Favorite Animal Fiction
- List of the Month
- July 2022 (see all)
- Description
- Rabbits struggling for survival, mice with swords, wise old spiders... the world of fiction is filled with fascinating animal characters. Our List of the Month this July is devoted to our Favorite Animal Fiction. Each participant may vote on ten titles. Please only downvote titles if they do not fit the theme.
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- 43 Members
- pilston, Aquila, rangerfan, Bestine, cpg, LynnB, EerierIdyllMeme, knerd.knitter, manywydhan, digifish_books, yoyogod, RonB, RuMuse, dewasus1, jeane, Cecrow, FAMeulstee, d_perlo, Copperskye, RBeffa, belleek, DeBruyn, souloftherose, susanbooks, JanetEng, Kristelh, vwinsloe, waltzmn, Josiehime, Brian.Gunderson, msjudy, threadnsong, ManWithAnAgenda, Boand, TheSoulRider, elahrairah, HeatherHale, Tosta, JustJune, slimikin, melissabaron, shanlspy, carlosyu
- Explanations
- elahrairah: Quite simply the best novel ever written from the POV of animals. It takes less than a couple of chapters for the brain to forget that these are rabbits, it creates a believable world and cosmology without being didactic or breaking the fourth wall. This is a children's book that is really an adult's book, but is suitable for children! The themes, oh the themes! Man's inhumanity, the archetypal epic journey throgh dark places to salvation, a sensitive critique of authoritarianism (woundwort isn't just a baddy, he has good reasons for what he does), anti-elitism, strength through plurality etc etc. Truly a great work.
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- 35 Members
- pilston, laytonwoman3rd, wisemetis, Bestine, ajennell, SqueakyChu, dara85, LynnB, knerd.knitter, jeshakespeare, mldg, d_perlo, sundancer, sturlington, belleek, DeBruyn, perennialreader, KitteryKat, daisyfly, Kristelh, Tess_W, Josiehime, LibraryCin, msjudy, baughga, TheSoulRider, darsaster, HeatherHale, PeaceUCC, Tosta, DoomLuz, carlosyu, bostieslovebooks, SerenityLFL, Nyleara
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23,964 members
330 reviews
4.1
Score 91.54
Added 2022-07-14, 02:53 PM
- 28 Members
- laytonwoman3rd, anglemark, paradoxosalpha, knerd.knitter, manywydhan, digifish_books, mldg, abbottthomas, RonB, PitcherBooks, Kek55, amanda4242, CarltonC, Heather39, kleh, RBeffa, DeBruyn, daisyfly, dud5ers, Josiehime, AbigailAdams26, msjudy, ManWithAnAgenda, Boand, HeatherHale, JustJune, melissabaron, carlosyu
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- 28 Members
- hipdeep, ajennell, SqueakyChu, knerd.knitter, manywydhan, digifish_books, sundancer, CarltonC, merrystar, Matke, EMS_24, DeBruyn, susanbooks, daisyfly, Kristelh, Josiehime, Brian.Gunderson, ahef1963, msjudy, barefootsong, ManWithAnAgenda, tgimom, darsaster, HeatherHale, JustJune, bostieslovebooks, Curran2, Nyleara
- Explanations
- knerd.knitter: I love Eeyore.
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- 25 Members
- LynnB, munklinde, manywydhan, abbottthomas, RonB, d_perlo, CarltonC, birder4106, sturlington, susanbooks, ryann40175, tina1969, Kristelh, katemcangus, Tess_W, JuliaMaria, Aug3Zimm, Josiehime, enchaunter, baughga, HeatherHale, Tosta, mirryi, James_B, carlosyu,
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by Anna Sewell
18,195 members
208 reviews
3.9
Score 73.5
Added 2022-07-14, 03:27 PM
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by C. S. Lewis
46,103 members
769 reviews
4.1
Score 66.36
Added 2022-07-14, 04:36 PM
- 23 Members
- cpg, knerd.knitter, manywydhan, ms529212, sunqueen, sundancer, sturlington, belleek, elkiedee, KitteryKat, ryann40175, Kristelh, Josiehime, Brian.Gunderson, ahef1963, brandymt, baughga, ebustad, tgimom, darsaster, DoomLuz, shanlspy, SummerDee,Aug3Zimm ,waltzmn
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11,277 members
170 reviews
4.2
Score 58.45
Added 2022-07-14, 02:52 PM
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by Munro Leaf
9,157 members
171 reviews
½ 4.3
Score 54.23
Added 2022-07-14, 03:52 PM
- 18 Members
- pilston, Weaverbird_Beads, herschelian, ajennell, Chelidona, munklinde, mldg, dewasus1, hohosmurf, d_perlo, Matke, eronn, DeBruyn, threadnsong, barefootsong, aspirit, baughga, PeaceUCC
