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



Everything You Want Me to Be by Mindy MejiaWe Were Liars by E. LockhartSharp Objects by Gillian FlynnBefore I Fall by Lauren OliverThe Girls by Emma Cline
there's something dangerous about the boredom of teenage girls
334 books — 187 voters
Herland by Charlotte Perkins GilmanThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
Best Feminist Science Fiction/Fantasy
709 books — 662 voters

Outlander by Diana GabaldonWater for Elephants by Sara GruenCrocodile on the Sandbank by Elizabeth PetersInto the Wilderness by Sara DonatiGirl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier
Historical romances with more substance than your average wallpaper setting
546 books — 867 voters
Life of Pi by Yann MartelThe Night Circus by Erin MorgensternThe Tiger's Wife by Téa ObrehtBeloved by Toni MorrisonWinter's Tale by Mark Helprin
Favorite Magical Realism Novels
1,365 books — 4,691 voters

Just Babies by Paul BloomQuiet by Susan CainThe Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg
Human Behavior or Evolutionary Psychology
61 books — 62 voters
Wither by Lauren DeStefanoDays of Cain by J.R. DunnThoughtless by S.C. StephensReason to Breathe by Rebecca Donovan
Best Books You've Never Heard of....
1,323 books — 1,984 voters

A Passage to India by E.M. ForsterSiddhartha by Hermann HesseMoll Flanders by Daniel DefoeFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleySilk by Alessandro Baricco
Books I've read from the "1001 books you must read before you die" list
161 books — 39 voters
Les Misérables by Victor HugoAnna Karenina by Leo TolstoyDune by Frank HerbertForever by Pete HamillThe Odyssey by Homer
Big Fat Books Worth the Effort
1,878 books — 7,002 voters

Water for Elephants by Sara GruenLife of Pi by Yann MartelOryx and Crake by Margaret AtwoodAmerican Gods by Neil GaimanThe Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,208 books — 28,381 voters
The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk KiddDead Until Dark by Charlaine HarrisThe Awakening by Kate ChopinThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark TwainThe Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane
Best Southern Literature
1,400 books — 2,618 voters

Les Misérables by Victor HugoThe Odyssey by HomerFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyThe Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar WildeHunger by Knut Hamsun
Best European Literature
828 books — 307 voters
Shadowfever by Karen Marie MoningEve by Iris JohansenForever by Maggie StiefvaterThe Social Animal by David Brooks
Best Books of 2011
2,669 books — 6,699 voters

American Gods by Neil GaimanA Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinWatership Down by Richard AdamsNeverwhere by Neil Gaiman
Fantasy Books Written for Adults
1,345 books — 1,657 voters
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark TwainWuthering Heights by Emily BrontëAnne of Green Gables by L.M. MontgomeryOf Mice and Men by John SteinbeckWatership Down by Richard Adams
Best Books with Rural Settings
1,156 books — 1,034 voters

Oryx and Crake by Margaret AtwoodContact by Carl SaganDune by Frank HerbertBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyKindred by Octavia E. Butler
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,796 books — 25,955 voters
Les Misérables by Victor HugoRomeo and Juliet by William ShakespeareThe Odyssey by HomerLife of Pi by Yann Martel
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
32,852 books — 124,763 voters

Oryx and Crake by Margaret AtwoodThe Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
4,080 books — 26,881 voters
Kindred by Octavia E. ButlerThe Crucible by Arthur MillerThe Birth of Venus by Sarah Dunant
Best Historical Fiction
8,129 books — 26,922 voters