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Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Sandy Zons (18 Lists)



The Devil in the White City by Erik LarsonThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootThe Boys in the Boat by Daniel James BrownKillers of the Flower Moon by David Grann
Best Non-Fiction (no biographies)
6,261 books — 8,076 voters
Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins ReidThe Lost Girls of Paris by Pam JenoffWhat the Wind Knows by Amy HarmonMaid by Stephanie LandThe Mother-in-Law by Sally Hepworth
Best Books of 2019
1,388 books — 1,957 voters

The Suspect by Fiona Barton
Goodreads Choice Awards 2019 (eligible for write-in only)
1,118 books — 1,360 voters
The Great Alone by Kristin HannahAs Bright as Heaven by Susan MeissnerI Was Anastasia by Ariel LawhonCarnegie's Maid by Marie BenedictThe Summer Wives by Beatriz Williams
Historical Fiction 2018
428 books — 988 voters

The Indifferent Stars Above by Daniel James Brown
Donner Party
26 books — 27 voters
Destiny of the Republic by Candice Millard
Best Presidential Biographies (nonfiction)
469 books — 526 voters

Need to Know by Karen ClevelandThe Chalk Man by C.J. TudorThe Wife Between Us by Greer HendricksThe Woman in the Window by A.J. FinnForce of Nature by Jane Harper
2018 Mystery Thriller Horror
291 books — 295 voters
All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony DoerrMe Before You by Jojo MoyesThe Nightingale by Kristin HannahThe Light Between Oceans by M.L. StedmanA Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman
Best Books of the Decade: 2010s
7,719 books — 14,315 voters

All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony DoerrThe Nightingale by Kristin HannahThe Storyteller by Jodi PicoultThe Zookeeper's Wife by Diane AckermanSarah's Key by Tatiana de Rosnay
Well-Written Holocaust Books
905 books — 2,923 voters
America's First Daughter by Stephanie DrayThe Other Einstein by Marie BenedictThe Hamilton Affair by Elizabeth CobbsLilac Girls by Martha Hall KellyGlory Over Everything by Kathleen Grissom
Historical Fiction 2016
347 books — 889 voters

Into the Water by Paula HawkinsAll the Missing Girls by Megan MirandaThe Light Between Oceans by M.L. StedmanDon't You Cry by Mary KubicaThe Girl Before by J.P. Delaney
2017 Suspense & Thrillers
112 books — 152 voters
All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony DoerrThe Nightingale by Kristin HannahMemoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenThe Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John BoyneThe Orphan's Tale by Pam Jenoff
WWII Historic Fiction
1,489 books — 1,569 voters

The Lying Game by Ruth Ware
2017 Librarian Recommended Books
109 books — 195 voters
A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniMemoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenThe Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls
Books That Exceeded Your Expectations
15,399 books — 17,227 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeMemoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenA Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniSmall Great Things by Jodi Picoult
Best Books Ever
77,776 books — 290,229 voters
Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Giving Tree by Shel SilversteinLittle Women by Louisa May Alcott
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
32,361 books — 123,407 voters

Small Great Things by Jodi Picoult
The "Can't Wait" Books of 2016 that are not part of a series
204 books — 298 voters
She’s Come Undone by Wally LambFreedom by Jonathan Franzen
Oprah's Book Club Picks
128 books — 2,204 voters