Big Books of Summer

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by David S. (13 Lists)



Peaceable Kingdom by Jack KetchumThe Hugo Winners Vol 1 and 2 1955-1970 by Isaac AsimovFiends by Richard LaymonNine Stories by J.D. SalingerSkeleton Crew by Stephen King
Collections of Short Stories
2,914 books — 2,066 voters
Gravity’s Rainbow by Thomas PynchonThe Recognitions by William GaddisThe Pale King by David Foster WallaceA Fine Balance by Rohinton MistryWar and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
Intimidating books I long to read/finish
132 books — 249 voters

Gravity’s Rainbow by Thomas PynchonThe Sound and the Fury by William FaulknerAtlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand
The Most Begun "Read but Unfinished" (Started) book ever
2,702 books — 13,225 voters
Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand
MOST BORING BOOK EVER!
892 books — 467 voters

Body Rides by Richard LaymonIsland by Richard LaymonNight in the Lonesome October by Richard LaymonSavage by Richard LaymonEndless Night by Richard Laymon
Best Richard Laymon Books!
38 books — 137 voters
It by Stephen KingThe Stand by Stephen KingA Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving
Big Fat Books Worth the Effort
1,875 books — 6,997 voters

Ghost Story by Peter StraubThe Throat by Peter StraubShadowland by Peter StraubFloating Dragon by Peter StraubThe Hellfire Club by Peter Straub
Best of Peter Straub
13 books — 19 voters
Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. HeinleinDune by Frank HerbertHarry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. RowlingAmerican Gods by Neil GaimanA Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter M. Miller Jr.
Favorite Novels Which Won the Hugo Award
89 books — 1,624 voters

Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. HeinleinSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.Dune by Frank HerbertThe Stand by Stephen KingA Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter M. Miller Jr.
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,714 books — 25,762 voters
The Bighead by Edward LeeOff Season by Jack KetchumThe Girl Next Door by Jack KetchumThe Teratologist by Edward LeeHaunted by Chuck Palahniuk
The Goriest Books Ever
409 books — 629 voters

A Prayer for Owen Meany by John IrvingTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,878 books — 49,825 voters
It by Stephen KingGhost Story by Peter StraubSwan Song by Robert McCammonHouse of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski
Best Horror Novels
2,119 books — 5,505 voters

Child of God by Cormac McCarthy
Darkest Books of All Time
1,312 books — 1,729 voters