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Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Sangwook Suh (21 Lists)



Mistborn by Brandon SandersonThe Name of the Wind by Patrick RothfussThe Wise Man's Fear by Patrick RothfussThe Way of Kings by Brandon SandersonJonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke
New Speculative Fiction Stars
1,125 books — 2,683 voters
Harry Potter Series Box Set by J.K. RowlingThe Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
What Book Would You Like To Live In?
8,759 books — 8,696 voters

The Giver by Lois LowryTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Best Teen/Young Adult Books
2,096 books — 2,668 voters
The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss
Medieval Fantasy Books
487 books — 897 voters

City of Bones by Cassandra ClareDark Lover by J.R. Ward
I read the first one and didn't feel compelled to finish the trilogy/series
875 books — 2,058 voters
The Name of the Wind by Patrick RothfussThe Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. TolkienMistborn by Brandon Sanderson
The Most Popular Fantasy on Goodreads
649 books — 1,262 voters

Storm Front by Jim Butcher
The Best Urban Fantasy
4,382 books — 12,471 voters
Storm Front by Jim Butcher
Fantasy Books Written for Adults
1,286 books — 1,603 voters

I Am Number Four by Pittacus LoreThe Bad Beginning by Lemony SnicketThe City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau
Original Stories . . . a Breath of Fresh Air
12,077 books — 12,166 voters
The Name of the Wind by Patrick RothfussHowl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne JonesMistborn by Brandon SandersonThe Alchemyst by Michael ScottThe Warded Man by Peter V. Brett
Most Interesting Magic System
2,613 books — 8,705 voters

The Giving Tree by Shel SilversteinGreen Eggs and Ham by Dr. SeussIf You Give a Mouse a Cookie by Laura Joffe NumeroffHow the Grinch Stole Christmas! by Dr. SeussMatilda by Roald Dahl
Best Children's Books
5,279 books — 6,641 voters
Eragon by Christopher PaoliniThe Bad Beginning by Lemony SnicketInkheart by Cornelia FunkeMagyk by Angie SageMistborn by Brandon Sanderson
Best Series
3,246 books — 9,384 voters

A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniLes Misérables by Victor HugoThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
Books That Exceeded Your Expectations
14,485 books — 16,047 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldLord of the Flies by William Golding
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,231 books — 118,045 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeLord of the Flies by William GoldingThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark TwainA Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Best Books Ever
74,934 books — 277,889 voters
Eragon by Christopher PaoliniArtemis Fowl by Eoin ColferMagyk by Angie SageThe Amulet of Samarkand by Jonathan Stroud
What To Read After Harry Potter
2,136 books — 6,303 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeEragon by Christopher Paolini
YA Books Far Better than Twilight
3,236 books — 4,903 voters
Eragon, Eldest & Brisingr by Christopher PaoliniStorm Front by Jim ButcherInkheart by Cornelia Funke
Best Fantasy Series, Trilogies, and Duologies
2,037 books — 11,614 voters

Eragon by Christopher PaoliniThe Name of the Wind by Patrick RothfussThe Way of Kings by Brandon SandersonMistborn by Brandon Sanderson
The Best Epic Fantasy (fiction)
4,111 books — 25,579 voters