Top Retellings of Classic Tales

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Latoya Hostetler (12 Lists)



Hillbilly Elegy by J.D. VanceThe Princess Diarist by Carrie FisherStumbling on Happiness by Daniel Todd GilbertEscape by Carolyn JessopBetween the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates
Unforgettables
11,516 books — 7,108 voters
The Midwife by Jennifer WorthHunger Makes Me a Modern Girl by Carrie BrownsteinHillbilly Elegy by J.D. VanceBetween the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi CoatesThe Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid by Bill Bryson
Books That Made An Impact On My Life
2,532 books — 1,262 voters

We Were Eight Years in Power by Ta-Nehisi CoatesFood Rules by Michael PollanStumbling on Happiness by Daniel Todd GilbertHunger Makes Me a Modern Girl by Carrie BrownsteinZero to One by Peter Thiel
READ IT OVER AND OVER AGAIN!
11,264 books — 7,460 voters
Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi CoatesDad Is Fat by Jim GaffiganI'll Be Gone in the Dark by Michelle McNamaraEscape by Carolyn JessopEverybody Lies by Seth Stephens-Davidowitz
Must Reads - My Version
6,508 books — 1,285 voters

King Leopold's Ghost by Adam HochschildThe Republic by PlatoCinderella Ate My Daughter by Peggy OrensteinDewey by Vicki MyronWomen & Power by Mary Beard
BEST BOOKS EVER!
7,038 books — 1,353 voters
The Brain that Changes Itself by Norman DoidgeBrain on Fire by Susannah CahalanA Street Cat Named Bob by James BowenFood Rules by Michael PollanThe Princess Diarist by Carrie Fisher
Books You Want Everyone to Know About
8,446 books — 2,323 voters

The Midwife by Jennifer WorthStumbling on Happiness by Daniel Todd GilbertBetween the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi CoatesThe Blind Watchmaker by Richard DawkinsMen Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus by John Gray
You Read a Book about What?
4,046 books — 2,070 voters
Moonwalking with Einstein by Joshua FoerThe Brain that Changes Itself by Norman DoidgeBlack Like Me by John Howard GriffinThe Princess Diarist by Carrie FisherThe River of Doubt by Candice Millard
Life Transformation Books
3,458 books — 2,098 voters

Food Rules by Michael PollanThe Fire Next Time by James BaldwinGenghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World by Jack WeatherfordThe Sociopath Next Door by Martha StoutBig Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert
Best for Book Clubs
14,377 books — 18,188 voters
Escape by Carolyn Jessop
What To Read Next
20,145 books — 24,073 voters

Just Kids by Patti SmithGenghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World by Jack WeatherfordFood Rules by Michael PollanThe River of Doubt by Candice MillardThe Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin by Benjamin Franklin
Favorite Books
14,131 books — 9,821 voters
The Lonely City by Olivia LaingInto Thin Air by Jon KrakauerThe Brain that Changes Itself by Norman DoidgeHillbilly Elegy by J.D. VanceGulp by Mary Roach
Winter Reads
10,126 books — 2,690 voters