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Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Kathy (49 Lists)



The Nightingale by Kristin HannahWhistling in the Dark by Lesley KagenThe Help by Kathryn StockettThe Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Book Club Books
486 books — 329 voters
Before We Were Yours by Lisa WingateOnce We Were Brothers by Ronald H. BalsonBeneath a Scarlet Sky by Mark T. SullivanDoctor Kate, Angel on Snowshoes by Adele ComandiniCalling Me Home by Julie Kibler
Best Historical Fiction Books that Are Actually Historical Fiction
2,648 books — 3,118 voters

Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys
Best Young Adult Fiction
3,613 books — 6,937 voters
The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
Favorite Magical Realism Novels
1,350 books — 4,661 voters

The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
Books That Exceeded Your Expectations
15,525 books — 17,455 voters
Unbroken by Laura HillenbrandWild Swans by Jung Chang
Best Biographies
1,735 books — 3,175 voters

The Help by Kathryn StockettWater for Elephants by Sara GruenThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
Best for Book Clubs
15,296 books — 19,553 voters
Dear John by Nicholas SparksThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerBridget Jones’s Diary by Helen Fielding
Character You Most Want to Sleep With
4,212 books — 5,457 voters

The Help by Kathryn StockettMemoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenGone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
Favorite Fiction
584 books — 320 voters
Gone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellThe Red Tent by Anita DiamantThe Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Best Historical Fiction
7,876 books — 26,234 voters

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. TolkienThe Clan of the Cave Bear by Jean M. Auel
Best Series
3,541 books — 9,611 voters
Prayers for Sale by Sandra DallasThe Persian Pickle Club by Sandra DallasFirefly Lane by Kristin HannahThe Friday Night Knitting Club by Kate JacobsLittle Women by Louisa May Alcott
Best Adult Female Friendship Books
710 books — 1,200 voters

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark TwainTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeRomeo and Juliet by William ShakespeareMacbeth by William ShakespeareThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
Best School Assigned Books
767 books — 2,058 voters
March by Geraldine BrooksOpen Secrets by Alice MunroOutlander by Diana Gabaldon11/22/63 by Stephen KingI Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
I Should Probably Read This Sometime...
12,159 books — 11,027 voters

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling
Most Addicting Books
281 books — 196 voters
Where the Heart Is by Billie LettsThe Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk KiddTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Help by Kathryn StockettMudbound by Hillary Jordan
Southern Goodness
324 books — 162 voters

Water for Elephants by Sara GruenGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellBridget Jones’s Diary by Helen FieldingWhere the Heart Is by Billie Letts
Fictional males that make you squirm...in a good way ;)
1,564 books — 3,300 voters
The Night Circus by Erin MorgensternThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsUnbroken by Laura Hillenbrand
Must-reads in 2011 and 2012
482 books — 573 voters

The Help by Kathryn StockettThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerThe Thirteenth Tale by Diane SetterfieldThe Eyre Affair by Jasper FfordeThe Kitchen House by Kathleen Grissom
Best New Author Debuts
420 books — 605 voters
Open House by Elizabeth BergStolen Lives by Malika OufkirWhile I Was Gone by Sue MillerBlack and Blue by Anna QuindlenThe Deep End of the Ocean by Jacquelyn Mitchard
Oprah's Book Club Picks
130 books — 2,206 voters

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. RowlingWild Swans by Jung Chang
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,877 books — 49,822 voters
Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch AlbomThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingWild Swans by Jung ChangThe Help by Kathryn Stockett
My Life Will Never Be The Same
72 books — 56 voters

The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
Books That Should Be Made Into Movies
32,522 books — 69,860 voters
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Help by Kathryn StockettThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerThe Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
Best Break Out
2,127 books — 3,996 voters

Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
Favorite Historical Romance Novels
3,464 books — 6,102 voters
Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. JamesMoby-Dick or, The Whale by Herman MelvilleThe Tenth Circle by Jodi PicoultRunning with Scissors by Augusten BurroughsLife of Pi by Yann Martel
The Worst Books of All Time
8,120 books — 19,892 voters

The Night Circus by Erin MorgensternNightwoods by Charles Frazier
Amazon.com Best Books of 2011: The Top 100
100 books — 175 voters
Home Front by Kristin HannahNightwoods by Charles Frazier
Summer 'to read' list 2012
51 books — 49 voters

The Notebook by Nicholas SparksRomeo and Juliet by William ShakespeareA Walk to Remember by Nicholas SparksLittle Women by Louisa May AlcottThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
Best Love Stories
5,238 books — 9,767 voters
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootThe Cider House Rules by John IrvingThe Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down by Anne FadimanMountains Beyond Mountains by Tracy Kidder
Medicine and Literature
1,976 books — 2,157 voters


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