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Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by J. N. (29 Lists)



Bridget Jones’s Diary by Helen Fielding
The Best British Chick Lit
272 books — 609 voters
The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerLord of the Flies by William GoldingHeart of Darkness by Joseph ConradCold Mountain by Charles Frazier
The Worst Books of All Time
8,115 books — 19,897 voters

Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell
Best Historical Fiction
8,038 books — 26,712 voters
The Running Grave by Robert GalbraithThe Silence of the Lambs by Thomas HarrisGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellOutlander by Diana GabaldonThe Historian by Elizabeth Kostova
Kept Me Up All Night
573 books — 433 voters

Bridget Jones’s Diary by Helen FieldingThe Princess Bride by William GoldmanThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsDirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency by Douglas AdamsGoing Postal by Terry Pratchett
Best Humorous Books
4,449 books — 8,327 voters
Writing Down the Bones by Natalie Goldberg2,000 to 10,000 by Rachel AaronNo Plot? No Problem! by Chris BatyZen in the Art of Writing by Ray Bradbury
The Art & Business of Writing
85 books — 74 voters

Gaudy Night by Dorothy L. Sayers
Favorite Historical Mystery Series
1,027 books — 1,277 voters
Writing Down the Bones by Natalie GoldbergA Room of One’s Own by Virginia WoolfZen in the Art of Writing by Ray BradburyThe Artist's Way by Julia CameronJonathan Livingston Seagull by Richard Bach
Best Books on Creative Life
515 books — 627 voters

Automate the Boring Stuff with Python by Al Sweigart
Computer Science Books of the 2010s and 2020s
218 books — 35 voters
Bridget Jones’s Diary by Helen FieldingThe Duke and I by Julia QuinnBridget Jones by Helen Fielding
Humorous Romance Books
3,220 books — 6,745 voters

So Good They Can't Ignore You by Cal NewportThe Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck by Mark MansonAtomic Habits by James Clear
Productivity Porn!
130 books — 232 voters
The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerGarden Spells by Sarah Addison AllenPractical Magic by Alice HoffmanChocolat by Joanne Harris
Favorite Magical Realism Novels
1,362 books — 4,704 voters

Black Beauty by Anna SewellThe Black Stallion by Walter FarleyThe Horse and His Boy by C.S. LewisThe Island Stallion by Walter FarleyWhite Stallion of Lipizza by Marguerite Henry
Best Horse Fiction
432 books — 202 voters
In a Sunburned Country by Bill BrysonMidnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John BerendtGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondThe Devil in the White City by Erik LarsonFreakonomics by Steven D. Levitt
Best Non-Fiction (no biographies)
6,337 books — 8,175 voters

Medea by Euripides
Anti-Heroines
406 books — 206 voters
The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerThe Diamond Age by Neal StephensonDune by Frank HerbertEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardJurassic Park by Michael Crichton
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,771 books — 25,807 voters

Bridget Jones’s Diary by Helen FieldingDirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency by Douglas AdamsGuards! Guards! by Terry PratchettGoing Postal by Terry PratchettThe Princess Bride by William Goldman
Funniest Novels of All Time
1,446 books — 2,410 voters
Outlander by Diana GabaldonPride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Best Top Romance Novels of All Time
714 books — 1,417 voters

The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid by Bill BrysonWishful Drinking by Carrie FisherAre You There, Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea by Chelsea HandlerLet's Pretend This Never Happened by Jenny LawsonA Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson
Humorous Memoirs and Non-Fiction
936 books — 1,528 voters
Let's Pretend This Never Happened by Jenny LawsonLots of Candles, Plenty of Cake by Anna QuindlenThe Happiness Project by Gretchen RubinIs Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? by Mindy KalingHyperbole and a Half by Allie Brosh
Memoirs, Narrative Nonfiction and Other (Mostly) True Things
810 books — 527 voters

Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake by Anna QuindlenOn Writing by Stephen KingLet's Pretend This Never Happened by Jenny LawsonHyperbole and a Half by Allie BroshThe Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin
Biography and Memoirs that are BETTER than Fiction
2,628 books — 3,538 voters
Black Beauty by Anna SewellAnne of Green Gables by L.M. MontgomeryWhere the Red Fern Grows by Wilson RawlsThe Silver Chair by C.S. LewisIsland of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell
BOOKS WITH 'COLORFUL' TITLES
1,089 books — 91 voters

Prisoner of My Desire by Johanna Lindsey
Best Medieval Romance Novels
685 books — 1,053 voters
On Writing by Stephen KingWriting Down the Bones by Natalie Goldberg
Being a Better Writer
112 books — 58 voters

Writing Down the Bones by Natalie GoldbergZen in the Art of Writing by Ray BradburyStory Engineering by Larry BrooksOld Friend from Far Away by Natalie GoldbergOn Writing by Stephen King
Best Books on Writing
804 books — 1,342 voters
Dragonfly in Amber by Diana GabaldonThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling
Books That Had You Sobbing
892 books — 1,464 voters

The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëMrs. Dalloway by Virginia WoolfThe Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin
Best Feminist Fiction
1,546 books — 2,775 voters
Gone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellThe Help by Kathryn StockettThe Princess Bride by William Goldman
Best Movie Adaptations
440 books — 269 voters

Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
All The Great Guys Books Have To Offer
423 books — 347 voters