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Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Gretchen (13 Lists)



Fingersmith by Sarah Waters
Best Lesbian Fiction
2,057 books — 2,682 voters
And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
Best Agatha Christie Book
145 books — 1,504 voters

Fingersmith by Sarah WatersMy Lesbian Experience with Loneliness by Kabi NagataFun Home by Alison BechdelWandering Son, Vol. 1 by Takako ShimuraGiovanni’s Room by James Baldwin
LGBT Books Voted by LGBT Readers Only
900 books — 353 voters
The Travelling Cat Chronicles by Hiro ArikawaKafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami
Japanese Literature in English
264 books — 101 voters

The Secret History by Donna TarttThe Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater
Dark Academia
374 books — 1,508 voters
Lysistrata by Aristophanes
Best Feminist Books
2,817 books — 3,932 voters

The Goldfinch by Donna TarttThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar WildeThe Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
Books That Exceeded Your Expectations
15,537 books — 17,505 voters
The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt
NPR Best Books of 2013
138 books — 112 voters

The Song of Achilles by Madeline MillerCirce by Madeline Miller
Modern Adaptations of Greek Mythology
371 books — 546 voters
The Song of Achilles by Madeline MillerCirce by Madeline Miller
Historical Fiction on Greece and Rome
278 books — 278 voters

The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
Best Historical Fiction of the 21st Century
1,502 books — 2,874 voters
The Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Giver by Lois LowryLord of the Flies by William GoldingNight by Elie Wiesel
I'm glad someone made me read this book
11,275 books — 10,961 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakLord of the Flies by William GoldingThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniThe Giver by Lois Lowry
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
32,550 books — 123,957 voters