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Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Iris Engel (5070 Lists)



Dracula by Bram Stoker
Best Books 1897
23 books — 23 voters
A Princess of Mars by Edgar Rice BurroughsRiders of the Purple Sage by Zane Grey
Best Books 1912
21 books — 20 voters

The Warlord of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs
Best Books 1919
37 books — 17 voters
The Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix PotterJust So Stories by Rudyard KiplingThe Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan Doyle
Best Books 1902
24 books — 24 voters

Scaramouche by Rafael Sabatini
Best Books 1921
33 books — 19 voters
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum
Best books 1900
88 books — 24 voters

The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux
Best Books 1909
66 books — 25 voters
The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton
Best Books 1920
38 books — 30 voters

The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux
Best Books 1910
69 books — 27 voters
The Gods of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs
Best Books 1913
34 books — 27 voters

The Scarlet Pimpernel by Emmuska OrczyWhite Fang by Jack London
Best Books 1905
36 books — 34 voters
The Stranger Beside Me by Ann Rule
Best F.B.I. Books!
91 books — 79 voters

Wuthering Heights by Emily BrontëInterview with the Vampire by Anne Rice
Best 'Book-into-Movie' Adaptions
31 books — 10 voters
Obsession by Jennifer L. Armentrout
Best Adult Fantasy Romance Series
11 books — 17 voters

Halfway to the Grave by Jeaniene FrostOne Foot in the Grave by Jeaniene Frost
Team Worthy/ Best Book Couples
20 books — 27 voters
1984 by George OrwellUnder the Never Sky by Veronica RossiCity of Bones by Cassandra Clare
Best Dystopian World Ever
41 books — 29 voters

The Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan DoyleRebecca by Daphne du MaurierFrom Russia with Love by Ian Fleming
Julian Symons 100 Best Crime & Mystery Books
100 books — 46 voters
The Day of the Jackal by Frederick Forsyth
Best Mysteries from the 1970s
252 books — 85 voters

The Call of the Wild by Jack LondonWhite Fang by Jack London
Wolf Lovers' Books
77 books — 78 voters
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark TwainThe Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank BaumGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellThe Call of the Wild by Jack LondonThe Sound and the Fury by William Faulkner
Best Books That Have Shaped America
96 books — 55 voters

Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor DostoevskyThe Help by Kathryn StockettGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellGreen Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss
Books With a Goodreads Average Rating of 4.2 and Above
908 books — 452 voters
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark TwainForever by Maggie Stiefvater
Best Books With Round Characters
39 books — 10 voters

Dune by Frank Herbert
Best Books with Terrible Movies
33 books — 15 voters
Gone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark TwainAs I Lay Dying by William FaulknerThe Sound and the Fury by William FaulknerThe Help by Kathryn Stockett
Oxford American: The Best Southern Novels of All Time
145 books — 91 voters

Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
Note To Future Self — Read These Books Again
27 books — 6 voters
Beautiful Creatures by Kami GarciaCity of Bones by Cassandra ClareCity of Glass by Cassandra ClareClockwork Angel by Cassandra ClareThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
Top Tween/Young Adult Books
53 books — 16 voters

Vampire Academy by Richelle MeadCity of Bones by Cassandra ClareOpal by Jennifer L. ArmentroutOnyx by Jennifer L. ArmentroutObsidian by Jennifer L. Armentrout
Best Unromantic Best Friends To Main Character
31 books — 11 voters
Hush, Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick
Coolest YA Covers Ever
131 books — 30 voters

A Tale of Two Cities by Charles DickensPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenJane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
Best Writers
10 books — 9 voters
Fallen by Lauren KateInterview with the Vampire by Anne RiceMarked by P.C. CastEvermore by Alyson NoelFated by Alyson Noel
Best series ever , #1 book only
215 books — 40 voters