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



The Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerThe Glass Castle by Jeannette WallsThe Poisonwood Bible by Barbara KingsolverThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
Books That Exceeded Your Expectations
15,542 books — 17,519 voters
Bridget Jones’s Diary by Helen Fielding
Best Humorous Books
4,423 books — 8,098 voters

The Help by Kathryn StockettThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,215 books — 28,374 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee1984 by George OrwellThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerThe Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel HawthorneThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
Best School Assigned Books
765 books — 2,058 voters

The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. RowlingSarah's Key by Tatiana de RosnayThe Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver
Books That Made You Cry
1,609 books — 3,292 voters
Sarah's Key by Tatiana de RosnayThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerCatching Fire by Suzanne Collins
What's the Book You Can't Wait to Read This Summer?
14,465 books — 15,328 voters

The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver
Oprah's Book Club Picks
130 books — 2,205 voters
One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez
The Most Begun "Read but Unfinished" (Started) book ever
2,700 books — 13,226 voters

The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
Best Love Stories
5,246 books — 9,773 voters
The Shining by Stephen KingThe Magician's Nephew by C.S. LewisThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
Books to Read On a Rainy Day
771 books — 460 voters

The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
Best Crime & Mystery Books
7,460 books — 16,250 voters
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. RowlingThe Handmaid's Tale by Margaret AtwoodThe Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,878 books — 49,831 voters

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. RowlingThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerThe Poisonwood Bible by Barbara KingsolverThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
32,567 books — 123,990 voters
Wicked by Gregory MaguireA Long Way Down by Nick HornbyNever Have Your Dog Stuffed by Alan AldaBitter Is the New Black by Jen LancasterThe Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
Books I Regret Reading
2,305 books — 3,223 voters