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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
1,229 books — 3,940 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
1,875 books — 7,000 voters
Oryx and Crake by Margaret AtwoodThe Stand by Stephen KingLord of the Flies by William Golding
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
3,980 books — 26,588 voters

Frankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
Medicine and Literature
1,971 books — 2,134 voters
The Holy Bible by Anonymous
Best Non-Fiction (no biographies)
6,280 books — 8,094 voters

Frankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
Epistolary Fiction
859 books — 858 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
705 books — 588 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
15,296 books — 19,505 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
1,579 books — 18,687 voters

Eldest by Christopher PaoliniRed Storm Rising by Tom Clancy
Books That Should Be Made Into Movies
32,512 books — 69,827 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
1,320 books — 5,878 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
3,288 books — 3,255 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 by Stephen KingHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
Best Beginning
725 books — 657 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
8,152 books — 6,303 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)
3,193 books — 779 voters
The Guns of the South by Harry Turtledove
Moderately Underrated Books (1,000 to 10,000 ratings)
1,957 books — 268 voters

Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne
Best Steampunk Books
1,288 books — 4,123 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
1,381 books — 1,169 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
741 books — 564 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 Philosopher's Stone by J.K. RowlingCharlotte’s Web by E.B. White
Best Children's Books
5,368 books — 6,965 voters
The Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
Best Books Ever
78,137 books — 291,340 voters

Homeland by R.A. SalvatoreExile by R.A. SalvatoreStar Wars 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
4,881 books — 6,201 voters

Angels & Demons by Dan BrownOne for the Money by Janet EvanovichThe Firm by Robin Waterfield
Best Crime & Mystery Books
7,442 books — 16,330 voters
Agatha Raisin and the Terrible Tourist by M.C. Beaton
Best Cozy Mystery Series
2,741 books — 2,902 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
1,747 books — 1,524 voters
The Stand by Stephen KingThe Gunslinger by Stephen KingOryx and Crake by Margaret AtwoodThe Waste Lands by Stephen KingThe Time Machine by H.G. Wells
Best Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
1,288 books — 3,461 voters


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