Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Gail (15 Lists)



The Giving Tree by Shel SilversteinLes Misérables by Victor HugoCharlotte’s Web by E.B. White
Best Books Ever
76,836 books — 285,885 voters
Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress by Dai Sijie
Quick Reads
1,068 books — 711 voters

American Tabloid by James EllroyField of Blood by Denise Mina
Best Literary Trilogies
259 books — 154 voters
Team of Rivals by Doris Kearns GoodwinLincoln by David Herbert Donald
Best Books on Abraham Lincoln
119 books — 78 voters

Undaunted Courage by Stephen E. AmbroseArab and Jew by David K. ShiplerStiff by Mary RoachAssassination Vacation by Sarah VowellThe Periodic Table by Primo Levi
Must Read Non-Fiction
5,274 books — 4,496 voters
The Raj Quartet by Paul ScottWolf Hall by Hilary MantelLittle Dorrit by Charles DickensOutlander by Diana Gabaldon
Big Fat Books Worth the Effort
1,873 books — 6,997 voters

The Forsyte Saga by John GalsworthyLittle Dorrit by Charles DickensWar and Peace by Leo TolstoyEast of Eden by John SteinbeckThe Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
Size Doesn't Matter - The Long and Large Classics of Literature
303 books — 397 voters
The Grapes of Wrath by John SteinbeckJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel HawthorneSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die
1,332 books — 5,852 voters

Dune by Frank Herbert1984 by George OrwellA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleStranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. HeinleinFoundation by Isaac Asimov
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,534 books — 24,832 voters
The Historian by Elizabeth KostovaThe Beekeeper's Apprentice by Laurie R. KingMistress of the Art of Death by Ariana FranklinThe Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco
Best Historical Mystery
2,109 books — 4,556 voters

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
Best Books of 2010
1,574 books — 2,472 voters
Wolf Hall by Hilary MantelThe Little Stranger by Sarah WatersThe Children's Book by A.S. Byatt
Best Books of 2009
1,764 books — 6,931 voters

1984 by George OrwellThe Handmaid's Tale by Margaret AtwoodOryx and Crake by Margaret AtwoodLord of the Flies by William Golding
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
3,779 books — 26,043 voters
The Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettNight by Elie WieselThe Story of Edgar Sawtelle by David Wroblewski
What To Read Next
20,565 books — 24,426 voters

Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri
Best Books of 2008
1,643 books — 6,778 voters