Big Books of Spring

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by John Benson (7 Lists)



Hiroshima by John HerseyInto Thin Air by Jon KrakauerUnder the Banner of Heaven by Jon KrakauerInto the Wild by Jon Krakauer
Must Read Non-Fiction
5,315 books — 4,635 voters
Things Fall Apart by Chinua AchebeHeart of Darkness by Joseph ConradThe Wretched of the Earth by Frantz FanonKing Leopold's Ghost by Adam Hochschild
Books About Colonialism
682 books — 241 voters

Wild by Cheryl StrayedA Walk in the Woods by Bill BrysonInto the Wild by Jon KrakauerTravels with Charley by John Steinbeck
Wanderlust
1,079 books — 1,182 voters
A Walk in the Woods by Bill BrysonIn a Sunburned Country by Bill BrysonThe Great Railway Bazaar by Paul Theroux
Have Passport Will Travel
713 books — 592 voters

Heart of Darkness by Joseph ConradA Bend in the River by V.S. NaipaulThe White Nile by Alan MooreheadThe African Queen by C.S. ForesterThe Secret River by Kate Grenville
Rivers
906 books — 197 voters
The Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniA Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniThe Poisonwood Bible by Barbara KingsolverNotes from a Small Island by Bill BrysonAngela's Ashes by Frank McCourt
Foreign Lands
2,374 books — 2,202 voters

A Walk in the Woods by Bill BrysonInto the Wild by Jon KrakauerNotes from a Small Island by Bill BrysonTravels with Charley by John SteinbeckWild by Cheryl Strayed
Favorite Travel Books
2,033 books — 3,943 voters