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Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Sara (20 Lists)



All Systems Red by Martha Wells
The 93 Best Novellas
93 books — 13 voters
Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniThe Historian by Elizabeth Kostova
Around the World through Fiction
450 books — 185 voters

The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan BradleySharp Objects by Gillian Flynn
Best Crime & Mystery Books
7,481 books — 16,405 voters
Still Life by Louise PennyThe Onion Girl by Charles de Lint
Canadian Fiction
1,042 books — 605 voters

Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable by Ebenezer Cobham Brewer
Best Reference Books Ever
35 books — 24 voters
The Spellman Files by Lisa LutzThe Essential Calvin and Hobbes by Bill WattersonThe Wee Free Men by Terry Pratchett
Books that Make you Laugh
3,547 books — 5,232 voters

Chocolat by Joanne HarrisKafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami
Magical Realism
456 books — 699 voters
The Help by Kathryn StockettThe Historian by Elizabeth KostovaThe House at Riverton by Kate Morton
Best Historical Fiction of the 21st Century
1,532 books — 3,029 voters

Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenThe Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettThe Red Tent by Anita DiamantThe Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa Gregory
Best Historical Fiction
8,038 books — 26,712 voters
Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenHarry Potter Series Box Set by J.K. RowlingThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. TolkienThe Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis
Books you have read more than one time
13,257 books — 8,422 voters

The Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsWater for Elephants by Sara GruenThe Help by Kathryn StockettThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
Best Books of the 21st Century
9,840 books — 22,455 voters
The Help by Kathryn Stockett
Best Books of 2009
1,771 books — 6,926 voters

Alanna by Tamora PierceThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsSabriel by Garth NixElla Enchanted by Gail Carson LevineDealing with Dragons by Patricia C. Wrede
Best Kick-Ass Female Characters From YA and Children's Fantasy and Science Fiction
3,292 books — 8,895 voters
Alanna by Tamora PierceLeviathan by Scott Westerfeld
Best Gender-Bending Books
613 books — 461 voters

The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsA Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba BrayElla Enchanted by Gail Carson LevineGraceling by Kristin CashoreAlanna by Tamora Pierce
Best Books for Teen Readers
1,180 books — 1,451 voters
Ulysses by James JoyceMoby-Dick or, The Whale by Herman MelvilleAnna Karenina by Leo TolstoyJonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna ClarkeZen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance by Robert M. Pirsig
The Most Begun "Read but Unfinished" (Started) book ever
2,710 books — 13,276 voters

Lord of the Flies by William GoldingThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Best of Roald Dahl by Roald Dahl
The 50 greatest British writers since 1945
147 books — 90 voters
The Help by Kathryn StockettTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniThe Giver by Lois LowryMemoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden
Best Page-Turners with Redeeming Social Value
8,097 books — 5,941 voters

The Child Thief by BromThe Book of Lost Things by John ConnollyThe Fairy Godmother by Mercedes LackeyTam Lin by Pamela DeanDealing with Dragons by Patricia C. Wrede
The Best Fairytales and Retellings
2,855 books — 9,218 voters
Snakes And Earrings by Hitomi KaneharaKafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami
Best Japanese Books
779 books — 3,260 voters