Escapist Reads

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Bette (20 Lists)



The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
Books with the Best Sets of Characters
482 books — 147 voters
This is Where I Leave You by Jonathan TropperThe Giver by Lois Lowry
Literary Fiction
42 books — 12 voters

Uncle Tom’s Cabin by Harriet Beecher StoweA Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway1984 by George OrwellOn the Road by Jack Kerouac
Most Influential Novels
40 books — 19 voters
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
"Wow" Books
83 books — 20 voters

Life of Pi by Yann MartelThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Books that are really really really REALLY good
27 books — 6 voters
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark HaddonLife of Pi by Yann Martel
50 Books to Read Before You Die, ala A Metal Bookmark
50 books — 49 voters

Room by Emma Donoghue
TO DIE FOR 2000 - 2015 STAND-ALONES
1,986 books — 5,361 voters
This is Where I Leave You by Jonathan Tropper
Best Books of Summer 2012
40 books — 232 voters

The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonThe Sense of an Ending by Julian Barnes
Literary Love Triangles (Non-YA)
538 books — 1,892 voters
Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourt
Favorite Memoirs/Autobiographies
2,214 books — 2,170 voters

Bonhoeffer by Eric Metaxas
Best Biographies
1,743 books — 3,183 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerDifferent Seasons by Stephen KingA Tree Grows in Brooklyn & Maggie-Now by Betty SmithThe Client by John Grisham
Popular Good Reads
114 books — 34 voters

A Man Called Intrepid by William Stevenson
Best Espionage Books (nonfiction)
164 books — 115 voters
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy by John le Carré
Tight Plot Novels
100 books — 132 voters

The Hunt for Red October by Tom ClancyThe Day of the Jackal by Frederick ForsythTinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy by John le CarréEye of the Needle by Ken FollettThe Russia House by John le Carré
Best Spy Novels
1,413 books — 2,530 voters
Into Thin Air by Jon KrakauerThe Ultimate Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsZen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance by Robert M. Pirsig
Ultimate Backpacking Novels
484 books — 1,150 voters

The Night Circus by Erin MorgensternThe Sisters Brothers by Patrick deWittReady Player One by Ernest Cline
Best Cover Art 2011 (Non-YA)
291 books — 1,535 voters
The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
Most Depressing Book of All Time
1,229 books — 3,943 voters

Book of Mormon, Doctrine and Covenants, Pearl of Great Price by The Church of Jesus Christ ...Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood by Rebecca Wells
The Worst Books of All Time
8,120 books — 19,895 voters
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakWhere the Wild Things Are by Maurice SendakWater for Elephants by Sara GruenLife of Pi by Yann Martel
Best Books Ever
78,299 books — 291,893 voters