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Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Renata (21 Lists)



Mary Poppins by P.L. TraversDo Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick
The MOVIE was BETTER than the BOOK
1,138 books — 10,095 voters
The Soul of an Octopus by Sy MontgomeryWhere'd You Go, Bernadette by Maria SempleBel Canto by Ann PatchettNever Let Me Go by Kazuo IshiguroThe Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion
Binge Reads
219 books — 115 voters

Anna Karenina by Leo TolstoyDoctor Zhivago by Boris PasternakOne Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich by Aleksandr SolzhenitsynWolves Eat Dogs by Martin Cruz Smith
Historical Fiction: Russia
323 books — 495 voters
Alif the Unseen by G. Willow WilsonBring Up the Bodies by Hilary MantelBeautiful Ruins by Jess Walter
New York Times 100 Notable Books of 2012 (fiction and nonfiction)
100 books — 505 voters

The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark HaddonThe Eyre Affair by Jasper FfordeThe Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Best New Author Debuts
424 books — 611 voters
Rebecca by Daphne du MaurierHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingGone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
Your Top 5 Reads in 2013
1,297 books — 1,092 voters

My Life in France by Julia ChildLes Misérables by Victor HugoA Tale of Two Cities by Charles DickensThe Sun Also Rises by Ernest HemingwayPerfume by Patrick Süskind
Books About Paris
724 books — 576 voters
The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. LewisThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Phantom Tollbooth by Norton JusterElla Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine
Best Children's Fantasy
1,020 books — 1,235 voters

Renoir, My Father by Jean RenoirMatisse the Master by Hilary Spurling
Artist Biographies
205 books — 78 voters
Night Soldiers by Alan FurstThe Eight by Katherine NevilleThe Winter Queen by Boris Akunin
Literary Spy Stories
229 books — 237 voters

The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodThe English Patient by Michael OndaatjeLife of Pi by Yann MartelOryx and Crake by Margaret AtwoodAlias Grace by Margaret Atwood
Canadian Fiction
1,042 books — 605 voters
Rules of Civility by Amor TowlesAtonement by Ian McEwanThe English Patient by Michael OndaatjeThe Master Butchers Singing Club by Louise ErdrichTheir Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
Best 1930s Historical Fiction
148 books — 240 voters

A Dance with Dragons by George R.R. MartinMiss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs
What's the Book You Can't Wait to Read This Summer?
14,946 books — 15,500 voters
Stink and the World's Worst Super-Stinky Sneakers by Megan McDonaldStink and the Incredible Super-Galactic Jawbreaker by Megan McDonaldMy Father's Dragon by Ruth Stiles GannettStink by Megan McDonaldTornadoes by Seymour Simon
Books My Reluctant Reader Liked
56 books — 57 voters

Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellLittle Women by Louisa May AlcottJane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
Best Female Lead Characters
4,899 books — 6,032 voters
The Eyre Affair by Jasper FfordeFatherland by Robert HarrisNever Let Me Go by Kazuo IshiguroSeventh Son by Orson Scott Card
Best Alternate History Novels and Stories
790 books — 1,353 voters

The Devil's Alphabet by Daryl Gregory
Best books of November, 2009
11 books — 18 voters
Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
Best Book Cover Art
12,394 books — 7,091 voters

A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniAtonement by Ian McEwanExtremely Loud & Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran FoerThree Cups of Tea by Greg MortensonPeace Like a River by Leif Enger
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,272 books — 28,374 voters
The Story of Edgar Sawtelle by David WroblewskiThe Pigeon Wants a Puppy! by Mo Willems
Best Books of 2008
1,647 books — 6,768 voters

Ender’s Game by Orson Scott CardDune by Frank HerbertFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyStranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. HeinleinThe Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,771 books — 25,807 voters