Literal Summer Reads

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Dan Beaver (10 Lists)



The Blessing Way by Tony HillermanFletch by Gregory McDonaldConfess, Fletch by Gregory McDonaldThe Hot Rock by Donald E. WestlakeThe Sins of the Fathers by Lawrence Block
Best Mysteries from the 1970s
254 books — 86 voters
Soulless by Gail Carriger
Best Steampunk Books
1,302 books — 4,142 voters

Jolie Blon's Bounce by James Lee BurkeT is for Trespass by Sue GraftonPurple Cane Road by James Lee Burke
Best Mysteries from the 2000s
206 books — 131 voters
The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. TolkienThe Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le GuinThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Return of the King by J.R.R. Tolkien
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,764 books — 25,797 voters

The Holy Bible by Anonymous
The Most Influential Books
1,497 books — 5,309 voters
A Clockwork Orange by Anthony BurgessThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Stand by Stephen KingA Prayer for Owen Meany by John IrvingThe World According to Garp by John Irving
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,875 books — 49,842 voters

Sister Pelagia and the White Bulldog by Boris Akunin
Best Literary Mysteries
2,684 books — 5,097 voters
Cold Black Hearts by Jeffrey J. MariotteSister Pelagia and the White Bulldog by Boris Akunin
Books You Wish More People Knew About
17,464 books — 10,288 voters

Sister Pelagia and the White Bulldog by Boris AkuninThe Winter Queen by Boris AkuninA Poisoned Season by Tasha Alexander
Best Historical Mystery
2,298 books — 4,828 voters
The Postman by David Brin
"After the blowup there was radiation and stuff" - post apocalyptic
106 books — 57 voters