Big Books of Summer

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Michelle (14 Lists)



The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodMonkey Beach by Eden Robinson
Canadian Fiction
1,042 books — 605 voters
The House on Mango Street by Sandra CisnerosCaramelo by Sandra Cisneros
Hispanic Fiction
265 books — 96 voters

Love Medicine by Louise ErdrichThe Antelope Wife by Louise ErdrichThe Round House by Louise ErdrichTracks by Louise ErdrichCeremony by Leslie Marmon Silko
Best Native American/First Nations Fiction
592 books — 359 voters
Woman on the Edge of Time by Marge PiercyThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëThe Color Purple by Alice WalkerThe Awakening by Kate Chopin
Best Feminist Fiction
1,521 books — 2,686 voters

The Cherokee Rose by Tiya Miles
Anticipated Literary Reads For Readers of Color 2015
136 books — 169 voters
The Third Son by Julie WuEverything I Never Told You by Celeste NgSummer in the City by Nadifa MohamedInto the Go-Slow by Bridgett M. DavisWeight of Whispers by Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor
To_read_2015
96 books — 3 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodThe Color Purple by Alice WalkerThe Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver
100 Books to Read in a Lifetime: Readers' Picks
15,876 books — 18,521 voters
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
Biography and Memoirs that are BETTER than Fiction
2,561 books — 3,335 voters

The Map of Love by Ahdaf Soueif
Best Middle East Fiction
438 books — 480 voters
Gardens in the Dunes by Leslie Marmon SilkoMonkey Beach by Eden RobinsonThe Master Butchers Singing Club by Louise Erdrich
Native American Fiction
841 books — 642 voters

Jane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodThe Color Purple by Alice WalkerTheir Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale HurstonBeloved by Toni Morrison
Jezebel's Books All Women Should Read
784 books — 1,401 voters
Valmiki's Daughter by Shani Mootoo
Caribbean/West Indian Diaspora Literature - Women (fiction)
208 books — 154 voters