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Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Steven (45 Lists)



A Dead Man in Deptford by Anthony Burgess
Best Historical Fiction
7,920 books — 26,344 voters
Earth Abides by George R. StewartWorld War Z by Max BrooksThe Road by Cormac McCarthyThe Giver by Lois LowryThe Stand by Stephen King
Very Best Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
332 books — 593 voters

A Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinA Storm of Swords by George R.R. MartinAmerican Gods by Neil Gaiman
My Favorite Fantasy Books
955 books — 700 voters
The Lightning Thief by Rick RiordanRunning with Scissors by Augusten BurroughsThe Black Cauldron by Lloyd Alexander
Worst Movies from the Best Books
26 books — 21 voters

Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
Books you hate but read anyway
76 books — 20 voters
Watchmen by Alan MooreMarvels by Kurt BusiekRunaways by Brian K. VaughanBatman by Alan MooreBatman by Jeph Loeb
Best Superhero Graphic Novels
640 books — 438 voters

Coraline by Neil GaimanThe Bad Beginning by Lemony SnicketMatilda by Roald Dahl
Best Books for Morbid Kids
735 books — 524 voters
I'll Give You the Sun by Jandy NelsonThe Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen ChboskyAlt Ed by Catherine Atkins
Best YA Fiction with GLBTQQI themes / characters
1,988 books — 5,987 voters

Watchmen by Alan MooreV for Vendetta by Alan MooreThe Complete Maus by Art Spiegelman
Graphic Novels for teaching social and historical content
68 books — 37 voters
The Secret by Rhonda Byrne
The absolutely worst books you can think of
885 books — 529 voters

A Shore Thing by Nicole "Snooki" PolizziFirst Step 2 Forever by Justin BieberTwilight by Stephenie MeyerHere's the Situation by Mike Sorrentino
Who Let These People Write a Book?
737 books — 970 voters
Battle Royale by Koushun TakamiThe Long Walk by Richard BachmanThe Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Games of Death
167 books — 285 voters

The Giver by Lois LowryThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsAmong the Hidden by Margaret Peterson HaddixThe Supernaturalist by Eoin Colfer
YA Dystopia Novels
2,004 books — 11,520 voters
Twilight by Stephenie MeyerMockingjay by Suzanne Collins
Huh? I Thought That Book Would Be Better Than It Was
878 books — 748 voters

The Martian Chronicles by Ray BradburyNine Stories by J.D. SalingerDubliners by James JoyceSmoke and Mirrors by Neil GaimanThe Complete Stories by Franz Kafka
Collections of Short Stories
2,917 books — 2,068 voters
Night by Elie WieselRunning with Scissors by Augusten BurroughsThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankA Child Called "It" by Dave Pelzer
Favorite Memoirs/Autobiographies
2,219 books — 2,194 voters

Watchmen by Alan MooreThe Complete Maus by Art SpiegelmanV for Vendetta by Alan MooreThe Sandman, Vol. 1 by Neil GaimanY by Brian K. Vaughan
Required Reading Graphic Novels
1,175 books — 2,016 voters
Night by Elie WieselInto the Wild by Jon KrakauerLies My Teacher Told Me by James W. LoewenA Long Way Gone by Ishmael Beah
Must Read Non-Fiction
5,381 books — 4,925 voters

Auschwitz by Sara Nomberg-PrzytykNight by Elie WieselThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankMaus I by Art SpiegelmanMaus II by Art Spiegelman
Essential Books on the Holocaust
213 books — 217 voters
Maus I by Art SpiegelmanThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankNight by Elie WieselSchindler’s List by Thomas Keneally
Well-Written Holocaust Books
918 books — 2,979 voters

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald DahlMatilda by Roald DahlThe BFG by Roald DahlThe Witches by Roald DahlJames and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl
Roald Dahl
35 books — 182 voters
American Gods by Neil GaimanNeverwhere by Neil GaimanGood Omens by Terry PratchettThe Absolute Sandman, Volume 1 by Neil GaimanAnansi Boys by Neil Gaiman
Best of Neil Gaiman
119 books — 513 voters

Cat’s Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.Breakfast of Champions by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.The Sirens of Titan by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Vonnegut's Best
37 books — 629 voters
Hamlet by William ShakespeareMacbeth by William ShakespeareKing Lear by William ShakespeareRichard III by William ShakespeareTitus Andronicus by William Shakespeare
Best of William Shakespeare
106 books — 1,246 voters

The Stand by Stephen King’Salem’s Lot by Stephen KingDifferent Seasons by Stephen KingChristine by Stephen King
Best of Stephen King
190 books — 3,887 voters
Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
I read the first one and didn't feel compelled to finish the trilogy/series
885 books — 2,054 voters

American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis
The Goriest Books Ever
410 books — 630 voters
Gerald's Game by Stephen KingThe Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon by Stephen King
Worst Stephen King books
63 books — 490 voters

Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by J.K. Rowling
What Book Got You Hooked?
3,967 books — 10,863 voters
A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark HaddonAmerican Gods by Neil Gaiman
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,215 books — 28,375 voters


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