Literal Summer Reads

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Konna (23 Lists)



Orange by Ichigo TakanoShiver by Junji Ito
Very Best One-Shot and Mini-Series Manga
80 books — 87 voters
Watchmen by Alan MooreThe Complete Maus by Art SpiegelmanThe Complete Persepolis by Marjane SatrapiBatman by Neil GaimanHellboy, Vol. 3 by Mike Mignola
Required Reading Graphic Novels
1,239 books — 2,016 voters

Twenty Love Poems and a Song of Despair by Pablo NerudaLe Monogramme by Odysseas ElytisBook of Longing by Leonard CohenAriel by Sylvia PlathShakespeare's Sonnets by William Shakespeare
Best Poetry Books
3,083 books — 2,617 voters
The Prophet by Kahlil GibranJonathan Livingston Seagull by Richard BachThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryNot Just Yet. Egypt 2011 by Mohamed Abdel-MaksoudThe Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein
Inspiring Books
5,050 books — 4,123 voters

Not Just Yet. Egypt 2011 by Mohamed Abdel-Maksoud
Around the World One Book from Each Country
1,100 books — 1,010 voters
Not Just Yet. Egypt 2011 by Mohamed Abdel-Maksoud
Best Debut Short Stories From Africa!
12 books — 19 voters

Not Just Yet. Egypt 2011 by Mohamed Abdel-Maksoud
Books set in Alexandria, Egypt كتب عن الإسكندرية
43 books — 33 voters
Not Just Yet. Egypt 2011 by Mohamed Abdel-Maksoud
English Books on Modern Egypt
180 books — 53 voters

Not Just Yet. Egypt 2011 by Mohamed Abdel-Maksoud
Best Egyptian Historical Fiction
223 books — 461 voters
Not Just Yet. Egypt 2011 by Mohamed Abdel-Maksoud
For a Better Egypt
181 books — 117 voters

Not Just Yet. Egypt 2011 by Mohamed Abdel-Maksoud
Best Egyptian Books
288 books — 883 voters
Battle Royale by Koushun TakamiThe Handmaid's Tale by Margaret AtwoodCloud Atlas by David MitchellNever Let Me Go by Kazuo IshiguroThe Trial by Franz Kafka
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
4,038 books — 26,777 voters

Paradise Kiss, Vol. 1 by Ai Yazawaアオハライド 1 [Ao Haru Ride 1] by Io SakisakaOrange 1 by Ichigo Takano蛍火の杜へ [Hotarubi no Mori e] by Yuki MidorikawaKodocha by Miho Obana
Great Romance Manga Reads!
337 books — 674 voters
Paradise Kiss, Vol. 1 by Ai Yazawa蛍火の杜へ [Hotarubi no Mori e] by Yuki MidorikawaBeast Master, Vol. 1 by Kyousuke MotomiKiss/Hug, Vol. 01 by Kako Mitsukiキミはガールフレンド [Kimi wa Girlfriend] by Maki Minami
Best Short Manga Series
103 books — 55 voters

The Housekeeper and the Professor by Yōko OgawaBattle Royale by Koushun TakamiKitchen by Banana YoshimotoNorwegian Wood by Haruki MurakamiSilence by Shūsaku Endō
Best Japanese Books
779 books — 3,260 voters
The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Golden Compass by Philip PullmanTigana by Guy Gavriel KayDune by Frank HerbertThe Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
Best Fantasy World
1,712 books — 2,146 voters

Cloud Atlas by David MitchellNumber9Dream by David MitchellThe Bone Clocks by David MitchellThe Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet by David MitchellBlack Swan Green by David Mitchell
David Mitchell
11 books — 105 voters
Skip Beat!, Vol. 1 by Yoshiki NakamuraKodocha by Miho Obanaアオハライド 1 [Ao Haru Ride 1] by Io SakisakaOrange 1 by Ichigo Takanoとなりの怪物くん 1 [Tonari no Kaibutsu-kun 1] by Robico
Favorite Shoujo Manga
489 books — 1,726 voters

Skip Beat!, Vol. 1 by Yoshiki NakamuraOuran High School Host Club, Vol. 1 by Bisco HatoriFruits Basket by Natsuki TakayaBeast Master, Vol. 1 by Kyousuke Motomi
Best Manga of All Time
648 books — 1,005 voters
The Last Temptation of Christ by Nikos KazantzakisThe Third Wedding by Costas TaktsisChrist Recrucified by Nikos KazantzakisΤα πλοία δεν άραξαν by Menelaos LountemisΕρωτόκριτος by Vitsentzos Kornaros
Favourite Greek Books
409 books — 375 voters

Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenWomen in Love by D.H. LawrenceJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienPersuasion by Jane Austen
Best British and Irish Literature
1,182 books — 1,118 voters
Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëEmma by Jane AustenPippi Longstocking by Astrid Lindgren
Best Female Lead Characters
4,910 books — 6,029 voters

Favorite Historical Romance Novels
3,492 books — 6,190 voters