Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Adam Shelp (31 Lists)



The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael Chabon
Superhero Fiction
846 books — 1,240 voters
Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said by Philip K. DickThe Heart Is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullersIf on a Winter's Night a Traveler by Italo Calvino
Most Poetic Book Titles
1,996 books — 892 voters

Boneshaker by Cherie PriestPerdido Street Station by China MiévilleDreadnought by Cherie Priest
Best Steampunk Books
1,249 books — 4,094 voters
Glasshouse by Charles Stross
Paranoia in Fiction
46 books — 24 voters

Caught Stealing by Charlie HustonL.A. Confidential by James EllroyAmerican Tabloid by James EllroyThe Shotgun Rule by Charlie HustonThe Black Dahlia by James Ellroy
New School of Noir
201 books — 269 voters
Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card
Best Books for Reluctant Readers
2,600 books — 2,620 voters

The Sun Also Rises by Ernest HemingwayThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Drunken Masters
281 books — 376 voters
A Clockwork Orange by Anthony BurgessFight Club by Chuck PalahniukInvisible Monsters by Chuck PalahniukFear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. ThompsonThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
Best Transgressive Fiction
871 books — 968 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee1984 by George OrwellAnimal Farm by George OrwellThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldLord of the Flies by William Golding
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,917 books — 121,229 voters
One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García MárquezThe Savage Detectives by Roberto Bolaño
Latin American Fiction
868 books — 1,163 voters

The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre DumasA Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinThe Ultimate Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsThe Odyssey by Homer
Big Fat Books Worth the Effort
1,873 books — 6,996 voters
Altered Carbon by Richard K. MorganReady Player One by Ernest ClineCloud Atlas by David MitchellPattern Recognition by William GibsonMatter by Iain M. Banks
Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century
1,260 books — 9,051 voters

Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy by John le CarréThe Honourable Schoolboy by John le Carré
Best Spy Novels
1,325 books — 2,309 voters
Hamlet by William ShakespeareThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonThe King's Speech by Mark LogueAmadeus by Peter ShafferHotel Rwanda by Frederic P. Miller
I Only Watched the Movie!
1,221 books — 6,122 voters

Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy by John le CarréThe Honourable Schoolboy by John le CarréThe Spy Who Came In from the Cold by John le CarréSmiley's People by John le Carré
Espionage
998 books — 1,065 voters
Neuromancer by William GibsonSnow Crash by Neal StephensonMona Lisa Overdrive by William GibsonCount Zero by William Gibson
Best of Cyberpunk
374 books — 1,187 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee1984 by George OrwellThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldAnimal Farm by George OrwellFahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,899 books — 49,786 voters
The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms by N.K. JemisinThe Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss
New Speculative Fiction Stars
1,151 books — 2,728 voters

The Black Dahlia by James EllroyThe Killer Inside Me by Jim ThompsonThe Bottoms by Joe R. LansdaleThe Hunter by Richard Stark
Bloomsbury 100 Must Read Crime Novels
101 books — 126 voters
Haunted by Chuck PalahniukThe Yellow Wall-Paper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
The Most Disturbing Books Ever Written
3,239 books — 11,427 voters

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Giver by Lois LowryThe Outsiders by S.E. HintonTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Best Young Adult Books
13,145 books — 80,217 voters
Perdido Street Station by China MiévilleThe City & The City by China MiévilleKraken by China MiévilleAmerican Gods by Neil GaimanEmbassytown by China Miéville
Best Outside-the-box Speculative Fiction
885 books — 486 voters

The Black Dahlia by James EllroyNo Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthyThe Killer Inside Me by Jim Thompson
Best Crime & Mystery Books
7,336 books — 15,771 voters
The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell HammettRed Harvest by Dashiell HammettThe Killer Inside Me by Jim ThompsonL.A. Confidential by James EllroyThe Black Dahlia by James Ellroy
Best Hardboiled & Noir fiction
736 books — 907 voters

A Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinThe Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss
The Best Epic Fantasy (fiction)
4,247 books — 25,891 voters
American Gods by Neil GaimanAnansi Boys by Neil GaimanCoraline by Neil GaimanThe Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
Best Fantasy Books of the 21st Century
3,077 books — 9,952 voters

The Tipping Point by Malcolm GladwellBlink by Malcolm Gladwell
Best Non-Fiction (no biographies)
6,241 books — 8,068 voters
1984 by George OrwellFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyAnimal Farm by George OrwellLord of the Flies by William GoldingV for Vendetta by Alan Moore
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
3,784 books — 26,046 voters

Animal Farm by George OrwellLord of the Flies by William GoldingOne Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García MárquezSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Best Books Ever
76,885 books — 286,114 voters
Ender’s Game by Orson Scott CardFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyNeuromancer by William GibsonSnow Crash by Neal Stephenson1984 by George Orwell
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,548 books — 24,842 voters


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