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



The Female of the Species by Joyce Carol OatesBlonde by Joyce Carol Oates
Best of Joyce Carol Oates
117 books — 86 voters
The Windup Girl by Paolo Bacigalupi
Non-Western Speculative Fiction
150 books — 84 voters

Johnny Got His Gun by Dalton Trumbo
Best War Novels
1,708 books — 1,456 voters
Fingersmith by Sarah WatersThe Dante Club by Matthew Pearl
Best Historical Mystery
2,280 books — 4,745 voters

We, the Drowned by Carsten JensenThe Magic Mountain by Thomas Mann
Big Fat Books Worth the Effort
1,875 books — 6,998 voters
We, the Drowned by Carsten Jensen
Best Scandinavian and Nordic Literature
1,223 books — 1,248 voters

House of Leaves by Mark Z. DanielewskiGeek Love by Katherine DunnHaunted by Chuck Palahniuk
Now That's REALLY Freakin' Weird...
715 books — 554 voters
The Giver by Lois LowryAnimal Farm by George OrwellBattle Royale by Koushun TakamiBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyFahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
3,987 books — 26,601 voters

At the Hands of Persons Unknown by Philip DrayLies My Teacher Told Me by James W. Loewen
Social Justice: Books on Racism, Sexism, and Class
2,191 books — 1,606 voters
Rumo & His Miraculous Adventures by Walter MoersThe 13½ Lives of Captain Bluebear by Walter MoersThe City of Dreaming Books by Walter MoersThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsThe Island of Dr. Moreau by H.G. Wells
What Book Would You Like To Live In?
8,761 books — 8,979 voters

Nostromo by Joseph ConradSteppenwolf by Hermann HesseThe Magic Mountain by Thomas MannSome Things Are Better Left Unplugged by Vincent W. SakowskiThe Human Stain by Philip Roth
Most Difficult Novels
599 books — 2,059 voters
Rumo & His Miraculous Adventures by Walter MoersWe, the Drowned by Carsten JensenFool by Christopher MooreThe 13½ Lives of Captain Bluebear by Walter MoersFingersmith by Sarah Waters
Books That Should Be Made Into Movies
32,521 books — 69,859 voters

Burmese Days by George Orwell
Best Books Ever
78,180 books — 291,598 voters
The World According to Garp by John Irving
Best of John Irving
30 books — 350 voters

Survivor by Chuck PalahniukHaunted by Chuck PalahniukDamned by Chuck PalahniukDiary by Chuck PalahniukInvisible Monsters by Chuck Palahniuk
Best Chuck Palahniuk Books
26 books — 384 voters
The Magic Mountain by Thomas Mann
Best German/Austrian/Swiss Literature
989 books — 965 voters

We, the Drowned by Carsten Jensen
Nautical Novels
435 books — 332 voters
The 120 Days of Sodom by Marquis de Sade
The Most Disturbing Books Ever Written
3,287 books — 11,626 voters

Go Ask Alice by Beatrice Sparks
Best Young Adult Books
13,198 books — 80,442 voters
Fingersmith by Sarah Waters
Best LGBTQIA literature
1,835 books — 2,207 voters