A Decade of Hit Books

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Markie (17 Lists)



Lean In by Sheryl SandbergSwitch by Chip Heath
The 100 Best Business Books of All Time
525 books — 1,246 voters
Pippi Longstocking by Astrid LindgrenThe Complete Fairy Tales by Hans Christian AndersenRonia, the Robber's Daughter by Astrid LindgrenThe Prose Edda by Snorri SturlusonA Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen
Best Scandinavian and Nordic Literature
1,229 books — 1,254 voters

Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. SeussMadeline by Ludwig BemelmansThe Going To Bed Book by Sandra Boynton
Voices & Sounds - Best Read Alouds for Young Children
994 books — 917 voters
The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodThe Color Purple by Alice WalkerI Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya AngelouSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Best Banned, Censored, and Challenged Books
898 books — 2,396 voters

The Paper Bag Princess by Robert Munsch
Children's Books that Break Gender Stereotypes
461 books — 162 voters
The Paper Bag Princess by Robert MunschLumberjanes, Vol. 1 by N.D. StevensonPippi Longstocking by Astrid LindgrenI Love My Purse by Belle DemontNot One Damsel in Distress by Jane Yolen
Recommended Reading For Feminists In Training
34 books — 16 voters

The Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams BiancoWhere the Wild Things Are by Maurice SendakGreen Eggs and Ham by Dr. SeussThe Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
Best children's books EVER
2,173 books — 2,366 voters
The Lorax by Dr. SeussThe Paper Bag Princess by Robert MunschClick, Clack, Moo by Doreen . Cronin
Picture Books for Activist Families (English)
135 books — 89 voters

The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodA Room of One’s Own by Virginia WoolfThe Yellow Wall-Paper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Best Feminist Books
3,008 books — 4,348 voters
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues by Tom Robbins
Chick Lit for the Beach
1,385 books — 1,790 voters

Matilda by Roald DahlPippi Longstocking by Astrid LindgrenThe Awakening by Kate ChopinMrs. Dalloway by Virginia WoolfEven Cowgirls Get the Blues by Tom Robbins
Best Female Lead Characters
4,909 books — 6,053 voters
The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses by Paul Goble
Native American Picture Books
350 books — 65 voters

1984 by George OrwellThe Handmaid's Tale by Margaret AtwoodAnimal Farm by George OrwellYol by Cormac McCarthy
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
4,087 books — 26,982 voters
Coraline by Neil GaimanThe Paper Bag Princess by Robert MunschThe Last Unicorn by Peter S. Beagle
Best Kick-Ass Female Characters From YA and Children's Fantasy and Science Fiction
3,325 books — 8,911 voters

1984 by George OrwellThe Grapes of Wrath by John SteinbeckThe Handmaid's Tale by Margaret AtwoodOne Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,818 books — 49,881 voters
The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankThe Color Purple by Alice WalkerOf Mice and Men by John SteinbeckSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
32,939 books — 125,066 voters

A Room of One’s Own by Virginia WoolfThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodThe Color Purple by Alice WalkerA Vindication of the Rights of Woman by Mary WollstonecraftTheir Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
Jezebel's Books All Women Should Read
785 books — 1,402 voters