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Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Karina (30 Lists)



A Night to Remember by Walter Lord
Titanic Works of Fact and Fiction
92 books — 38 voters
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving
I love Pumpkins and Halloween
181 books — 35 voters

The Silent Patient by Alex MichaelidesThe Stranger Diaries by Elly Griffiths
Mystery & Thriller 2019
225 books — 561 voters
Journey to the Center of the Earth by Jules VerneStargazer by Claudia GrayM Is for Magic by Neil Gaiman
A Touch of P.U.R.P.L.E.
83 books — 24 voters

Black Ice by Becca Fitzpatrick
Teen killers
18 books — 13 voters
The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Best Short Stories of Edgar Allan Poe by Edgar Allan Poe
I own it and will keep it forever and ever!
216 books — 24 voters

Songs from the Deep by Kelly Powell
2019 YA Mystery/Thrillers
50 books — 50 voters
Neverwake by Amy PlumThe Epidemic by Suzanne Young
Content Warning—Suicide
194 books — 27 voters

The Key by Jennifer Anne DavisThe Hazel Wood by Melissa Albert
Content Warning—Animal Abuse/Cruelty
204 books — 38 voters
Half-Blood by Jennifer L. ArmentroutFate of Flames by Sarah RaughleyZodiac by Romina Russell
Glorious Cover, Horrible Synopsis
58 books — 17 voters

Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. JamesRich People Problems by Kevin KwanShopaholic & Baby by Sophie Kinsella
Books that disappointed you
375 books — 79 voters
The Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettShōgun by James ClavellThe Clan of the Cave Bear by Jean M. AuelThe Name of the Rose by Umberto EcoI, Claudius by Robert Graves
Best Historical Fiction
7,919 books — 26,339 voters

The Lavender Field by Jeanette BakerThe Cat Who Knew Shakespeare by Lilian Jackson BraunThe Far Pavilions by M.M. KayeOur Mutual Friend by Charles DickensThe Scions of Shannara by Terry Brooks
Lavender book covers
229 books — 95 voters
The Thirteenth Tale by Diane SetterfieldChristine by Stephen KingComa by Dianna M. MarquèsThe Book of Iudex by Tachina EvaLife of Pi by Yann Martel
INTERESTING COVERS!
342 books — 130 voters

Neverwhere by Neil GaimanThe Haunting of Hill House by Shirley JacksonThe Invisible Library by Genevieve CogmanThe Merchant and the Alchemist's Gate by Ted ChiangShadowfest by D.J. Reid
Doors, Portals, Gates
512 books — 190 voters
Rubicon by Tom Holland
Best Popular History Books on Goodreads
305 books — 55 voters

Interview with the Vampire by Anne RiceFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
Best horror by female authors
112 books — 29 voters
Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. JamesEat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth GilbertThe Da Vinci Code by Dan BrownTwilight by Stephenie Meyer
Most Overrated Books
725 books — 667 voters

Six of Crows by Leigh BardugoOnce Upon a River by Diane SetterfieldHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
Books with birds on the front
128 books — 25 voters
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienI, Claudius by Robert GravesOedipus Rex by SophoclesLife of Pi by Yann Martel
Those Books That Stick In Your Mind Over The Years
256 books — 30 voters

Back in Black by Lori FosterMagic Strikes by Ilona AndrewsDragon Actually by G.A. AikenA Murder of Crows by P.F. ChisholmNight Games by Nina Bangs
WORST Book Cover Art
462 books — 231 voters
Foucault’s Pendulum by Umberto EcoSamarkand by Amin MaaloufThe Veiled One by Ruth RendellMatilda by Roald DahlThe Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
Best Books of 1988
379 books — 174 voters

Norse Mythology by Neil GaimanDune by Frank Herbert
2019 - The Year Without TV
289 books — 20 voters
A Dog Named Christmas by Greg Kincaid
Favorite Christmas Books
1,516 books — 1,559 voters

One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García MárquezFoucault’s Pendulum by Umberto EcoThe Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,878 books — 49,829 voters
Prophecy by S.J. ParrisSophie's World by Jostein Gaarder
Best Literary Mysteries
2,655 books — 4,919 voters

Every Grain of Rice by Fuchsia Dunlop
CHINESE Food Writing & Cookbooks
51 books — 21 voters
Thai Food by David Thompson
Best Asian Cookbooks
173 books — 32 voters

The Name of the Rose by Umberto EcoDissolution by C.J. SansomSovereign by C.J. SansomRevelation by C.J. SansomFoucault’s Pendulum by Umberto Eco
Best Historical Mystery
2,286 books — 4,793 voters
And Then There Were None by Agatha ChristieThe Name of the Rose by Umberto EcoMurder on the Orient Express by Agatha ChristieFoucault’s Pendulum by Umberto Eco
Best Crime & Mystery Books
7,458 books — 16,248 voters