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8,044 members
58 reviews
3.9
Score 53.18
Added 2022-07-14, 03:31 PM
- 18 Members
- pilston, karenb, laytonwoman3rd, ajennell, Cecrow, Pebblesgmc, Copperskye, merrystar, Matke, RBeffa, perennialreader, vwinsloe, msjudy, barefootsong, baughga, PeaceUCC, shanlspy, bostieslovebooks
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by T. S. Eliot
6,740 members
90 reviews
4
Score 52.24
Added 2022-07-14, 05:40 PM
- 17 Members
- laytonwoman3rd, Bestine, anglemark, Chelidona, EerierIdyllMeme, manywydhan, Heather39, Matke, eronn, kleh, DeBruyn, elkiedee, daisyfly, tina1969, Maddz, darsaster, melissabaron
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- 17 Members
- wisemetis, knerd.knitter, ms529212, RonB, Cecrow, CarltonC, DeBruyn, ryann40175, Josiehime, kristilabrie, barefootsong, baughga, ManWithAnAgenda, ebustad, PeaceUCC, kbrinster, bostieslovebooks,elahrairah
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by Eric Carle
23,039 members
1,069 reviews
½ 4.4
Score 45.55
Added 2022-07-14, 03:26 PM
- 16 Members
- knerd.knitter, jeshakespeare, digifish_books, kleo, dewasus1, Pebblesgmc, birder4106, kleh, KitteryKat, Kristelh, Aug3Zimm, ahef1963, brandymt, baughga, Yuki-Onna, Nyleara
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- 15 Members
- ajennell, terran, Kek55, FAMeulstee, Pebblesgmc, Copperskye, birder4106, eronn, perennialreader, vwinsloe, Josiehime, threadnsong, PeaceUCC, Cairlinn, shanlspy
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- 13 Members
- manywydhan, sunqueen, hohosmurf, Heather39, EMS_24, cherpy, waltzmn, Boand, Lady_Stray, TheSoulRider, Yuki-Onna, HeatherHale, Nyleara
- Explanations
- waltzmn: Also worth checking are Robert Henryson's versions of the fables, particularly "The Cock and the Jasp" and "The Two Mice" (The City Mouse and the Country Mouse); Henryson has improved the presentation of both tales -- at least if you can read Middle English/Middle Scots.
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by Arnold Lobel
10,616 members
263 reviews
4.2
Score 37.46
Added 2022-07-14, 03:49 PM
- 13 Members
- laytonwoman3rd, hipdeep, ajennell, dara85, ms529212, mldg, merrystar, DeBruyn, ahef1963, barefootsong, baughga, TheSoulRider, PeaceUCC
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by Wilson Rawls
14,731 members
352 reviews
4
Score 35.98
Added 2022-07-15, 08:30 AM
- 13 Members
- ajennell, jeane, Cecrow, ryann40175, Tess_W, Aug3Zimm, noveltea, kristilabrie, brandymt, TheSoulRider, HeatherHale, DoomLuz, Savedbygrace04
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10,827 members
184 reviews
½ 4.3
Score 34.04
Added 2022-07-14, 03:29 PM
- 12 Members
- pilston, laytonwoman3rd, mldg, d_perlo, belleek, KitteryKat, Tess_W, Brian.Gunderson, al.vick, barefootsong, baughga, tgimom
- Explanations
- belleek: Grew up outside Boston and just a story I loved so much as a child. And we could visit the places where it took place
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5,785 members
72 reviews
3.9
Score 28.83
Added 2022-07-14, 10:40 PM
- 11 Members
- karenb, herschelian, RuMuse, Kek55, Pebblesgmc, ryann40175, dud5ers, vwinsloe, ManWithAnAgenda, JustJune, Cairlinn
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by Deborah Howe
7,128 members
158 reviews
4
Score 26.17
Added 2022-07-14, 03:41 PM
- 9 Members
- wisemetis, ajennell, dara85, EerierIdyllMeme, knerd.knitter, DoomLuz, melissabaron, Curran2, Savedbygrace04
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by Michael Bond
4,158 members
70 reviews
4.1
Score 25.77
Added 2022-07-15, 02:23 AM
- 9 Members
- digifish_books, sunqueen, kleh, DeBruyn, souloftherose, noveltea, tgimom, darsaster, Curran2
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14,485 members
550 reviews
4.1
Score 25.29
Added 2022-07-14, 02:54 PM
- 9 Members
- RonB, anneofia, Cecrow, Matke, RBeffa, AbigailAdams26, TheSoulRider, Tosta, shanlspy
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12,379 members
181 reviews
4.1
Score 24.53
Added 2022-07-15, 04:41 PM
- 9 Members
- paradoxosalpha, RonB, hohosmurf, CarltonC, Heather39, Tess_W, barefootsong, ManWithAnAgenda, Lady_Stray
