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Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Jess (28 Lists)



Dancer from the Dance by Andrew HolleranExtremely Loud & Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran FoerIt's Kind of a Funny Story by Ned VizziniAngels in America by Tony Kushner
Tales of New York City
1,748 books — 1,335 voters
The Song of Achilles by Madeline MillerGiovanni’s Room by James BaldwinDancer from the Dance by Andrew HolleranThe Charioteer by Mary RenaultMaurice by E.M. Forster
Smart LGBTQ Literature
52 books — 47 voters

The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
Historical Fiction on Greece and Rome
284 books — 303 voters
The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
Orange Prize For Fiction Longlist 2012
20 books — 153 voters

The Men with the Pink Triangle by Heinz HegerThe Celluloid Closet by Vito RussoAnd the Band Played On by Randy ShiltsThe Mayor of Castro Street by Randy ShiltsThe Laramie Project by Moisés Kaufman
LGBTQ History
519 books — 142 voters
Captive Prince by C.S. Pacat
Best M/M Romance Published in 2013
693 books — 1,684 voters

Call Me by Your Name by André AcimanGiovanni’s Room by James BaldwinMaurice by E.M. ForsterAt Swim, Two Boys by Jamie O'NeillDancer from the Dance by Andrew Holleran
Great Gay Fiction
92 books — 95 voters
Call Me by Your Name by André AcimanAt Swim, Two Boys by Jamie O'NeillGiovanni’s Room by James BaldwinMaurice by E.M. ForsterThe Charioteer by Mary Renault
Great Gay Fiction for Adults
37 books — 18 voters

Giovanni’s Room by James BaldwinThe Charioteer by Mary RenaultBrokeback Mountain by Annie Proulx
Best Gay Romance Published Before 2000
87 books — 43 voters
The Song of Achilles by Madeline MillerAt Swim, Two Boys by Jamie O'NeillThe Charioteer by Mary RenaultBrideshead Revisited by Evelyn WaughMaurice by E.M. Forster
Best Gay Historical Fiction
405 books — 602 voters

The World of Normal Boys by K.M. SoehnleinThe Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen ChboskyGeography Club by Brent HartingerBridges by M.J. O'Shea
Best GLBT books for teens
367 books — 438 voters
The Men with the Pink Triangle by Heinz HegerBent by Martin ShermanThe Pianist by Władysław SzpilmanThe Reader by Bernhard SchlinkEverything is Illuminated by Jonathan Safran Foer
Well-Written Holocaust Books
931 books — 3,008 voters

The Song of Achilles by Madeline MillerAt Swim, Two Boys by Jamie O'NeillThe Charioteer by Mary RenaultMaurice by E.M. ForsterBrokeback Mountain by Annie Proulx
Best Gay Historical Romance
929 books — 1,541 voters
A Single Man by Christopher IsherwoodAt Swim, Two Boys by Jamie O'NeillGiovanni’s Room by James BaldwinDancer from the Dance by Andrew HolleranThe Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
Best LGBTQIA literature
1,937 books — 2,221 voters

For a Lost Soldier by Rudi van Dantzig
Taboo Reads
1,797 books — 2,647 voters
Like the Taste of Summer by Kaje HarperBridges by M.J. O'SheaBlindsided by Poppy DennisonThe Ivory Prison by Myka Ramos
The Best of the M/M Romance Group's Don't Read in the Closet events
403 books — 481 voters

Call Me by Your Name by André AcimanA Single Man by Christopher IsherwoodGiovanni’s Room by James BaldwinAt Swim, Two Boys by Jamie O'NeillMaurice by E.M. Forster
AfterElton’s 50 Best Gay Books!
27 books — 10 voters
The Notebook by Nicholas SparksThe Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. TolkienA Walk to Remember by Nicholas SparksThe Devil Wears Prada by Lauren WeisbergerThe Bad Beginning by Lemony Snicket
The Movie Made You Want to Read the Book
635 books — 497 voters

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling
Books That Changed My World
3,297 books — 3,449 voters
The Men with the Pink Triangle by Heinz HegerChristopher and His Kind by Christopher IsherwoodThe Naked Civil Servant by Quentin CrispThe Mayor of Castro Street by Randy ShiltsMilk by Dustin Lance Black
Best Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Non-Fiction
839 books — 494 voters

Christopher and His Kind by Christopher IsherwoodGiovanni’s Room by James BaldwinMaurice by E.M. ForsterBrideshead Revisited by Evelyn WaughThe Charioteer by Mary Renault
Classic Gay Male Literature
287 books — 164 voters
At Swim, Two Boys by Jamie O'NeillPrey by Andrea Speed
Best Novels with Non-Explicit Gay Romance
318 books — 319 voters

Call Me By Your Name by André AcimanThe Song of Achilles by Madeline MillerThe World of Normal Boys by K.M. SoehnleinBent by Martin ShermanGiovanni’s Room by James Baldwin
Best Gay Fiction
2,712 books — 3,922 voters
The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen ChboskyThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerThe Outsiders by S.E. HintonA Separate Peace by John KnowlesHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
Best Young Adult Books
13,329 books — 80,583 voters

Brideshead Revisited by Evelyn WaughMaurice by E.M. Forster
Downton Abbey-esque Books
619 books — 1,020 voters
Giovanni’s Room by James BaldwinThe Help by Kathryn StockettThe Color Purple by Alice WalkerTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Black History Month
564 books — 502 voters

The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen ChboskyGeography Club by Brent HartingerBridges by M.J. O'SheaEvery Day by David Levithan
Best YA Fiction with GLBTQQI themes / characters
1,993 books — 6,007 voters
Call Me by Your Name by André AcimanThe Song of Achilles by Madeline MillerThe World of Normal Boys by K.M. SoehnleinAt Swim, Two Boys by Jamie O'NeillGeography Club by Brent Hartinger
Top 100 Gay Novels of the XXI century
983 books — 641 voters