2026 Reading Challenge

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by ♥ Marlene♥ (41 Lists)



The Keeper of Lost Causes by Jussi Adler-Olsen
Nordic Noir
161 books — 72 voters
Infidel by Ayaan Hirsi AliShip of Gold in the Deep Blue Sea by Gary KinderJungle by Yossi GhinsbergInto Thin Air by Jon KrakauerUnder the Banner of Heaven by Jon Krakauer
Must Read Non-Fiction
5,253 books — 4,437 voters

Gone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellThe Thorn Birds by Colleen McCulloughThe Clan of the Cave Bear by Jean M. AuelForever Amber by Kathleen WinsorSnow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See
Historical romances with more substance than your average wallpaper setting
537 books — 864 voters
The Silent Corner by Dean Koontz
Mind Control Fiction
339 books — 144 voters

The Clockmaker's Daughter by Kate MortonNine Perfect Strangers by Liane MoriartySea Prayer by Khaled HosseiniTranscription by Kate AtkinsonEvery Note Played by Lisa Genova
The "Can't Wait" Books of 2018 that are not part of a series
62 books — 48 voters
The Break by Marian KeyesEvery Last Lie by Mary KubicaLittle Fires Everywhere by Celeste NgA Bridge Across the Ocean by Susan MeissnerThe Lotterys Plus One by Emma Donoghue
The "Can't Wait" Books of 2017 that are not part of a series
75 books — 83 voters

Levenslang in Thailand by Pedro RuijzingPapillon by Henri CharrièreThe Cocaine Diaries by Paul KeanyEscape by David McMillanBali 9 by Cindy Wockner
Books about being in prison in a foreign country
25 books — 10 voters
Carrion Comfort by Dan SimmonsThe Girl Next Door by Jack KetchumNOS4A2 by Joe HillMine by Robert McCammonOff Season by Jack Ketchum
Best Horror Novels Not By King or Koontz
612 books — 496 voters

The Chemist by Stephenie MeyerMy Name Is Lucy Barton by Elizabeth StroutHomegoing by Yaa GyasiI'll Take You There by Wally LambDark Matter by Blake Crouch
The "Can't Wait" Books of 2016 that are not part of a series
203 books — 298 voters
Serpentine by Thomas ThompsonBad Blood by Richard M. LevinePredator by Jack OlsenBad Karma by Deborah Beatriz BlumSalt of the Earth by Jack Olsen
All my favourite true crime books
126 books — 28 voters

The Bazaar of Bad Dreams by Stephen KingThe Heart Goes Last by Margaret AtwoodThe Lake House by Kate MortonThe Golden Son by Shilpi Somaya Gowda
The "Can't Wait" Books of 2015 that are not part of a series
104 books — 148 voters
Bad Blood by Richard M. LevineRichie by Thomas ThompsonAll I Want To Do Is Kill by Dale HudsonA Fatal Lie by Sally ChewUnder the Bridge by Rebecca Godfrey
Kids/Teens who kill
81 books — 36 voters

Valley of the Dolls by Jacqueline SusannQueenie by Michael KordaLace by Shirley ConranMaster of the Game by Sidney SheldonScruples by Judith Krantz
Pure Trash that I Love
33 books — 21 voters
The Paying Guests by Sarah WatersSerpentine by Thomas ThompsonLost Girls by Robert KolkerThe One Plus One by Jojo MoyesMasquerade by Lowell Cauffiel
2014: The Over 35s favourite books of 2014
194 books — 44 voters

Summer Sisters by Judy BlumeA Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith
Best Coming of Age Books
98 books — 101 voters
Angry Housewives Eating Bon Bons by Lorna LandvikClass Reunion by Rona JaffeThe Dirty Girls Social Club by Alisa Valdes-RodriguezLace by Shirley ConranFive Women by Rona Jaffe
Best Adult Female Friendship Books
701 books — 1,189 voters

Blood & Beauty by Sarah DunantThe Outcasts by Kathleen Kent
Historical Fiction 2013
397 books — 2,110 voters
Summer Sisters by Judy BlumeThe Painted Girls by Cathy Marie BuchananWild by Cheryl StrayedUnbroken by Laura HillenbrandReplay by Ken Grimwood
2013: What the Over 35s Have Read So Far
2,622 books — 326 voters

Summer Sisters by Judy BlumeMe Before You by Jojo MoyesUnbroken by Laura HillenbrandReplay by Ken GrimwoodSkeletons on the Zahara by Dean King
2013: The Over 35s favourite books of 2013
480 books — 107 voters
UnSouled by Neal ShustermanMaddAddam by Margaret AtwoodRequiem by Lauren Oliver
Can't Wait Books of 2013
2,491 books — 11,687 voters

Unwind by Neal ShustermanThe Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick NessBirthmarked by Caragh M. O'BrienDelirium by Lauren OliverThe Giver by Lois Lowry
YA Dystopia Novels
1,887 books — 11,248 voters
Defending Jacob by William LandayThe Secret Race by Tyler HamiltonColumbine by Dave CullenLeft Neglected by Lisa GenovaStill Alice by Lisa Genova
2012: The Over 35s favourite books of 2012
787 books — 246 voters

Columbine by Dave CullenUnwind by Neal ShustermanDefending Jacob by William LandayBefore I Fall by Lauren OliverThe Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness
2012: What the Over 35s Have Read So Far
3,300 books — 728 voters
Alive by Piers Paul ReadFrozen in Time by Mitchell ZuckoffInto Thin Air by Jon KrakauerEndurance by Alfred Lansing102 Minutes by Jim Dwyer
Best True Survival Stories
417 books — 542 voters

The Long Walk by Richard BachmanThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodThe Stand by Stephen KingThe Road by Cormac McCarthyDark Inside by Jeyn Roberts
Apocalypse: It's Over, Dude.
626 books — 774 voters
Infidel by Ayaan Hirsi AliInto the Forest by Jean HeglandThe Forgotten Garden by Kate MortonFall of Giants by Ken FollettThe White Queen by Philippa Gregory
2011: What the Over 35s Have Read So Far
1,801 books — 441 voters

The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodWar and Peace by Leo TolstoyThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Glass Castle by Jeannette WallsThe Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne
Best Page-Turners with Redeeming Social Value
8,063 books — 5,735 voters
The Host by Stephenie MeyerInto Thin Air by Jon KrakauerThe Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Couldn't Put The Book Down
16,855 books — 16,689 voters

The Book of Mormon by Joseph Smith Jr.Woman Power by Laura SchlessingerIt's Not About the Bike by Lance ArmstrongOutlander by Diana Gabaldon
Books I Have No Intention of Reading
1,573 books — 5,990 voters
The Stand by Stephen KingSwan Song by Robert McCammonOn the Beach by Nevil ShuteThe Road by Cormac McCarthyThe Host by Stephenie Meyer
This Is the End...
994 books — 1,591 voters


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