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- 8 Members
- Chelidona, RuMuse, Pebblesgmc, sundancer, Heather39, souloftherose, al.cover, msjudy
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- 8 Members
- Chelidona, dara85, jeshakespeare, hohosmurf, Brian.Gunderson, Murphy-Jacobs, Lady_Stray, SummerDee
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by Jack London
20,302 members
324 reviews
3.8
Score 22.84
Added 2022-07-18, 03:53 PM
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12,668 members
264 reviews
4.1
Score 22.08
Added 2022-07-14, 04:42 PM
- 8 Members
- cpg, dewasus1, hohosmurf, Kristelh, Brian.Gunderson, Lady_Stray, Curran2, Nyleara
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by C. S. Lewis
25,648 members
259 reviews
4
Score 21.63
Added 2022-07-14, 04:35 PM
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10,770 members
119 reviews
3.9
Score 20.58
Added 2022-07-14, 08:35 PM
- 8 Members
- karenb, jeshakespeare, Kek55, daisyfly, al.vick, brandymt, Lady_Stray, ebustad
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- 7 Members
- jeane, hohosmurf, FAMeulstee, Pebblesgmc, Copperskye, daisyfly, Cairlinn
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by Dodie Smith
2,410 members
50 reviews
4
Score 19.96
Added 2022-07-14, 03:19 PM
- 7 Members
- manywydhan, amanda4242, elkiedee, dud5ers, threadnsong, Boand, Savedbygrace04
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5,176 members
77 reviews
3.9
Score 19.75
Added 2022-07-14, 03:32 PM
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- 7 Members
- karenb, cherpy, Aug3Zimm, al.cover, barefootsong, elahrairah, Curran2
- Explanations
- elahrairah: I haven't read White Fang but partner reckons that its the best animal novel ever and needs more love.
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- 6 Members
- karenb, hipdeep, Bestine, abbottthomas, amanda4242, JustJune
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- 7 Members
- ms529212, kleo, sunqueen, CarltonC, birder4106, sturlington, melissabaron
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44,992 members
770 reviews
4.2
Score 17.5
Added 2022-07-16, 01:12 PM
- 7 Members
- abbottthomas, belleek, Kristelh, threadnsong, TheSoulRider, DoomLuz, JustJune
- Explanations
- abbottthomas: Don't forget the fox!
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7,081 members
135 reviews
4
Score 16.09
Added 2022-07-14, 03:17 PM
- 5 Members
- amanda4242, d_perlo, CarltonC, souloftherose, enchaunter
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7,942 members
138 reviews
½ 4.3
Score 15.68
Added 2022-07-23, 03:18 PM
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by John Crowley
329 members
8 reviews
3.8
Score 15.61
Added 2022-07-14, 03:22 PM
- 5 Members
- anglemark, paradoxosalpha, sunqueen, lottpoet, Lady_Stray
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- 6 Members
- Bestine, abbottthomas, Kek55, Matke, Murphy-Jacobs, DoomLuz
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5,284 members
152 reviews
4.2
Score 15.33
Added 2022-07-15, 08:25 AM
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- 5 Members
- digifish_books, amanda4242, elkiedee, Boand, Lady_Stray
46
- 5 Members
- ms529212, sturlington, perennialreader, PeaceUCC, JustJune
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8,152 members
146 reviews
4.2
Score 13.65
Added 2022-07-15, 05:24 AM
- 5 Members
- SqueakyChu, mldg, kristilabrie, tgimom, SummerDee
48
- 5 Members
- dara85, jeshakespeare, lizzy50usa, Heather39, DeBruyn
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- 4 Members
- Copperskye, RBeffa, gypsysmom, Murphy-Jacobs
50
8,311 members
76 reviews
4
Score 13.01
Added 2022-07-14, 05:27 PM
- 5 Members
- wisemetis, Chelidona, al.vick, ManWithAnAgenda, shanlspy
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- 5 Members
- cpg, Matke, ryann40175, brandymt, PeaceUCC
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by E. B. White
11,796 members
79 reviews
4.1
Score 12.23
Added 2022-07-14, 03:25 PM
- 4 Members
- wisemetis, d_perlo, perennialreader, bostieslovebooks
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3,119 members
