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Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Vero (101 Lists)



The Alphabet Sisters by Monica McInerney
Best Fiction Set in Ireland
818 books — 558 voters
Russian Winter by Daphne KalotayBallet Shoes by Noel StreatfeildLife in Motion by Misty Copeland
Best Books About Dance
226 books — 195 voters

The Lightning Thief by Rick RiordanCinder by Marissa MeyerElla Enchanted by Gail Carson LevineDaughter of the Forest by Juliet MarillierWildwood Dancing by Juliet Marillier
Mythologies and Retellings of Fairy Tales & Classics
1,801 books — 2,064 voters
The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer BradleyIrish Fairy and Folk Tales by W.B. YeatsThe Norse Myths by Kevin Crossley-HollandThe Complete Fairy Tales by Hans Christian AndersenMyths of the Norsemen by Hélène A. Guerber
Mythology/Folklore
579 books — 218 voters

The Book of Lost Things by John Connolly
Inspired by Fairy/Folk Tales (Not Retellings)
75 books — 54 voters
Folktales of China by Wolfram EberhardTibetan Folk Tales by Audrey Hyde-ChambersGrimm's Complete Fairy Tales by Jacob GrimmItalian Folktales by Italo CalvinoChinese Fairy Tales and Fantasies by Moss Roberts
Folktales
220 books — 10 voters

The Blue Castle by L.M. MontgomeryWildwood Dancing by Juliet Marillier
Best Lesser-Known Books
1,716 books — 1,111 voters
The Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Thirteenth Tale by Diane SetterfieldThe Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónUnwind by Neal Shusterman
Five Star Beauties
158 books — 36 voters

Warbreaker by Brandon SandersonPoison Study by Maria V. SnyderMistborn by Brandon SandersonThe Caller by Juliet Marillier
"High Fantasy" with Female Leads / protoganists
458 books — 526 voters
Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellAnna and the French Kiss by Stephanie PerkinsThe Fault in Our Stars by John Green
Romance Books Everyone Should Read
3,311 books — 3,113 voters

The Thirteenth Tale by Diane SetterfieldThe Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
Modern Gothic
721 books — 1,374 voters
The Bad Beginning by Lemony SnicketAnne of Green Gables by L.M. MontgomeryHarry Potter Series Box Set by J.K. RowlingJourney to the River Sea by Eva IbbotsonGraceling by Kristin Cashore
Awesome Orphans
161 books — 76 voters

The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsThe Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank BaumAmerican Gods by Neil Gaiman
Road Trip
529 books — 269 voters
The Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónThe Thirteenth Tale by Diane SetterfieldFahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Best Books About Loving Books
375 books — 516 voters

1984 by George OrwellThe Giver by Lois LowryFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardUnwind by Neal Shusterman
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
3,991 books — 26,643 voters
The Lightning Thief by Rick RiordanThe Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants by Ann Brashares
Young Adult Road Trip Novels
398 books — 1,945 voters

The Fault in Our Stars by John GreenTess of the D’Urbervilles by Thomas HardyThe Amber Spyglass by Philip PullmanThe Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel HawthorneGone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
Tragic Romances
143 books — 200 voters
One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García MárquezThe Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónLa casa de los espíritus by Isabel Allende
Libros en Español
730 books — 658 voters

The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen ChboskyLooking for Alaska by John GreenIf I Stay by Gayle FormanThe Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
Best Teen Books About Real Problems
3,021 books — 12,502 voters
Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Outsiders by S.E. HintonOne Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García MárquezThe Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónThe Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
The Rory Gilmore Reading Challenge pt 3
100 books — 24 voters

Anne of Green Gables by L.M. MontgomeryJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëThe Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. TolkienAnimal Farm by George Orwell
Best Books with Rural Settings
1,151 books — 1,032 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellThe Help by Kathryn Stockett
Best Southern Literature
1,380 books — 2,604 voters

The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienA Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinThe Eye of the World by Robert JordanAmerican Gods by Neil GaimanMistborn by Brandon Sanderson
Fantasy Books Written for Adults
1,333 books — 1,644 voters
The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. TolkienA Midsummer Night’s Dream by William ShakespeareThe Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. LewisThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienArtemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer
The Best Books about Elves or Faeries
816 books — 1,074 voters

The Lightning Thief by Rick RiordanDaughter of the Forest by Juliet MarillierHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingAnansi Boys by Neil Gaiman
Books Based on Myths, Legends, Fairy Tales, and Folktales
1,211 books — 772 voters
Outlander by Diana GabaldonDaughter of the Forest by Juliet MarillierThe Chronicles of Prydain by Lloyd Alexander
Great Celtic Fiction
344 books — 435 voters

The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienDaughter of the Forest by Juliet MarillierThe Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. LewisNeverwhere by Neil Gaiman
The Best of Mythic Fiction
706 books — 739 voters
The Bronze Horseman by Paullina SimonsAnna Karenina by Leo TolstoyWar and Peace by Leo TolstoyDoctor Zhivago by Boris PasternakThe Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky
Historical Fiction: Russia
319 books — 492 voters

Anna Karenina by Leo TolstoyWar and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
Best Russian Literature
523 books — 2,304 voters
Anne of Green Gables by L.M. MontgomeryThe Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank BaumThe Lightning Thief by Rick RiordanThe Giver by Lois Lowry
Books I missed as a kid and love as an adult
52 books — 58 voters


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