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Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Debbie M (72 Lists)



Bird Box by Josh Malerman’Salem’s Lot by Stephen KingThe Shining by Stephen KingThe Exorcist by William Peter BlattyRosemary’s Baby by Ira Levin
Best Horror Novels
1,951 books — 5,404 voters
Will by Will SmithThe Night Tiger by Yangsze ChooThe Hunger by Alma KatsuIn the Woods by Tana FrenchThe Cabin at the End of the World by Paul Tremblay
Have a physical copy on the shelf
596 books — 13 voters

You & a Bike & a Road by Eleanor Davis
Best Comics and Graphic Novels of 2017
109 books — 11 voters
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa SeeMoloka'i by Alan BrennertMemoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellSarah's Key by Tatiana de Rosnay
Best Historical Fiction
7,261 books — 25,410 voters

Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellDaughter of Fortune by Isabel AllendeOutlander by Diana GabaldonThe Color Purple by Alice Walker
Best historical fiction novels
1,185 books — 982 voters
Peanuts Be More Snoopy by Nat GertlerHear My Voice/Escucha mi voz by Warren Binford
Best Kids Books for Adults to Read
57 books — 11 voters

Broken by Jenny Lawson
Best Books of 2021
1,433 books — 1,619 voters
Bird Box by Josh MalermanUzumaki by Junji Ito
Best Horror Books of the 21st Century
479 books — 1,243 voters

The Glass Castle by Jeannette WallsA Long Way Gone by Ishmael BeahFuriously Happy by Jenny LawsonThey Called Us Enemy by George TakeiOn Writing by Stephen King
Best 21st Century Non-Fiction
1,957 books — 1,197 voters
They Called Us Enemy by George TakeiTown of Evening Calm, Country of Cherry Blossoms by Fumiyo KounoDonner Dinner Party by Nathan Hale
History through graphic novels
621 books — 491 voters

Town of Evening Calm, Country of Cherry Blossoms by Fumiyo Kouno
Manga as Voted by Manga Elitist
156 books — 99 voters
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
Graphic Novel Adaptations of Young Adult and Middle Grade Books
96 books — 18 voters

Saint Mazie by Jami Attenberg
I Love New York City
609 books — 355 voters
Quicksand by Nella Larsen
The Harlem Renaissance
141 books — 70 voters

Age of Myth by Michael J. SullivanA Wrinkle in Time Trilogy by Madeleine L'Engle
Best "Strong Female" Fantasy Novels
4,404 books — 18,110 voters
The Institute by Stephen KingCome Closer by Sara GranShantaram by Gregory David Roberts
Need to Be Made Into Movies!
154 books — 57 voters

Apathy and Other Small Victories by Paul NeilanHELP! A Bear is Eating Me! by Mykle HansenX-It by Jane GeorgeWe Got Zombies on the Lawn Again, Ma by Donnie SmithThe Maid's Tale by Tom Quinn
Best Books You've Never Heard Of
1,268 books — 794 voters
Gone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellMemoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenInterview with the Vampire by Anne RiceThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerRebecca by Daphne du Maurier
Top 10 for the Reading Challengers
5,837 books — 4,181 voters

The Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm XThe Glass Castle by Jeannette WallsThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankAngela’s Ashes by Frank McCourtNight by Elie Wiesel
Favorite Memoirs/Autobiographies
2,085 books — 1,947 voters
Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Gunslinger by Stephen King
Most Interesting World
8,041 books — 4,649 voters

The Island of Sea Women by Lisa SeeFairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm by Philip PullmanThe Starlet and the Spy by Ji-min LeeInto the Planet by Jill HeinerthJane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
Beautiful, Stunning Book Covers
302 books — 76 voters
The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson BurnettThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisLittle Women by Louisa May AlcottA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien
Favorite books from my childhood
4,380 books — 7,399 voters

HELP! A Bear is Eating Me! by Mykle HansenSmashed, Squashed, Splattered, Chewed, Chunked and Spewed by Lance Carbuncle
Bizarro/Humor Books
144 books — 105 voters
Queenie by Candice Carty-WilliamsMy Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan BraithwaiteFoe by Iain ReidThe Cabin at the End of the World by Paul TremblayChildren of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi
Really Wanna Read in 2019
67 books — 26 voters

Animal Farm by George Orwell
The 5 Books You Should Definitely Read in 2019
68 books — 60 voters
The Shining by Stephen King
Ghost Stories
1,471 books — 1,874 voters

The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth SteinDumplin' by Julie MurphyOrphans of the Carnival by Carol BirchEnrique's Journey by Sonia NazarioThe Faster I Walk, the Smaller I Am by Kjersti Annesdatter Skomsvold
What We've Read So Far in 2017
7,097 books — 838 voters
Jubilee Trail by Gwen BristowKitchen Confidential by Anthony BourdainX by Ilyasah ShabazzA Long Way Gone by Ishmael BeahAge of Myth by Michael J. Sullivan
What We've Read So Far in 2018
6,453 books — 674 voters

The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil GaimanKindred by Octavia E. Butler
Favorite Standalone Fantasy Novels
134 books — 141 voters
Furiously Happy by Jenny LawsonLet's Pretend This Never Happened by Jenny LawsonDark Matter by Blake CrouchOf Mice and Men by John SteinbeckEileen by Ottessa Moshfegh
What We've Read So Far in 2019
6,525 books — 635 voters


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