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Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Martin Cusworth (10 Lists)



The Crimson Petal and the White by Michel FaberThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne
Best Historical Fiction
7,264 books — 25,434 voters
1984 by George OrwellAnimal Farm by George Orwell
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,253 books — 118,446 voters

Animal Farm by George OrwellThe Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Best Books Ever
75,146 books — 278,775 voters
The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce
Contemporary British Novels
505 books — 430 voters

The Wasp Factory by Iain Banks
Best Twists
8,308 books — 8,893 voters
Pies and Prejudice by Stuart Maconie
Favorite Travel Books
2,014 books — 3,937 voters

The Wimbledon Poisoner by Nigel WilliamsThe Uncommon Reader by Alan Bennett
"Comedy" on The Guardian's "1000 Novels Everyone Must Read"
151 books — 104 voters
Philip Larkin by Andrew Motion
Costa/Whitbread Biography Award Winners
34 books — 17 voters

The God of Small Things by Arundhati RoyThe Help by Kathryn StockettEverything is Illuminated by Jonathan Safran FoerThe Wasp Factory by Iain Banks
Great Debut Novels
1,567 books — 1,462 voters
The Remains of the Day by Kazuo IshiguroThe Sense of an Ending by Julian BarnesMoon Tiger by Penelope LivelySaville by David StoreyThe Line of Beauty by Alan Hollinghurst
Booker Prize Winners
60 books — 1,983 voters