 voters
1984 by George OrwellAnimal Farm by George OrwellBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyThe Prince by Niccolò MachiavelliFahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Best Conservative Books
536 books — 326 voters

1984 by George OrwellSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.Brave New World by Aldous HuxleyRed Mars by Kim Stanley RobinsonThe Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin
Left-wing Science Fiction and Fantasy
336 books — 253 voters
A People’s History of the United States by Howard ZinnThe New Jim Crow by Michelle AlexanderBury My Heart at Wounded Knee by Dee BrownPedagogy of the Oppressed by Paulo FreireThe Communist Manifesto by Karl Marx
Best Progressive Reads
1,061 books — 717 voters

The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott LynchThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienRed Seas Under Red Skies by Scott LynchThe Princess Bride by William GoldmanTheft of Swords by Michael J. Sullivan
Thieves
662 books — 1,264 voters
Hamlet by William ShakespearePride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Odyssey by Homer1984 by George OrwellThe Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer
100 Best Books of All Time: The World Library List
100 books — 1,709 voters

The God Delusion by Richard DawkinsThe Demon-Haunted World by Carl SaganWhy I Am Not a Christian and Other Essays on Religion and Rel... by Bertrand RussellThe Amber Spyglass by Philip Pullman
Notable Atheist Books
570 books — 987 voters
Godless by Ann CoulterMiles to Go by Miley CyrusHow to Talk to a Liberal (If You Must) by Ann CoulterIf Democrats Had Any Brains, They'd Be Republicans by Ann CoulterSlander by Ann Coulter
Books I Have No Intention of Reading
1,638 books — 5,990 voters

Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice SendakGreen Eggs and Ham by Dr. SeussThe Cat in the Hat by Dr. SeussCharlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteLove You Forever by Robert Munsch
Best Children's Books
5,386 books — 6,870 voters
The Shining by Stephen King
The Book Was Better Than the Movie
1,578 books — 18,686 voters

The Bell Jar by Sylvia PlathThe Edible Woman by Margaret AtwoodThe Paper Bag Princess by Robert Munsch
Best Feminist Fiction
1,503 books — 2,672 voters
American Gods by Neil GaimanNeverwhere by Neil GaimanStorm Front by Jim ButcherThe Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
The Best Urban Fantasy
4,388 books — 12,639 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenAnimal Farm by George Orwell
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
32,245 books — 122,774 voters
Animal Farm by George OrwellAlice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis CarrollCrime and Punishment by Fyodor DostoevskyWhere the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak
Best Books Ever
77,421 books — 288,956 voters

Fahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyGood Omens by Terry PratchettUlysses by James JoyceSabriel by Garth NixThe Professor and the Madman by Simon Winchester
What To Read Next
20,738 books — 24,730 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger1984 by George OrwellHarry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. Rowling
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,889 books — 49,796 voters

The Absolute Sandman, Volume 1 by Neil GaimanA Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinThe Eye of the World by Robert JordanThe Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis
The Best Epic Fantasy (fiction)
4,407 books — 26,357 voters
Forrest Gump by Winston GroomInterview with the Vampire by Anne RiceThe Bad Beginning by Lemony SnicketDivine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood by Rebecca WellsThe Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown
The Worst Books of All Time
8,096 books — 19,876 voters