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Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Jim (12 Lists)



Moby-Dick or, The Whale by Herman MelvilleAtlas Shrugged by Ayn RandThe Holy Bible by AnonymousAtonement by Ian McEwan
The Most Begun "Read but Unfinished" (Started) book ever
2,576 books — 13,097 voters
Rising Tide by John M. BarryThe Great Upheaval by Jay WinikKrakatoa by Simon WinchesterThe Rise and Fall of the Third Reich by William L. Shirer
Best Non-Fiction (no biographies)
6,222 books — 8,062 voters

The Children of Men by P.D. James
The Best Urban Fantasy
4,382 books — 12,471 voters
Jane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar WildeThe Bell Jar by Sylvia PlathAnne of Green Gables by L.M. MontgomeryThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
Recommended Reads
3,691 books — 1,526 voters

Mystic River by Dennis Lehane1776 by David McCullough
Boston Books
331 books — 273 voters
Bad Money by Kevin PhillipsThe Widow Clicquot by Tilar J. MazzeoPatriot Pirates by Robert H. PattonAmerican Eve by Paula UruburuA Voyage Long and Strange by Tony Horwitz
Best Books of 2008
1,632 books — 6,783 voters

The Big Sleep by Raymond ChandlerMystic River by Dennis LehaneCase Histories by Kate Atkinson
Best Crime & Mystery Books
7,273 books — 15,405 voters
The Fixer by Bernard Malamud
Pulitzer Winners: Fiction & Novels
99 books — 952 voters

The Da Vinci Code by Dan BrownRomeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare
The Book Was Better Than the Movie
1,558 books — 18,701 voters
Atonement by Ian McEwan
The Worst Books of All Time
8,178 books — 19,864 voters

Remembrance of Things Past by Marcel ProustUlysses by James Joyce
Thickest Books Ever
890 books — 2,494 voters
The Stranger by Albert Camus
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,788 books — 49,738 voters