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Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by M.M. Strawberry Library & Reviews (777 Lists)



Gone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniThe Red Badge of Courage by Stephen CraneShōgun by James ClavellA Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
Best War Novels
1,656 books — 1,375 voters
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum
Tornadoes in Fiction
144 books — 28 voters

The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare
"Witch" is not really a Witch
101 books — 16 voters
Japanese Fairy Tales by Yei Theodora OzakiPeony by Pearl S. BuckI Am Malala by Malala YousafzaiThe Last Empress by Anchee MinThe Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
Best Books on Asia
995 books — 815 voters

King Leopold's Ghost by Adam HochschildA Little Princess by Frances Hodgson BurnettThe Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre DumasThe Emperor's New Clothes by Hans Christian AndersenThe Prince by Niccolò Machiavelli
Royalty
1,747 books — 179 voters
Little Women by Louisa May AlcottThe Color Purple by Alice WalkerThe Poisonwood Bible by Barbara KingsolverEmpress Orchid by Anchee MinThe Last Empress by Anchee Min
Resilient Women
263 books — 49 voters

The Last Empress by Anchee MinCry, the Beloved Country by Alan PatonSay You're One of Them by Uwem Akpan
Another look At History's Maligned Denizens
129 books — 44 voters
The Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa GregoryThe Help by Kathryn StockettGirl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy ChevalierThe Red Tent by Anita DiamantJohnny Tremain by Esther Forbes
Fictionalized accounts of real people
350 books — 109 voters

The Heretic Queen by Michelle MoranThe White Queen by Philippa GregoryThe Red Tent by Anita DiamantThe Red Queen by Philippa GregoryPope Joan by Donna Woolfolk Cross
Remarkable Historical Women in Fiction
451 books — 224 voters
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa SeeThe Good Earth by Pearl S. BuckEmpress Orchid by Anchee MinThe Last Empress by Anchee MinPeony in Love by Lisa See
History through Novels: Pre-1900s China
82 books — 69 voters

Raise the Red Lantern by Su TongEmpress Orchid by Anchee MinThe Last Empress by Anchee MinRice by Su TongMy Life as Emperor by Su Tong
Fiction from the Chinese Mainland
131 books — 137 voters
The Last of the Mohicans by James Fenimore CooperThe Last Battle by C.S. LewisThe Last Unicorn by Peter S. BeagleThirst No. 1 by Christopher PikeThe Last Empress by Anchee Min
"The Last..."
855 books — 44 voters

American Gods by Neil Gaiman
Mythpunk Books
49 books — 48 voters
Girl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier
All That Sparkles Romances—Hero or Heroine is a Jewelry Designer, Jewel Thief, Gemologist, or in a Story About Jewels
175 books — 33 voters

Anne of Green Gables by L.M. MontgomeryPollyanna by Eleanor H. PorterMeet Molly by Valerie TrippMolly Learns a Lesson by C. F. PayneCaddie Woodlawn by Carol Ryrie Brink
Girls with Braids
312 books — 83 voters
Geisha, a Life by Mineko IwasakiAutobiography of a Geisha by Sayo Masuda
Geisha
47 books — 136 voters

The Twits by Roald DahlCharlie and the Great Glass Elevator by Roald DahlBoy by Roald Dahl
All About Roald Dahl
139 books — 76 voters
Beezus and Ramona by Beverly ClearyRamona the Pest by Beverly Cleary
Best of Beverly Cleary
100 books — 21 voters

Angela’s Ashes by Frank McCourtA Child Called "It" by Dave PelzerThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankPersepolis by Marjane SatrapiBoy by Roald Dahl
Best Strange and Twisted Memoirs
670 books — 1,043 voters
A Child Called "It" by Dave PelzerBlackbird by Jennifer LauckGeisha, a Life by Mineko Iwasaki
Non-Fiction Books about Adoption/Foster Care
490 books — 288 voters

Don't Care High by Gordon Korman
YA Dude Lit
46 books — 16 voters
Neonomicon by Alan Moore
Cthulhu Erotica
6 books — 4 voters

Home From the Sea by Em Morangato
Tentacle Sex with Women
105 books — 57 voters
Home From the Sea by Em Morangato
Best 'Very inhuman looking love interest' romance/erotica
245 books — 168 voters

Home From the Sea by Em Morangato
Tentacle erotica: Horror & Science Fiction Stories
12 books — 3 voters
Don't Care High by Gordon KormanThe Giver by Lois Lowry
YA Contemporary Male Point of View
533 books — 135 voters

Speak by Laurie Halse AndersonDon't Care High by Gordon Korman
High School Experiences
179 books — 77 voters
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty SmithNew York by Edward Rutherfurd
Best New York Novels
146 books — 129 voters

A Tangled Web by L.M. MontgomeryWater for Elephants by Sara GruenA Fine Balance by Rohinton MistryEmily of New Moon by L.M. MontgomeryThe Blue Castle by L.M. Montgomery
Best Canadian Literature
2,326 books — 1,140 voters
Kumquat May, I'll Always Love You by Cynthia D. Grant
Best Books with a Month in the Title
600 books — 70 voters