Big Books of Summer

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Michele (17 Lists)



The Six Wives of Henry VIII by Alison WeirThe Autobiography of Henry VIII by Margaret GeorgeThe Wives of Henry VIII by Antonia FraserA Man for All Seasons by Robert BoltQueen of This Realm by Jean Plaidy
Best Books About Tudor England
630 books — 1,657 voters
Christine by Stephen KingLolita by Vladimir Nabokov
WHAT'S IN A NAME?
342 books — 48 voters

The Night Ocean by Paul La Farge
Metafiction
443 books — 579 voters
Nature's End by Whitley Strieber
Best Fiction Books about the Environment and Sustainability
227 books — 209 voters

Between Two Fires by Christopher BuehlmanThose Across the River by Christopher BuehlmanThe Lesser Dead by Christopher BuehlmanThe Necromancer's House by Christopher Buehlman
Dark Literature
274 books — 178 voters
Alphabet of Thorn by Patricia A. McKillip
Reading Through an Archival Lens
82 books — 32 voters

Romeo and Juliet by William ShakespearePride and Prejudice by Jane AustenWatership Down by Richard AdamsThe Hobbit by J.R.R. TolkienAtlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand
Must Read Before You Die
555 books — 183 voters
Jude the Obscure by Thomas HardyA Child Called "It" by Dave Pelzer
Most Depressing Book of All Time
1,229 books — 3,940 voters

Heart-Shaped Box by Joe HillThe Grey King by Susan CooperI Am Legend by Richard MathesonIsland of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'DellThe People of Sand and Slag by Paolo Bacigalupi
The dog dies...a cautionary list.
369 books — 272 voters
The Other Room by James Everington
Best of Little-Known Authors
6,924 books — 5,010 voters

House of Stairs by William SleatorIdlewild by Nick SaganThe Girl Who Owned a City by O.T. NelsonThe Testament of Jessie Lamb by Jane Rogers
YA Dystopia Novels
1,999 books — 11,472 voters
Gibbon's Decline and Fall by Sheri S. TepperThe Testament of Jessie Lamb by Jane Rogers
Feminist Science Fiction Books
240 books — 412 voters

Forever Amber by Kathleen Winsor
Best Historical Fiction
7,858 books — 26,174 voters
Unicorns in the Rain by Barbara Cohen
Best Standalone Fantasy
383 books — 475 voters

Pretties by Scott WesterfeldThe Graveyard Book by Neil GaimanThe Complete Novels by Jane AustenThe Power of Myth by Joseph Campbell
What To Read Next
20,906 books — 24,922 voters
The Stand by Stephen King
Best Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
1,288 books — 3,461 voters

The Da Vinci Code by Dan BrownCircle of Friends by Maeve BinchyJurassic Park by Michael CrichtonI Am Legend and Other Stories by Richard MathesonHow the Grinch Stole Christmas! by Dr. Seuss
The Book Was Better Than the Movie
1,579 books — 18,687 voters