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Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Jyothishraj (47 Lists)



Annihilation of Caste by B.R. Ambedkar
Best Non-Fiction Writing by Indian Authors
302 books — 170 voters
Persepolis by Marjane SatrapiA Room of One's Own by Virginia WoolfI Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya AngelouOut of Africa by Isak Dinesen
Memoirs by Women
2,945 books — 2,992 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee1984 by George OrwellThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryAnimal Farm by George OrwellThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die
1,318 books — 5,820 voters
The Bell Jar by Sylvia PlathI Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya AngelouThe Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery
Women on the "1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die" List
287 books — 165 voters

If on a Winter’s Night a Traveler by Italo Calvino
Most Innovative Literature
70 books — 40 voters
The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
Women and Mental Illness (fiction and nonfiction)
1,135 books — 2,247 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood1984 by George OrwellA Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
Best for Book Clubs
14,370 books — 18,184 voters
Animal Farm by George OrwellThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Most influential books under 100 pages
250 books — 925 voters

Lord of the Flies by William GoldingThe Lost Symbol by Dan BrownThe Pearl by John Steinbeck
Books I wish I had never read
1,279 books — 1,327 voters
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeIf on a Winter’s Night a Traveler by Italo CalvinoFahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Best Book Titles
11,294 books — 7,570 voters

Invisible Cities by Italo Calvino
Best Unappreciated Books
4,354 books — 2,185 voters
Night by Elie Wiesel
Must Read Non-Fiction
5,222 books — 4,381 voters

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark HaddonThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsThe Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel BarberyThe Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónIf on a Winter’s Night a Traveler by Italo Calvino
I Picked It Up Because of the Title
7,918 books — 2,058 voters
If on a Winter’s Night a Traveler by Italo CalvinoSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.Invisible Cities by Italo Calvino
Metafiction
442 books — 576 voters

Nineteen Eighty-Four by George OrwellTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeV for Vendetta by Alan MooreThe Remains of the Day by Kazuo IshiguroSwami and Friends by R.K. Narayan
BBC Arts: 100 Novels That Shaped Our World
101 books — 12 voters
All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony DoerrI Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya AngelouThe Rime of the Ancient Mariner by Samuel Taylor ColeridgeThe Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel BarberyThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon
Most Poetic Book Titles
2,064 books — 890 voters

1984 by George Orwell
David Bowie's Top 100 Must Read Books
100 books — 310 voters
The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónFahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Books about Books
1,378 books — 1,515 voters

Invisible Cities by Italo Calvino
The obscure: Best books most haven't read (or even heard of)
536 books — 349 voters
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon
Best 20 Books of the Last 20 Years, Chosen by The Independent Bath Literature Festival
19 books — 20 voters

Fahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyThe Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
Books about Books and Libraries
815 books — 380 voters
1984 by George OrwellAnimal Farm by George OrwellTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Must Have Books In Your Bookshelf
304 books — 136 voters

Soccernomics by Simon KuperInverting the Pyramid by Jonathan WilsonAlex Ferguson by Alex Ferguson
Best Football (Soccer) Books
510 books — 385 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee1984 by George OrwellSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodThe Illustrated Man by Ray Bradbury
The Five Books I Would Require If I Taught an English Literature Class
625 books — 2,755 voters

The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
I'm glad someone made me read this book
10,540 books — 10,137 voters
A Brief History of Time by Stephen HawkingFreakonomics by Steven D. LevittSilent Spring by Rachel Carson
Best Non-Fiction (no biographies)
6,222 books — 8,062 voters

The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónFahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Best Books About Loving Books
374 books — 511 voters
The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónFahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Stories For Book Lovers
8,331 books — 8,211 voters

A Brief History of Time by Stephen HawkingFreakonomics by Steven D. LevittThe Feynman Lectures on Physics by Richard P. FeynmanWhat If? by Randall Munroe
Best Science Books - Non-Fiction Only
1,830 books — 3,587 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark HaddonThe Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
Books That Exceeded Your Expectations
14,485 books — 16,045 voters


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