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Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Vanessa (26 Lists)



Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. Heinlein
Your Favorite Heinlein Novel
49 books — 313 voters
Life After Life by Kate AtkinsonEveryone Brave Is Forgiven by Chris CleaveThe Secret Keeper by Kate MortonMr. Churchill's Secretary by Susan Elia MacNeal
World War II England
483 books — 201 voters

The Night Before by Wendy Walker
2019 Adult/New Adult Debuts
185 books — 513 voters
The Broken Girls by Simone St. JamesA Treacherous Curse by Deanna RaybournThe Grave's a Fine and Private Place by Alan BradleyThe Prisoner in the Castle by Susan Elia MacNeal
Historical Mystery 2018
145 books — 212 voters

The Dream Keeper's Daughter by Emily ColinThe Devil's Arithmetic by Jane YolenThief of Time by Terry PratchettA Discovery of Witches by Deborah HarknessThe Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde
Best Time Travel Fiction
2,182 books — 5,465 voters
Yes Please by Amy PoehlerFuriously Happy by Jenny LawsonLet's Pretend This Never Happened by Jenny LawsonBossypants by Tina FeyNot That Kind of Girl by Lena Dunham
Funny girl memoirs
80 books — 89 voters

A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry
Oprah's Book Club Picks
132 books — 2,206 voters
American Housewife by Helen Ellis
Goodreads Picks for Tournament of Books 2017
523 books — 2,009 voters

Mr. Churchill's Secretary by Susan Elia MacNealThe Devil's Arithmetic by Jane YolenHornet Flight by Ken FollettThe Plum Tree by Ellen Marie WisemanLisette's List by Susan Vreeland
WWII Historic Fiction
1,523 books — 1,620 voters
The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk KiddMe Before You by Jojo MoyesGone Girl by Gillian FlynnThe Poisonwood Bible by Barbara KingsolverThe Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
Over 35 List: Books You Most Want to Read in 2015
1,108 books — 1,717 voters

The Art of Asking; or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Let... by Amanda PalmerLean In by Sheryl Sandberg
books from TED
95 books — 366 voters
Dark Places by Gillian FlynnGone Girl by Gillian FlynnSharp Objects by Gillian FlynnReconstructing Amelia by Kimberly McCreightRebecca by Daphne du Maurier
Female Psychological Thrillers/Suspense Written by Women
1,509 books — 3,562 voters

A Wind in the Door by Madeleine L'EngleLocked Rooms by Laurie R. KingThe Secret of Chimneys by Agatha ChristieThe Dead Room by Robert EllisThree Bedrooms, One Corpse by Charlaine Harris
Rooms & Parts of a House - Title Challenge
474 books — 19 voters
Small Gods by Terry PratchettHogfather by Terry PratchettReaper Man by Terry PratchettWyrd Sisters by Terry PratchettWitches Abroad by Terry Pratchett
The Best of Discworld!
88 books — 995 voters

The Night Circus by Erin MorgensternA Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness
Dueling Magicians
102 books — 277 voters
The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar WildeThe Passion of Artemisia by Susan VreelandClara and Mr. Tiffany by Susan VreelandSacré Bleu by Christopher MooreThe Painted Girls by Cathy Marie Buchanan
Art & Artists in Fiction
985 books — 1,214 voters

Life After Life by Kate AtkinsonHis Majesty's Hope by Susan Elia MacNeal
Historical Fiction 2013
423 books — 2,172 voters
The Historian by Elizabeth KostovaA Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness
Best Adult Vampire Books
1,860 books — 5,036 voters

The Alienist by Caleb CarrThe Historian by Elizabeth KostovaMistress of the Art of Death by Ariana FranklinThe Daughter of Time by Josephine TeyThe Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
Best Historical Mystery
2,299 books — 4,830 voters
Twilight by Stephenie MeyerGoing Rogue by Sarah PalinBreaking Dawn by Stephenie MeyerThe Twilight Collection by Stephenie MeyerNew Moon by Stephenie Meyer
What book(s) would you NOT want to be stranded with on a desert island?
695 books — 176 voters

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Flavorwire's 10 Essential Books for Book Nerds
10 books — 213 voters
The Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniA Fine Balance by Rohinton MistryA Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniLife of Pi by Yann Martel
Best South Asian Fiction
765 books — 1,933 voters

The Eyre Affair by Jasper FfordeThe Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley
Cozy Mystery Series - First Book of a Series
1,233 books — 2,664 voters
Night by Elie WieselLolita by Vladimir NabokovFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyInvisible Man by Ralph EllisonThe Crucible by Arthur Miller
Best Books of the Decade: 1950s
1,207 books — 1,518 voters

Twilight by Stephenie MeyerPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenNew Moon by Stephenie MeyerHe's Just Not That Into You by Greg BehrendtEclipse by Stephenie Meyer
I Only Watched the Movie!
1,219 books — 6,116 voters
The Sisters Brothers by Patrick deWitt1Q84 by Haruki MurakamiThe Night Circus by Erin MorgensternBossypants by Tina FeyThe Peach Keeper by Sarah Addison Allen
Best Cover Art 2011 (Non-YA)
292 books — 1,536 voters