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Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Jason (166 Lists)



1984 by George Orwell
Best Books of the Decade: 1940s
835 books — 1,142 voters
Stone Hotel by Raegan ButcherNew Beat Newbie by Harry Whitewolf
Best Poetry Books
2,964 books — 2,410 voters

Post Office by Charles BukowskiTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeIn Cold Blood by Truman CapoteThe Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain
100 Best American Authors
751 books — 613 voters
Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Books that make you think.
1,115 books — 1,067 voters

Inferno by Dante AlighieriPerfume by Patrick Süskind
Read The World - The Peirene 100 Essential Classics From Around The Globe
120 books — 61 voters
The Boys, Volume 1 by Garth EnnisThe Sandman, Vol. 1 by Neil GaimanHellblazer by Garth Ennis
Required Reading Graphic Novels
1,173 books — 2,008 voters

Animal Farm by George OrwellSpark by Rupert Dreyfus
Political Satire
102 books — 109 voters
Fight Club by Chuck PalahniukSpark by Rupert Dreyfus
Books where the protagonist is feeling lost looking for some meaning in their life
109 books — 67 voters

The Odyssey by HomerAntigone by SophoclesOedipus Rex by SophoclesThe Iliad by Homer
Best Books of the Ancient World
277 books — 294 voters
Haunted by Chuck PalahniukJohn Dies at the End by David WongGrundish and Askew by Lance Carbuncle
Now That's REALLY Freakin' Weird...
714 books — 562 voters

The Call of the Wild by Jack LondonTropic of Cancer by Henry MillerThe Dharma Bums by Jack KerouacThe Shining by Stephen KingSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
The 75 Books Every Man Should Read (from Esquire)
129 books — 147 voters
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest by Stieg Larsson
Books with Insects or Grubs in the Title
899 books — 80 voters

A Clockwork Orange by Anthony BurgessThe Vampire Lestat by Anne RiceAmerican Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis
Fiction Involving Rock/Pop Music
880 books — 1,021 voters
The Subterraneans by Jack KerouacThe Dharma Bums by Jack Kerouac
San Francisco Bay Area Fiction
443 books — 328 voters

The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonThe Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg LarssonThe Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest by Stieg LarssonAngels & Demons by Dan Brown
Thrillers
4,510 books — 5,475 voters
The Lost Colony by Eoin ColferGertrude McFuzz and The Big Brag by Dr. SeussThe Lost Hero Sneak Peek by Rick RiordanKiss of Fate by Deborah CookeGo Jump in the Pool! by Gordon Korman
Books that Sound So Much More Interesting If One Removes the Last Letter of the Title
1,189 books — 246 voters

Grundish and Askew by Lance Carbuncle
REALLY Underrated Books (Fewer than 1,000 Ratings)
3,161 books — 764 voters
Struck By Genius by Jason PadgettThe Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain
Profiles in Silhouette
253 books — 53 voters

Stick Man by Julia DonaldsonGreen Eggs and Ham by Dr. SeussThe Gruffalo by Julia DonaldsonThe Gruffalo's Child by Julia DonaldsonHairy Maclary from Donaldson's Dairy by Lynley Dodd
Best Picture Books
3,054 books — 1,946 voters
Tropic of Cancer by Henry MillerPost Office by Charles BukowskiAmerican Psycho by Bret Easton EllisLast Exit to Brooklyn by Hubert Selby Jr.Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk
Cult Classics
1,566 books — 2,146 voters

War and Peace by Leo TolstoyThe Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
The 800+ page Gorillaz
459 books — 518 voters
The Dharma Bums by Jack Kerouac
Best Books for Wanderers
63 books — 54 voters

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum
Pre-Tolkien Fantasy
381 books — 365 voters
The Eye of the World by Robert JordanThe Great Hunt by Robert JordanThe Dragon Reborn by Robert JordanThe Shadow Rising by Robert JordanThe Fires of Heaven by Robert Jordan
The Best Epic Fantasy (fiction)
4,111 books — 25,579 voters

The Sandman, Vol. 1 by Neil Gaiman300 by Frank Miller
Best Graphic Novels
3,433 books — 6,755 voters
Outbreak by Robin CookChromosome 6 by Robin Cook
Best Medical Thrillers
162 books — 228 voters

Cress by Marissa MeyerCity of Heavenly Fire by Cassandra Clare
YA Novels of 2014
1,502 books — 8,774 voters
Wicked by Gregory MaguireDead Witch Walking by Kim Harrison
Wicca and other Pagan-based Fiction
532 books — 975 voters

City of Fallen Angels by Cassandra Clare
YA Novels of 2011
1,114 books — 6,647 voters
Meg by Steve Alten
One Fish, Two Fish ...
528 books — 174 voters