Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Amanda (50 Lists)



1984 by George OrwellWhere the Red Fern Grows by Wilson RawlsLord of the Flies by William GoldingCharlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteOld Yeller by Fred Gipson
Most Depressing Book of All Time
1,228 books — 3,918 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Good Earth by Pearl S. BuckThe Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael Chabon
Pulitzer Winners: Fiction & Novels
99 books — 951 voters

The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
Big Fat Books Worth the Effort
1,873 books — 6,996 voters
Oryx and Crake by Margaret AtwoodThe Stand by Stephen KingLord of the Flies by William Golding
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
3,781 books — 26,044 voters

Frankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
Medicine and Literature
1,870 books — 2,027 voters
The Holy Bible by Anonymous
Best Non-Fiction (no biographies)
6,241 books — 8,068 voters

Frankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
Epistolary Fiction
855 books — 849 voters
Eye of the Needle by Ken FollettHornet Flight by Ken FollettJackdaws by Ken FollettThe Key to Rebecca by Ken Follett
Best WWII Fiction and Biography
698 books — 580 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett1984 by George OrwellThe Good Earth by Pearl S. BuckFahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Best for Book Clubs
14,975 books — 18,853 voters
The Da Vinci Code by Dan BrownThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling
The Book Was Better Than the Movie
1,561 books — 18,685 voters

Eldest by Christopher PaoliniRed Storm Rising by Tom Clancy
Books That Should Be Made Into Movies
32,335 books — 69,123 voters
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeLord of the Flies by William GoldingThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die
1,318 books — 5,852 voters

The Holy Bible by AnonymousThe Declaration of Independence / The Constitution of the Uni... by Founding FathersThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Stand by Stephen KingThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
Books That Changed My World
3,289 books — 3,261 voters
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Gunslinger (The Dark Tower, #1) separate by Stephen KingHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
Best Beginning
722 books — 654 voters

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling1984 by George Orwell
Best Ending
8,106 books — 6,125 voters
Angels & Demons by Dan BrownJurassic Park by Michael Crichton
Lab Lit
173 books — 72 voters

Shudderchild by Warren C. Norwood
REALLY Underrated Books (Fewer than 1,000 Ratings)
3,141 books — 766 voters
The Guns of the South by Harry Turtledove
Moderately Underrated Books (1,000 to 10,000 ratings)
1,907 books — 264 voters

Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne
Best Steampunk Books
1,251 books — 4,096 voters
The Outsiders by S.E. HintonThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark TwainWhere the Red Fern Grows by Wilson RawlsTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeIt by Stephen King
Best Coming of Age Stories
1,305 books — 1,135 voters

Lord of the Flies by William GoldingThe Swiss Family Robinson by Johann David WyssGulliver’s Travels by Jonathan SwiftRobinson Crusoe by Daniel DefoeTreasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson
Down by the Sea
742 books — 563 voters
Hamlet by William ShakespeareThe Odyssey by Homer
Literary Smut
145 books — 107 voters

The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark TwainThe Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. LewisHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingCharlotte’s Web by E.B. White
Best Children's Books
5,321 books — 6,711 voters
The Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
Best Books Ever
76,903 books — 286,090 voters

Homeland by R.A. SalvatoreExile by R.A. SalvatoreHeir to the Empire by Timothy ZahnStar Wars by Timothy ZahnElminster by Ed Greenwood
Best Shared Universe Books
174 books — 40 voters
The Stand by Stephen KingThe Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettWorld Without End by Ken FollettEye of the Needle by Ken FollettThe Key to Rebecca by Ken Follett
Thrillers
4,643 books — 5,691 voters

Angels & Demons by Dan BrownOne for the Money by Janet EvanovichThe Firm by Robin Waterfield
Best Crime & Mystery Books
7,335 books — 15,768 voters
Agatha Raisin and the Terrible Tourist by M.C. Beaton
Best Cozy Mystery Series
2,582 books — 2,689 voters

The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Eye of the World by Robert JordanThe Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. LewisThe Stand by Stephen KingEragon by Christopher Paolini
The Best Fantasy Books
1,742 books — 1,455 voters
The Stand by Stephen KingThe Gunslinger (The Dark Tower, #1) separate by Stephen KingOryx and Crake by Margaret AtwoodThe Waste Lands by Stephen KingThe Time Machine by H.G. Wells
Best Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
1,244 books — 3,416 voters


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