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Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Ann (47 Lists)



The Road Home by Rose TremainAngle of Repose by Wallace StegnerThe Master Butchers Singing Club by Louise ErdrichThe Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael ChabonThe Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver
Immigrant Experience Literature
1,068 books — 1,757 voters
A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniSapiens by Yuval Noah Harari
Your Top 5 Reads in 2019
667 books — 260 voters

Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëA Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniI Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
Jezebel's Books All Women Should Read
782 books — 1,400 voters
Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
New York Times 100 Notable Books of 2005 (fiction and nonfiction)
100 books — 74 voters

Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry
Books that SHOULD be on the 1001-list but aren't
444 books — 123 voters
Godless by Ann CoulterGuilty by Ann Coulter
1001 Books I'd Rather Die than Read
967 books — 862 voters

A Slant of Light by Jeffrey Lent
Best Literary Fiction of 21st Century
654 books — 312 voters
A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth OzekiHarvest by Jim Crace
2013 Man Booker Prize Longlist
14 books — 267 voters

The Garden of Evening Mists by Tan Twan Eng
2012 Man Booker Prize Longlist
13 books — 178 voters
The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet by David Mitchell
Man Booker 2010 longlist
13 books — 46 voters

The Secret Scripture by Sebastian Barry
Man Booker 2008 - Longlist
12 books — 26 voters
Twilight by Stephenie MeyerBreaking Dawn by Stephenie MeyerNew Moon by Stephenie MeyerEclipse by Stephenie MeyerAtlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand
The Worst Books of All Time
8,120 books — 19,893 voters

Crossing to Safety by Wallace Stegner
Best Books of the Decade: 1980s
2,255 books — 2,435 voters
Staying On by Paul ScottThe Towers of Silence by Paul ScottThe Day of the Scorpion by Paul ScottThe White Tiger by Aravind AdigaA Division of the Spoils by Paul Scott
Excellent Books about India and England
282 books — 270 voters

Waiting by Ha JinThe Corrections by Jonathan FranzenEmpire Falls by Richard RussoAll the Light We Cannot See by Anthony DoerrThe Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael Chabon
Pulitzer Fiction Winners & Runners-Up since 2000
15 books — 8 voters
The God of Small Things by Arundhati RoyA Fine Balance by Rohinton MistryThe White Tiger by Aravind AdigaA Suitable Boy by Vikram SethBrick Lane by Monica Ali
Best Indian Fiction Books
930 books — 2,459 voters

Three Day Road by Joseph BoydenThrough Black Spruce by Joseph BoydenMedicine Walk by Richard Wagamese
Best Canadian Indigenous Literature
192 books — 175 voters
Never Cry Wolf by Farley Mowat
Canadian Books Adapted for TV/Film
65 books — 10 voters

The Glass Castle by Jeannette WallsSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.Cannery Row by John SteinbeckBleak House by Charles DickensA Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving
A List for Those Who Want to Run Screaming at the Mention of Sparkly Vampires, Fifty Shades of Abusive Relationships, or Other Assorted Mass Marketed Crap
1,203 books — 586 voters
Euphoria by Lily KingThe Moor's Account by Laila Lalami
International Dublin Literary Award Longlist 2016
145 books — 33 voters

A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonThe Devil in the White City by Erik LarsonMidnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John BerendtMan's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. FranklAnimal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara Kingsolver
Best Non-Fiction (no biographies)
6,262 books — 8,120 voters
The Underground Railroad by Colson WhiteheadI Contain Multitudes by Ed Yong
New York Times 100 Notable Books of 2016 (fiction and nonfiction)
100 books — 155 voters

Through Black Spruce by Joseph BoydenA Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry
Scotiabank Giller Prize Winners
28 books — 74 voters
Behind the Beautiful Forevers by Katherine BooThe Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman AlexieThe Lives of a Cell by Lewis Thomas
National Book Award Winners
241 books — 205 voters

The Sympathizer by Viet Thanh NguyenEveryone Brave is Forgiven by Chris Cleave
2016 Best Books
288 books — 410 voters
Fifth Business by Robertson DaviesWorld of Wonders by Robertson DaviesThe Manticore by Robertson DaviesI Heard the Owl Call My Name by Margaret CravenFall on Your Knees by Ann-Marie MacDonald
Great Canadian Books of the [20th] Century I (fiction and nonfiction)
169 books — 63 voters

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark HaddonBehind the Scenes at the Museum by Kate AtkinsonEnglish Passengers by Matthew KnealeLife After Life by Kate AtkinsonThe Secret Scripture by Sebastian Barry
Costa/Whitbread Novel Award Winners
94 books — 89 voters
Crossing to Safety by Wallace StegnerThe Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver
Must Read Classics
1,877 books — 4,716 voters

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman AlexieThe Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven by Sherman AlexieCeremony by Leslie Marmon SilkoThe Last Report on the Miracles at Little No Horse by Louise ErdrichI Heard the Owl Call My Name by Margaret Craven
Native American Fiction
842 books — 643 voters
The Lacuna by Barbara KingsolverThe Orphan Master's Son by Adam JohnsonEmpire Falls by Richard Russo
A Post Gaduate DIY MFA Reading List
100 books — 11 voters


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