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Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Gretchen (19 Lists)



The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
Best Books Based in Barcelona
46 books — 68 voters
King of Scars by Leigh BardugoThe Wicked King by Holly BlackA Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid KemmererDark Age by Pierce BrownIn an Absent Dream by Seanan McGuire
2019 Releases I Can't Wait For
450 books — 609 voters

Half a War by Joe AbercrombieGolden Son by Pierce BrownSeveneves by Neal StephensonArmada by Ernest ClineShadows of Self by Brandon Sanderson
Most Anticipated: Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Novels of 2015
459 books — 1,520 voters
World War Z by Max Brooks
Best Zombie Books
1,456 books — 3,084 voters

The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónMr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin SloanThe City of Dreaming Books by Walter Moers
Books About Bookstores
651 books — 808 voters
Puff, the Magic Dragon by Peter Yarrow
Best Fictional Pets
175 books — 50 voters

Cat’s Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.1Q84 by Haruki MurakamiRant by Chuck Palahniuk
Postmodern Genius
519 books — 585 voters
The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey
Books With Snow, Ice or Frost on the Cover or in the Title
650 books — 119 voters

Sex and the City by Candace BushnellThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldBreakfast at Tiffany’s and Three Stories by Truman Capote
Best Books Set in New York City
383 books — 399 voters
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldBreakfast at Tiffany’s and Three Stories by Truman Capote
Tales of New York City
1,732 books — 1,309 voters

War and Peace by Leo TolstoyAnna Karenina by Leo TolstoyCrime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky
Greatest Russian Novels of All Time
196 books — 502 voters
World War Z by Max BrooksThe Passage by Justin Cronin
Best Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
1,289 books — 3,472 voters

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon
Night and Day
1,243 books — 72 voters
The Red Tent by Anita Diamant
Best Biblical Fiction
419 books — 661 voters

The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónThe Angel's Game by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
Books about Books and Authors
212 books — 139 voters
Haunted by Chuck Palahniuk
The Most Disturbing Books Ever Written
3,291 books — 11,638 voters

The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton JusterCharlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald DahlLittle Women by Louisa May AlcottHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Best Young Adult Books
13,218 books — 80,482 voters
Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
Couldn't Put The Book Down
17,479 books — 17,731 voters

The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónThe Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot DíazAtlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand
Books You Wish You Could Force All Your Friends to Read
1,784 books — 834 voters