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Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Charbel (15 Lists)



’Salem’s Lot by Stephen KingDracula by Bram StokerThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
Best Horror Novels
1,950 books — 5,399 voters
Moonwalking with Einstein by Joshua FoerA Universe from Nothing by Lawrence M. KraussI am a Pole by Stephen Colbert
The Colbert Report and The Daily Show
129 books — 152 voters

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingEragon by Christopher PaoliniHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingThe Lightning Thief by Rick RiordanHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling
Most Interesting Magic System
2,613 books — 8,705 voters
The Da Vinci Code by Dan BrownThe Complete Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan DoyleMurder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie
100 Mysteries and Thrillers to Read in a Lifetime: Readers' Picks
2,129 books — 4,266 voters

Harry Potter Series Box Set by J.K. RowlingThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienMary Poppins by P.L. TraversThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
What Book Would You Like To Live In?
8,759 books — 8,696 voters
A Brief History of Time by Stephen HawkingThe Selfish Gene by Richard DawkinsThe Greatest Show on Earth by Richard DawkinsThe Blind Watchmaker by Richard Dawkins
Best Science Books - Non-Fiction Only
1,830 books — 3,587 voters

The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankMedea by EuripidesThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodThe Yellow Wall-Paper by Charlotte Perkins GilmanCarrie by Stephen King
Female Famous
44 books — 7 voters
Twilight by Stephenie MeyerThe Tenth Insight by James RedfieldThe Zahir by Paulo CoelhoThe Winner Stands Alone by Paulo CoelhoThe Celestine Prophecy by James Redfield
Books I wish I had never read
1,279 books — 1,327 voters

The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankThe Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen ChboskyJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëWuthering Heights by Emily Brontë
Books That You Will Never Forget
3,156 books — 1,201 voters
Harry Potter Collection by J.K. RowlingThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienA Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar WildeLord of the Flies by William Golding
Books You Hate To Put Down
1,523 books — 672 voters

Outliers by Malcolm GladwellBlink by Malcolm GladwellThe Origin of Species by Charles DarwinThe Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins
Best Non-Fiction (no biographies)
6,222 books — 8,062 voters
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. RowlingThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling
Best Children's Fantasy
962 books — 1,105 voters

The Da Vinci Code by Dan BrownHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. RowlingEragon by Christopher PaoliniThe Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
The Book Was Better Than the Movie
1,558 books — 18,701 voters
Mein Kampf by Adolf HitlerA Shore Thing by Nicole "Snooki" PolizziThe Satanic Bible by Anton Szandor LaVeyKristen Stewart by Tamra B. OrrA Bold Fresh Piece of Humanity by Bill O'Reilly
Books I Have No Intention of Reading
1,636 books — 6,000 voters

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling
Most Imaginative Books
82 books — 34 voters