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Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Xarah (21 Lists)



Books I Have No Intention of Reading
1,639 books — 5,992 voters
Bad Boys, Bad Men by Donald W. BlackWitchcraft in the Southwest by Marc SimmonsMind Hunter by John E. DouglasAndean Lives by Ricardo Valderrama FernándezThe Millionaire Next Door by Thomas J. Stanley
Greatest Psychology Books
794 books — 1,333 voters

I Am Legend and Other Stories by Richard MathesonThe Giver by Lois LowryJurassic Park by Michael CrichtonA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,729 books — 25,612 voters
Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenIt by Stephen KingI Am Legend and Other Stories by Richard Matheson
The Book Was Better Than the Movie
1,579 books — 18,688 voters

The Historian by Elizabeth KostovaLife of Pi by Yann MartelThe Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónThe Devil in the White City by Erik Larson
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,215 books — 28,374 voters
Z for Zachariah by Robert C. O'BrienThe Giver by Lois LowryIsland of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'DellA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleRatha's Creature by Clare Bell
Best Young Adult Books
13,218 books — 80,481 voters

Dracula by Bram StokerWorld War Z by Max BrooksFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyIt by Stephen King
Best Horror Novels
2,121 books — 5,511 voters
Three Men in a Boat by Jerome K. Jerome
Best Humorous Books
4,422 books — 8,096 voters

The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienRedwall by Brian JacquesThe Eye of the World by Robert Jordan
Best Fantasy Series, Trilogies, and Duologies
2,195 books — 12,177 voters
The Eye of the World by Robert Jordan
The Best Epic Fantasy (fiction)
4,664 books — 26,688 voters

The Blessing Way by Tony HillermanA Thief of Time by Tony HillermanThe Dark Wind by Tony HillermanDance Hall of the Dead by Tony HillermanListening Woman by Tony Hillerman
Native American Detectives (fiction)
153 books — 107 voters
Whatever You Do, Don't Run by Peter AllisonInto Africa by Martin Dugard
Best books for an African Safari
476 books — 524 voters

Dracula by Bram StokerTheir Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale HurstonFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
Must Read Classics
1,879 books — 4,717 voters
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldTheir Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale HurstonJulius Caesar by William ShakespeareTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeRomeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare
Required Reading in High School
815 books — 1,301 voters

The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienMemoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenNo Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthyJurassic Park by Michael CrichtonThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
Books Made into Movies
1,106 books — 452 voters
The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
32,557 books — 123,972 voters

The Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter
Best Books About Animals
1,862 books — 1,926 voters
The Devil in the White City by Erik LarsonCollapse by Jared DiamondGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared Diamond
Best Non-Fiction (no biographies)
6,265 books — 8,146 voters

The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova
Best Adult Vampire Books
1,842 books — 4,984 voters
Shōgun by James ClavellAztec by Gary JenningsKing and Goddess by Judith TarrLord of the Two Lands by Judith TarrThrone of Isis by Judith Tarr
Best Historical Fiction
7,917 books — 26,337 voters

The Far Pavilions by M.M. KayeAztec by Gary Jennings
Thickest Books Ever
891 books — 2,488 voters