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The Thorn Birds by Colleen McCulloughThe House of the Spirits by Isabel AllendeThe Godfather by Mario PuzoThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniOne Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez
Family Saga Novels
885 books — 902 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeePride and Prejudice by Jane AustenJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëThe Help by Kathryn StockettThe Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan
Best Novels in Female Perspective
649 books — 429 voters

The Song of Achilles by Madeline MillerThe Iliad by HomerThe Odyssey by HomerThe Aeneid by VirgilMythology by Edith Hamilton
About the Trojan War
275 books — 259 voters
Gone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellThe Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettThe Thorn Birds by Colleen McCulloughWar and Peace by Leo TolstoyLes Misérables by Victor Hugo
Big Page Count, Epic Historical Fiction
203 books — 227 voters

The Song of Achilles by Madeline MillerCirce by Madeline MillerThe Odyssey by HomerThe Silence of the Girls by Pat BarkerThe Iliad by Homer
Best Trojan War Retellings
97 books — 140 voters
The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Iliad / The Odyssey by HomerBeowulf by UnknownThe Odyssey by HomerThe Epic of Gilgamesh by Anonymous
World's Greatest Epics
204 books — 134 voters

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingDune by Frank HerbertA Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinThe Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. TolkienThe Cavalier by Israh Azizi
The First Book in Fantasy and Science Fiction Series
183 books — 113 voters
Gone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellThe Source by James A. MichenerThe Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettWar and Peace by Leo TolstoyHawaii by James A. Michener
Best Sweeping Epics about Places
82 books — 75 voters

The Palace of Illusions by Chitra Banerjee DivakaruniJaya by Devdutt PattanaikAjaya by Anand NeelakantanRise of Kali by Anand NeelakantanKarna's Alter Ego by Surendra Nath
Books on Mahabharata
119 books — 72 voters
Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean RhysRosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead by Tom StoppardThe Penelopiad by Margaret AtwoodWicked by Gregory MaguireThe Hours by Michael Cunningham
The Best Parallel Novels or Reimagined Classics
123 books — 69 voters

Throne of Glass by Sarah J. MaasMistborn by Brandon SandersonAlice in Wonderland by Jane CarruthThe Samsara Chronicles by Diana KempNemesis by Louise Cooper
Epics/ Fantasy Series/ with Strong Female Characters ONLY
137 books — 32 voters
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. RowlingA Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin
Best Books Over 500 Pages
87 books — 22 voters

The Stand by Stephen KingDon Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes SaavedraGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellOf Human Bondage by W. Somerset MaughamThe Arabian Nights by Anonymous
Long and (Hopefully) Satisfying
122 books — 13 voters
A Tale of Two Cities by Charles DickensThe Screwtape Letters by C.S. LewisBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyMere Christianity by C.S. LewisConfessions by Augustine of Hippo
Dr. Peter Kreeft | The 10 Books Nobody Should Be Allowed to Die Without Reading
41 books — 9 voters

Tegenvoeters, een reis door Australië by Bill BrysonLoose on the Landscape by Joel Everett HardingThe Escapist by Gabriel FilippiVolcanic Adventures in Tonga - Species Conservation on Tin Ca... by Ann GöthFinding Elevation by Lisa Thompson
Non-Fiction Books to Read Before your Next Adventure
30 books — 8 voters
Gone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellThe Lianja Epic by Mubima Maneniang'Atlantis by Jennifer McKeithenRoss Poldark by Winston GrahamKnight of the Purple Ribbon by Jennifer Leigh Wells
Epics Everyone Should Read
22 books — 4 voters

The Odyssey by HomerThe Iliad by HomerShahnameh by Abolqasem FerdowsiThe Three Musketeers by Alexandre DumasBreaking the Bias of English by Vivian Probst
Classic Epics to Read as a Lit Major
74 books — 4 voters
The Flight of the Valkyrie by Sarah ClineThe Winter King by Bernard CornwellNew Myths and Legends of Edinburgh by Noel ChidwickThe Golem and the Jinni by Helene WeckerGreen Men & White Swans by Jacqueline Simpson
Mythology And Legend
84 books — 3 voters

Helen of Troy by Margaret GeorgeThe Memoirs of Helen of Troy by Amanda ElyotThe Song of Achilles by Madeline MillerTroy by Stephen FryLord of the Silver Bow by David Gemmell
Modern Retellings of the Trojan War
6 books — 1 voter

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