40 reviews
3.8
Score 12.05
Added 2022-07-16, 01:14 PM
- 5 Members
- Chelidona, abbottthomas, hohosmurf, Matke, SummerDee
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by Mo Willems
9,708 members
507 reviews
½ 4.4
Score 11.95
Added 2022-07-17, 05:48 PM
- 5 Members
- Chelidona, PitcherBooks, Brian.Gunderson, Lady_Stray, shanlspy
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by Roald Dahl
19,900 members
363 reviews
3.9
Score 10.64
Added 2022-07-14, 05:07 PM
- 4 Members
- sturlington, noveltea, brandymt, Tosta
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by Garth Stein
10,140 members
593 reviews
4
Score 10.43
Added 2022-07-23, 03:16 PM
- 4 Members
- SqueakyChu, Kek55, cherpy, HeatherHale
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by Colin Dann
492 members
7 reviews
3.9
Score 10.34
Added 2022-07-14, 02:54 PM
- 4 Members
- RonB, AbigailAdams26, Lady_Stray, Cairlinn
59
- 4 Members
- paradoxosalpha, jeane, threadnsong, Lady_Stray
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by Felix Salten
2,462 members
50 reviews
4
Score 9.97
Added 2022-07-15, 03:55 PM
- 4 Members
- jeane, threadnsong, Cairlinn, Nyleara
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- 3 Members
- digifish_books, FAMeulstee, Pebblesgmc
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- 3 Members
- cad_lib, Pebblesgmc, Copperskye
- Explanations
- cad_lib: Story of an Irish Setter - stayed with me for over 40 years. Eventually owned & was owned by 2 most wonderful English Setters, but it started from the Red ones.
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3,680 members
151 reviews
4.1
Score 9.35
Added 2022-07-21, 04:50 PM
- 3 Members
- Aquila, anglemark, souloftherose
- Explanations
- Aquila: Spiders on a terraformed planet undergo an intelligence revolution.
68
- 3 Members
- teelgee, ReluctantTechie, belleek
69
4,807 members
69 reviews
4
Score 9.23
Added 2022-07-20, 07:41 PM
- 3 Members
- SqueakyChu, Tess_W, juniperSun
70
- 3 Members
- cpg, Pebblesgmc, Copperskye
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by Walter Moers
2,863 members
82 reviews
4.1
Score 9.08
Added 2022-07-14, 03:41 PM
- 3 Members
- anglemark, amanda4242, birder4106
72
- 3 Members
- susanbooks, JuliaMaria, darsaster
- Explanations
- susanbooks: Though the subtitle is "a Biography," this is a wonderful work of fiction, meant as a gentle tease to Lytton Strachey who had just become a biographer himself.
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by Arnold Lobel
961 members
7 reviews
½ 4.4
Score 8.96
Added 2022-07-15, 04:41 PM
- 3 Members
- Heather39, bostieslovebooks, Curran2
74
by Diane Duane
1,028 members
23 reviews
4.1
Score 8.87
Added 2022-07-14, 03:57 PM
- 3 Members
- yoyogod, lizzy50usa, al.vick
75
573 members
19 reviews
½ 4.4
Score 8.71
Added 2022-07-14, 02:52 PM
- 3 Members
- elkiedee, al.vick, AbigailAdams26
76
- 3 Members
- jeane, souloftherose, elkiedee
77
- 3 Members
- karenb, Chelidona, CDWilson27
78
- 3 Members
- EMS_24, barefootsong, aspirit
79
- 3 Members
- cherpy, gypsysmom, pussreboots
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1,339 members
13 reviews
4
Score 7.96
Added 2022-07-14, 05:28 PM
- 3 Members
- hipdeep, paradoxosalpha, JustJune
82
by James Bowen
1,506 members
90 reviews
3.9
Score 7.9
Added 2022-07-16, 02:20 AM
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- 3 Members
- knerd.knitter, tina1969, DoomLuz
85
- 3 Members
- RonB, RuMuse, threadnsong
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87
- 2 Members
- Verkruissen, Yuki-Onna
88
- 3 Members
- RBeffa, ManWithAnAgenda, JustJune
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- 2 Members
- unctifer, Brian.Gunderson
92
- 2 Members
- herschelian, homeless
93
- 2 Members
- jeshakespeare, Maddz
94
1,553 members
84 reviews
4.1
Score 6.46
Added 2022-07-15, 10:51 PM
- 2 Members
- paradoxosalpha, lizzy50usa
95
2,667 members
172 reviews
4.2
Score 6.31
Added 2022-07-21, 12:34 PM
96
- 2 Members
- sturlington, Aug3Zimm
97
by Jill Barklem
858 members
7 reviews
½ 4.6
Score 6.08
Added 2022-07-15, 04:39 PM
- 2 Members
- PitcherBooks, Heather39
99
- 2 Members
- sturlington, katemcangus
100
- 2 Members
- Bestine, jeshakespeare