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



Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. ButlerParable of the Talents by Octavia E. ButlerThe Fifth Season by N.K. JemisinThe Killing Moon by N.K. JemisinThe Shadowed Sun by N.K. Jemisin
Speculative Fiction by Authors of Color
743 books — 477 voters
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman AlexieThe Complete Persepolis by Marjane SatrapiThe Color Purple by Alice WalkerParable of the Sower by Octavia E. ButlerThe Killing Moon by N.K. Jemisin
#ReadPOC: List of Books by Authors of Color
1,219 books — 236 voters

China Mountain Zhang by Maureen F. McHughThe Earth Turned Upside Down by Jules VerneThe Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket by Edgar Allan PoeAurorarama by Jean-Christophe Valtat
North and South Poles
128 books — 45 voters
Brain Plague by Joan Slonczewski
Best Science Fiction on Goodreads with between 100 and 999 ratings
941 books — 85 voters

The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryThe Metamorphosis by Franz KafkaThe Old Man and the Sea by Ernest HemingwayThe Death of Ivan Ilych by Leo TolstoyDeath in Venice by Thomas Mann
Most influential books under 100 pages
287 books — 976 voters
Alif the Unseen by G. Willow WilsonBring Up the Bodies by Hilary Mantel
New York Times 100 Notable Books of 2012 (fiction and nonfiction)
100 books — 505 voters

Jane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëWuthering Heights by Emily BrontëFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyRebecca by Daphne du Maurier
Best Gothic Books of All Time
646 books — 3,642 voters
The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleThe Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin
Science Fiction Books by Female Authors
1,725 books — 1,574 voters

Home by Toni MorrisonBack to Blood by Tom WolfeEvery Third Thought by John BarthRaylan by Elmore LeonardAlfred and Emily by Doris Lessing
Books written by someone when they were over the age of 65
238 books — 39 voters
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman AlexieLove Medicine by Louise ErdrichThe Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven by Sherman AlexieTracks by Louise ErdrichFlight by Sherman Alexie
Best Native American/First Nations Fiction
593 books — 366 voters

The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryThe Master and Margarita by Mikhail BulgakovKitchen by Banana YoshimotoHeart of a Dog by Mikhail BulgakovSpring Snow by Yukio Mishima
Favorite Translated Literature
1,060 books — 505 voters
And Tango Makes Three by Justin RichardsonThe Snowy Day by Ezra Jack KeatsAnansi the Spider by Gerald McDermottLon Po Po by Ed YoungMama, Do You Love Me? by Barbara M. Joosse
Multicultural Children's Library
310 books — 49 voters

Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler
Non-Caucasian Protagonists in Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror, and Paranormal Romance
2,594 books — 2,811 voters
Black Holes and Baby Universes and Other Essays by Stephen W. HawkingAnd the Band Played On by Randy ShiltsBillions & Billions by Carl SaganA Brief History of Time by Stephen W. HawkingThe Demon-Haunted World by Carl Sagan
Best Science Books - Non-Fiction Only
1,930 books — 3,632 voters

Faithful Ruslan by Georgi VladimovI Await the Devil's Coming by Mary MacLaneYouth Without God by Ödön von HorváthThe President by Georges SimenonThe Eternal Philistine by Ödön von Horváth
Neversink Library
41 books — 40 voters
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsGood Omens by Terry PratchettThe Princess Bride by William GoldmanAmerica (The Book) by Jon StewartCatch-22 by Joseph Heller
Best Humorous Books
4,449 books — 8,327 voters

Ender’s Game by Orson Scott CardDune by Frank HerbertFoundation by Isaac AsimovDo Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,771 books — 25,806 voters
Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov
Best Books Ever
78,979 books — 294,105 voters