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Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Desaree (17 Lists)



The Crimson Petal and the White by Michel Faber
Victorian London
127 books — 109 voters
The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
Victorian Novels
215 books — 533 voters

Inés of My Soul by Isabel AllendeIsland Beneath the Sea by Isabel Allende
History through Novels: Pre-1900s Latin America
10 books — 52 voters
Fingersmith by Sarah WatersThe Crimson Petal and the White by Michel Faber
Best Victorian Historical Fiction Set In Britain
312 books — 663 voters

Circus Queen and Tinker Bell by Tiny Kline
Circus/Carnival Books
718 books — 1,091 voters
Daughter of Fortune by Isabel Allende
Best Historical Fiction
7,904 books — 26,307 voters

The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley
The Best Epic Fantasy (fiction)
4,655 books — 26,857 voters
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling
Most Interesting Magic System
2,700 books — 8,904 voters

The Milagro Beanfield War by John NicholsThe Hummingbird's Daughter by Luis Alberto UrreaEva Luna by Isabel AllendeBless Me, Ultima by Rudolfo Anaya
Favorite Magical Realism Novels
1,348 books — 4,670 voters
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke
World Fantasy Award Winners
57 books — 276 voters

Inés of My Soul by Isabel Allende
Historical Fiction set in Latin America
164 books — 137 voters
The Night Circus by Erin MorgensternJonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke
Historical Fiction With a Dash of Magic
466 books — 749 voters

Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke
Alternate England
400 books — 322 voters
The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar WildeWater for Elephants by Sara GruenThe Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. LewisJane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
Best Books Ever
78,302 books — 291,911 voters

The Story of Edgar Sawtelle by David Wroblewski
What To Read Next
20,924 books — 24,967 voters