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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
463 books — 1,522 voters
World War Z by Max Brooks
Best Zombie Books
1,457 books — 3,098 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
654 books — 810 voters
Puff, the Magic Dragon by Peter Yarrow
Best Fictional Pets
175 books — 51 voters

Cat’s Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.1Q84 by Haruki MurakamiRant by Chuck Palahniuk
Postmodern Genius
519 books — 584 voters
The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey
Books With Snow, Ice or Frost on the Cover or in the Title
652 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
386 books — 420 voters
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldBreakfast at Tiffany’s and Three Stories by Truman Capote
Tales of New York City
1,749 books — 1,354 voters

War and Peace by Leo TolstoyAnna Karenina by Leo TolstoyCrime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky
Greatest Russian Novels of All Time
196 books — 505 voters
World War Z by Max BrooksThe Passage by Justin Cronin
Best Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
1,294 books — 3,491 voters

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon
Night and Day
1,232 books — 74 voters
The Red Tent by Anita Diamant
Best Biblical Fiction
430 books — 671 voters

The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónThe Angel's Game by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
Books about Books and Authors
213 books — 139 voters
Haunted by Chuck Palahniuk
The Most Disturbing Books Ever Written
3,301 books — 11,670 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
13,323 books — 80,577 voters
Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
Couldn't Put The Book Down
17,651 books — 18,019 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