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Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Kelsey (14 Lists)



On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong
Asian LGBTQ+ Books
38 books — 14 voters
Sophie’s Choice by William Styron
Best War Novels
1,720 books — 1,471 voters

Desperation by Stephen King
Best Horror Novels
2,132 books — 5,527 voters
Sophie’s Choice by William StyronNight by Elie WieselSurvival in Auschwitz by Primo Levi
Well-Written Holocaust Books
930 books — 3,010 voters

Flesh and Blood by Michael CunninghamThe Poisonwood Bible by Barbara KingsolverMiddlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides
Family Saga Novels
910 books — 923 voters
Tipping the Velvet by Sarah WatersStone Butch Blues by Leslie FeinbergThe Night Watch by Sarah Waters
100 Best Lesbian Fiction & Memoir Books Of All Time
883 books — 1,218 voters

The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodWoman on the Edge of Time by Marge PiercyHerland by Charlotte Perkins GilmanThe Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin
Best Feminist Science Fiction/Fantasy
707 books — 660 voters
Brave New World by Aldous HuxleySophie’s Choice by William StyronEast of Eden by John SteinbeckAngela's Ashes by Frank McCourtThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,877 books — 49,844 voters

Fight Club by Chuck PalahniukBrokeback Mountain by Annie ProulxGirl, Interrupted by Susanna KaysenCarrie by Stephen King
The MOVIE was BETTER than the BOOK
1,138 books — 10,095 voters
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingMiddlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides
Best Books of the 21st Century
9,843 books — 22,459 voters

Night by Elie WieselLord of the Flies by William GoldingBrave New World and Brave New World Revisited by Aldous HuxleyThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar WildeThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
32,843 books — 124,671 voters
A Million Little Pieces by James Frey
Substance Abuse & Addiction
723 books — 1,323 voters

The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
Best Feminist Books
2,944 books — 4,277 voters
The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret AtwoodBrave New World by Aldous Huxley
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
4,039 books — 26,782 voters