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Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Krystal Simpson (15 Lists)



The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienA Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinHis Dark Materials by Philip PullmanAssassin's Apprentice by Robin HobbThe Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss
Best Fantasy Series, Trilogies, and Duologies
2,193 books — 12,175 voters
The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellA Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinThe Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettOutlander by Diana Gabaldon
Big Fat Books Worth the Effort
1,876 books — 6,999 voters

The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienJonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna ClarkeThe Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsMrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf
The Most Begun "Read but Unfinished" (Started) book ever
2,702 books — 13,225 voters
1984 by George OrwellLord of the Flies by William GoldingNever Let Me Go by Kazuo IshiguroThe Giver by Lois LowryThe Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
3,992 books — 26,643 voters

The Help by Kathryn StockettThe Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann ShafferNever Let Me Go by Kazuo IshiguroThe Name of the Wind by Patrick RothfussJonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,215 books — 28,374 voters
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank BaumThe Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame
Best Books of the Decade: 1900s
483 books — 859 voters

The Help by Kathryn StockettTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeGone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
Quirky Southern Fiction
981 books — 1,930 voters
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsLord of the Flies by William GoldingThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakWatership Down by Richard Adams
Best Books Ever
78,325 books — 291,977 voters

The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingHoles by Louis SacharThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Golden Compass by Philip Pullman
Best Young Adult Books
13,218 books — 80,479 voters
Lord of the Flies by William GoldingHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. RowlingMemoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenWatership Down by Richard Adams
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,878 books — 49,827 voters

The Ultimate Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsGood Omens by Terry Pratchett
Funniest Novels of All Time
1,438 books — 2,390 voters
Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenThe Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer
Best Historical Fiction
7,911 books — 26,314 voters

A Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinJ.R.R. Tolkien 4-Book Boxed Set by J.R.R. TolkienHis Dark Materials by Philip PullmanThe Princess Bride by William GoldmanGood Omens by Terry Pratchett
The Best Epic Fantasy (fiction)
4,655 books — 26,684 voters
Watership Down by Richard AdamsThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienA Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinJonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke
Highbrow Fantasy Books
423 books — 631 voters

Lord of the Flies by William GoldingHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
32,550 books — 123,948 voters