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Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Hermien (54 Lists)



The Hakawati by Rabih AlameddineThe Septembers of Shiraz by Dalia SoferThe Dove Flyer by Eli Amir
Arab Lit
97 books — 22 voters
Wild Swans by Jung ChangOut of Africa by Isak DinesenA Room of One’s Own by Virginia Woolf
Author Biographies and Memoirs
596 books — 99 voters

Dina's Book by Herbjørg WassmoThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonSmilla's Sense of Snow by Peter HøegOut Stealing Horses by Per PettersonThe Keeper of Lost Causes by Jussi Adler-Olsen
Best Nordic Fiction
321 books — 118 voters
Killing Commendatore by Haruki MurakamiCat's Eye by Margaret AtwoodThe Goldfinch by Donna TarttThe Lady in Gold by Anne-Marie O'ConnorThe Agony and the Ecstasy by Irving Stone
Popsugar 2021 #38 - A Book About Art or an Artist
327 books — 261 voters

Force of Nature by Jane HarperThe Thorn Birds by Colleen McCulloughJake's Long Shadow by Alan DuffThe Bone People by Keri Hulme
Books Taking Place in New Zealand or Australia
284 books — 16 voters
The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónThe Pigeon Tunnel by John le CarréTinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy by John le Carré
Dead in 2020: The Authors We Lost
383 books — 40 voters

Life of Pi by Yann Martel
ATY 2020 - Australian, Canadian, or New Zealand Authors
434 books — 92 voters
A Tale of Love and Darkness by Amos OzThe Samaritan's Secret by Matt ReesDe kus van Esau by Meir ShalevDe vier maaltijden by Meir ShalevEen duif en een jongen by Meir Shalev
Best Israeli books
105 books — 31 voters

De kus van Esau by Meir ShalevDe stem van Tamar by David GrossmanEen verhaal van liefde en duisternis by Amos OzEen duif en een jongen by Meir ShalevDe vier maaltijden by Meir Shalev
Nederlandse vertalingen van Israelische auteurs
9 books — 2 voters
Jasper Jones by Craig Silvey
Books set in Western Australia
125 books — 42 voters

Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenWar and Peace by Leo TolstoyTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Color Purple by Alice WalkerThe Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
favourite books.ever
239 books — 15 voters
De grote wereld by Arthur JapinLeon & Juliette by Annejet van der ZijlDe kraai by Kader AbdolahDe ronde van '43 by Henri Knap
Boekenweekgeschenken
89 books — 11 voters

The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankSchindler’s List by Thomas KeneallyA Woman in Berlin by Anonymous
World War II Books Everyone Should Read At Least Once
347 books — 254 voters
Max Havelaar, of de Koffieveilingen der Nederlandsche Handel-... by MultatuliHet huis van de moskee by Kader AbdolahDe stille kracht by Louis CouperusEline Vere by Louis CouperusJoe Speedboot by Tommy Wieringa
Mooiste Nederlandse Boeken
163 books — 46 voters

The Dry by Jane HarperBad Debts by Peter TempleA Beautiful Place to Die by Malla NunnBlackwattle Creek by Geoffrey McGeachinThe Diggers Rest Hotel by Geoffrey McGeachin
Australian Crime Fiction
264 books — 170 voters
Twee vrouwen by Harry MulischHet Achterhuis by Anne FrankSchoolidyllen by Top NaeffDe stille kracht by Louis CouperusDe val by Marga Minco
100 boeken die iedereen gelezen moet hebben / 100 books everyone should have read
100 books — 11 voters

The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankNight by Elie WieselWild Swans by Jung ChangMarie Antoinette by Antonia FraserWest with the Night by Beryl Markham
Best Memoir / Biography / Autobiography
6,427 books — 7,393 voters
The Merry-Go-Round in the Sea by Randolph StowDe schaduw van de wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónTwee koffers vol by Carl FriedmanThe Hours by Michael CunninghamDe vier maaltijden by Meir Shalev
My 100 Books to Read before I die...
471 books — 23 voters

Like Water for Chocolate by Laura EsquivelThe House of the Spirits by Isabel AllendeThe Lacuna by kingsolver-barbaraLove in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel García MárquezChronicle of a Death Foretold by Gabriel García Márquez
Historical Fiction set in Latin America
164 books — 137 voters
The Painted Kiss by Elizabeth HickeyThe Agony and the Ecstasy by Irving StoneFrida Kahlo by John MorrisonThe Danish Girl by David Ebershoff
Art History Fiction
60 books — 28 voters

Het huis van de moskee by Kader AbdolahDe stille kracht by Louis CouperusDe tweeling by Tessa de LooVan oude menschen, de dingen, die voorbij gaan ... by Louis CouperusCamera Obscura by Hildebrand
Dutch fiction in Dutch (no children or YA books)
135 books — 43 voters
The World of Yesterday by Stefan ZweigMarie Antoinette by Antonia FraserThe Lady in Gold by Anne-Marie O'ConnorRunaway Waltz by Frederic MortonHitler and the Habsburgs by James McMurtry Longo
Vienna/Wien
257 books — 114 voters

Palace Walk by Naguib MahfouzMidaq Alley by Naguib MahfouzThe Angel of History by Rabih Alameddine
Arabic Literature in English Translation
203 books — 55 voters
Palace Walk by Naguib MahfouzA Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniMidaq Alley by Naguib MahfouzThe Hakawati by Rabih Alameddine
History through Novels: 1900s/2000s Middle East
128 books — 82 voters

De suikersteeg by Naguib MahfouzTussen twee paleizen by Naguib MahfouzNiemandsland by Hisham Matar
Nederlandse vertalingen van Arabische literatuur
37 books — 3 voters
Four Mothers by Shifra Horn
BEST JEWISH THEMED NOVELS OF RECENT TIMES
138 books — 72 voters

My Name Is Asher Lev by Chaim Potok
The Best of Jewish Authors
733 books — 196 voters
Sophie’s Choice by William StyronThe Chosen by Chaim PotokThe Golem and the Jinni by Helene WeckerMy Name Is Asher Lev by Chaim PotokThe Dovekeepers by Alice Hoffman
Jewish Fiction And Literature
750 books — 274 voters

Bezonken rood by Jeroen BrouwersDe kleine Johannes by Frederik van EedenTwee vrouwen by Harry MulischHet huis van de moskee by Kader AbdolahVan oude menschen, de dingen, die voorbij gaan... by Louis Couperus
The best Dutch literature
415 books — 386 voters
The Help by Kathryn StockettThe Goldfinch by Donna Tartt
Your Top 5 Reads in 2016
657 books — 234 voters


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