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Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Maxine Taylor (42 Lists)



House of Leaves by Mark Z. DanielewskiS. by J.J. AbramsIlluminae by Amie KaufmanDracula by Bram Stoker
Books with Innovative Book Design / Structure
304 books — 550 voters
House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski
Ergodic Literature
60 books — 60 voters

Tears of Tess by Pepper WintersComfort Food by Kitty ThomasGuilty Pleasures by Kitty Thomas
DARK READS
294 books — 168 voters
Through the Woods by Emily Carroll
Womens Gothic Horror Indie Comics
6 books — 5 voters

Desperate Measures by Katee RobertAsking for It by Lilah Pace
Consensual non-consensual books
69 books — 69 voters
Neon Gods by Katee RobertElectric Idol by Katee RobertA Worthy Opponent by Katee RobertThe Beast by Katee RobertWicked Beauty by Katee Robert
Spicy Retellings
195 books — 91 voters

A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. MaasReceiver of Many by Rachel AlexanderA Touch of Darkness by Scarlett St. ClairNeon Gods by Katee Robert
Hades and Persephone
246 books — 995 voters
The Bell Jar by Sylvia PlathWe Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley JacksonKim Jiyoung, Born 1982 by Cho Nam-JooThe Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson
The Female Malaise: She's Sad, Mad, and Bad
257 books — 215 voters

Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 by Cho Nam-JooMy Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell
She's Not Feeling Good at All: Sad Female Characters
185 books — 319 voters
New American Best Friend by Olivia GatwoodDepression & Other Magic Tricks by Sabrina BenaimYou Better Be Lightning by Andrea GibsonIf My Body Could Speak by Blythe BairdSwallowtail by Brenna Twohy
button poetry poems book
23 books — 9 voters

The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der KolkLucky by Alice Sebold
Trauma Wisdom
300 books — 215 voters
Speak by Laurie Halse AndersonThe Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen ChboskyThe Bell Jar by Sylvia PlathGirl, Interrupted by Susanna Kaysen
Best Mental Illness and Self-Harm Books
102 books — 142 voters

Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson
YA Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Fiction
7 books — 8 voters
The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen ChboskyGirl, Interrupted by Susanna KaysenThe Bell Jar by Sylvia PlathIt's Kind of a Funny Story by Ned VizziniLooking for Alaska by John Green
Borderline Personality Disorder, Insanity, and related issues
523 books — 726 voters

Speak by Laurie Halse AndersonThe Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen ChboskyThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Giver by Lois Lowry
Best Young Adult Books
13,031 books — 80,084 voters
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak1984 by George OrwellThe Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
Books about Books
1,378 books — 1,515 voters

Animal Farm by George OrwellThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëThe Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,224 books — 118,034 voters
An Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank Green
John Green's Book Recommendations
158 books — 161 voters

Station Eleven by Emily St. John MandelThe Girl with All the Gifts by M.R. CareyThe Plague by Albert CamusIlluminae by Amie Kaufman
Books for a Pandemic
699 books — 577 voters
Speak by Laurie Halse AndersonThe Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
Young Adult Books About Rape & Sexual Abuse
369 books — 593 voters

Tears of Tess by Pepper WintersComfort Food by Kitty Thomas
Best Dark Books Ever
1,057 books — 1,619 voters
The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen ChboskyLuna by Julie Anne PetersKeeping You a Secret by Julie Anne PetersAristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz
Best YA Fiction with GLBTQQI themes / characters
1,958 books — 5,984 voters

Stolen by Lucy Christopher
Stockholm syndrome
155 books — 402 voters
The Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniA Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniBrave New World by Aldous Huxley
Books Recommended by Life's Library Members
76 books — 40 voters

The Lovely Bones by Alice SeboldNever Let Me Go by Kazuo IshiguroOne Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey
The Most Disturbing Books Ever Written
3,167 books — 11,106 voters
Nineteen Eighty-Four by George OrwellAnimal Farm by George OrwellOf Mice and Men by John SteinbeckOne Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken KeseyA Room of One’s Own by Virginia Woolf
Penguin Modern Classics
411 books — 483 voters

Across the Green Grass Fields by Seanan McGuire
YA Releases of January, 2021
53 books — 205 voters
Extraordinary Means by Robyn Schneider
Fiction Books With Chronically Ill Main Characters- Not Cancer
115 books — 82 voters

The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen ChboskySpeak by Laurie Halse AndersonStolen by Lucy ChristopherLuna by Julie Anne PetersGirl, Interrupted by Susanna Kaysen
Best Teen Books About Real Problems
2,976 books — 12,418 voters
The Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniA Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniThe Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold1984 by George OrwellNever Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
Best for Book Clubs
14,370 books — 18,184 voters


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