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Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Gillian (134 Lists)



One to Watch by Kate Stayman-London
Best Books of the Decade: 2020's
2,998 books — 5,524 voters
Black Butler I by Yana TobosoD.Gray-man, Vol. 1 by Katsura Hoshino
Best Supernatural/Paranormal Manga
68 books — 44 voters

Frankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
Ladies of Horror and Dark Fiction Writing
440 books — 215 voters
Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch AlbomAll Creatures Great and Small by James Herriot
Best Memoir / Biography / Autobiography
6,433 books — 7,404 voters

And Then There Were None by Agatha ChristieThe Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
Stately Home mysteries
216 books — 108 voters
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeTuesdays with Morrie by Mitch AlbomThe Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales by Oliver Sacks
Books That Made An Impact On My Life
2,565 books — 1,312 voters

Annihilation by Jeff Vandermeer
The Shirley Jackson Awards
130 books — 56 voters
The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil GaimanEvery Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire
Weekend Reads - Fantasy
47 books — 11 voters

Fahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyThe Giver by Lois Lowry
Weekend Reads - Science Fiction
52 books — 10 voters
Redwall by Brian JacquesRunt by Marion Dane BauerCharlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteThe Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamilloThe Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane by Kate DiCamillo
Monster/Animal/Non-human POV (Xenofiction)
598 books — 351 voters

Meddling Kids by Edgar CanteroEvery Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire
Queer Horror
716 books — 444 voters
Halting State by Charles Stross
Science Fiction Detective Novels
235 books — 160 voters

The Lightning Thief by Rick RiordanHowl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne JonesEvery Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuireThe Secret of Platform 13 by Eva IbbotsonArtemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer
Harry Potter Alternatives
267 books — 66 voters
The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre DumasMiddlesex by Jeffrey EugenidesMistborn by Brandon SandersonBattle Royale by Koushun Takami
Big Fat Books Worth the Effort
1,876 books — 6,999 voters

Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein
Books that Make you Laugh
3,517 books — 5,209 voters
Which Witch? by Eva Ibbotson
Scholastic Apple Paperbacks
362 books — 70 voters

The Liar Society by Lisa Roecker
Private/Boarding School YA Mysteries
33 books — 23 voters
Number the Stars by Lois Lowry
Historical Fiction for Children
123 books — 28 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleySpeak by Laurie Halse AndersonThe Westing Game by Ellen Raskin
Best School Assigned Books
767 books — 2,059 voters
Eragon by Christopher PaoliniHarry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. RowlingDragonology by Ernest DrakeDragon Keeper by Carole Wilkinson
Dragons
1,838 books — 2,559 voters

Alanna by Tamora PierceTerrier by Tamora PierceSabriel by Garth Nix
Strong Heroine Series
1,641 books — 2,097 voters
The Divide by Elizabeth Kay
Western Isekai
204 books — 173 voters

Raising the Dead by Andy DouganThe Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu and Their Race to Save the... by Joshua HammerThe Friendship Cure by Kate Leaver
Not What It Says on the Tin
3 books — 1 voter
And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
And Then There Were None: Deadly Parties
198 books — 116 voters

Sandman Slim by Richard Kadrey
What to Read if You Like Harry Dresden by Jim Butcher
275 books — 170 voters
The Lightning Thief by Rick RiordanEragon by Christopher PaoliniArtemis Fowl by Eoin ColferSabriel by Garth NixThe Angel Experiment by James Patterson
What To Read After Harry Potter
2,229 books — 6,339 voters

Frankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
"50 Fantasy & Science Fiction Works That Socialists Should Read" by China Miéville
53 books — 113 voters
The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales by Oliver SacksTuesdays with Morrie by Mitch AlbomThe Man Who Loved Books Too Much by Allison Hoover BartlettInfluence by Robert B. CialdiniHow to Tame a Fox (and Build a Dog) by Lee Alan Dugatkin
Interesting and Readable Nonfiction
4,463 books — 2,776 voters

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling
Books Your Parent(s) Read to You as a Child
79 books — 13 voters
Redwall by Brian Jacques
Best Books Written from an Animal's POV
162 books — 89 voters


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