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



Margo's Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe
The Female Malaise: She's Sad, Mad, and Bad
263 books — 235 voters
Draco Malfoy and the Mortifying Ordeal of Being in Love by isthisselfcare
Dramione (Draco/Hermione) Fanfics
275 books — 420 voters

Diavola by Jennifer Marie ThorneThe Haunting of Hill House by Shirley JacksonHouse of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski
Ghost Stories
1,514 books — 1,977 voters
Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
Goodreads Top 100 - Highest Rated Books on Goodreads with at least 10,000 Ratings
114 books — 1,202 voters

I'll Give You the Sun by Jandy NelsonThey Both Die at the End by Adam SilveraEvery Day by David LevithanGirl Made of Stars by Ashley Herring BlakeIf I Was Your Girl by Meredith Russo
Best YA Fiction with GLBTQQI themes / characters
1,988 books — 5,987 voters
Luster by Raven LeilaniMy Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa MoshfeghAll This Could Be Different by Sarah Thankam MathewsSorrow and Bliss by Meg MasonCatalina by Karla Cornejo Villavicencio
She's Not Feeling Good at All: Sad Female Characters
230 books — 340 voters

My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa MoshfeghConversations with Friends by Sally Rooney
women vs the void
244 books — 603 voters
Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
Best Mysteries from the 2010s
621 books — 560 voters

The New Jim Crow by Michelle AlexanderSalvage the Bones by Jesmyn WardGone Girl by Gillian FlynnA Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer EganCitizen by Claudia Rankine
LitHub's Best of The Decade (2010's) - Books We'll Still Be Reading In 10 Years
46 books — 19 voters
House of Leaves by Mark Z. DanielewskiA Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer EganNight Film by Marisha PesslThe Lover's Dictionary by David LevithanA Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess
Books with Innovative Book Design / Structure
306 books — 551 voters

The Grip of It by Jac JemcHouse of Leaves by Mark Z. DanielewskiIt by Stephen KingThe Ruins by Scott Smith
Scariest books of all time
639 books — 735 voters
On Writing by Stephen King
Best Books on Creative Life
514 books — 626 voters

This Changes Everything by Naomi Klein
Must Reads for Graduates - Young Adult & New Adult Fiction
180 books — 170 voters
American Psycho by Bret Easton EllisA Clockwork Orange by Anthony BurgessLolita by Vladimir Nabokov
The Most Disturbing Books Ever Written
3,291 books — 11,638 voters

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark TwainWhite Noise by Don DeLillo
The Great American Novel
672 books — 1,096 voters
The New Jim Crow by Michelle AlexanderNarrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass by Frederick Douglass
Books White People Need to Read
1,407 books — 1,688 voters

I'll Give You the Sun by Jandy NelsonAll the Bright Places by Jennifer NivenAristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire SáenzAnother Day by David Levithan
YA Contemporary Books with Great Portrayals of Relationships
122 books — 118 voters
Lolita by Vladimir NabokovThe Things They Carried by Tim O'BrienHouse of Leaves by Mark Z. DanielewskiAmerican Psycho by Bret Easton EllisGone Girl by Gillian Flynn
Books with Unreliable Narrators
503 books — 493 voters

A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan
Interesting, Well Written Books that are not by Dead/Old White Men
1,194 books — 344 voters
Native Son by Richard WrightJohnny Got His Gun by Dalton Trumbo
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
32,567 books — 123,988 voters