Big Books of Summer

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Marie (16 Lists)



The War in Our Hearts by Eva Seyler
Goodreads Choice Awards 2019 (eligible for write-in only)
1,119 books — 1,361 voters
Her Fearful Symmetry by Audrey NiffeneggerGraceling by Kristin CashoreFallen by Lauren KateWicked Lovely by Melissa MarrTwilight by Stephenie Meyer
Judge A Book By Its Cover!
15,822 books — 17,844 voters

Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke
Top 100 New Classics
262 books — 417 voters
Jane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëNorth and South by Elizabeth Gaskell
Kick-ass Women in Nineteenth Century Novels
78 books — 85 voters

On Writing by Stephen KingSalt by Mark KurlanskyKitchen Confidential by Anthony BourdainGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondBobos in Paradise by David Brooks
Best Non-Fiction (no biographies)
6,262 books — 8,120 voters
A History of the World in 6 Glasses by Tom Standage
Microhistory: Social Histories of Just One Thing
1,870 books — 2,252 voters

Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,215 books — 28,373 voters
Stardust by Neil GaimanThe Princess Bride by William Goldman
The MOVIE was BETTER than the BOOK
1,134 books — 10,103 voters

Taliesin by Stephen R. LawheadThe Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley
Best Arthurian Fiction
483 books — 1,450 voters
Thief of Time by Terry PratchettThe Last Hero by Terry PratchettWyrd Sisters by Terry Pratchett
The Best of Discworld!
88 books — 994 voters

The Giver by Lois LowryTwilight by Stephenie Meyer
Best Young Adult Books
13,211 books — 80,457 voters
Foundation by Isaac AsimovA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,713 books — 25,742 voters

The Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien1984 by George Orwell
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,878 books — 49,823 voters
The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett
Best Historical Fiction
7,887 books — 26,278 voters

The Silmarillion by J.R.R. TolkienGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellOutlander by Diana GabaldonThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
Best Books Ever
78,226 books — 291,739 voters
The Host by Stephenie Meyer
Best Books of 2008
1,644 books — 6,771 voters