2026 Reading Challenge

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Florence (Lefty) MacIntosh (18 Lists)



To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëSense and Sensibility by Jane AustenOne Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey
Great Debut Novels
1,575 books — 1,473 voters
The Exorcist by William Peter BlattyHelter Skelter by Vincent BugliosiVlad the Impaler by M.J. TrowIt by Stephen KingWe Need to Talk About Kevin by Lionel Shriver
Nightmares
130 books — 63 voters

The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankHalf the Sky by Nicholas D. KristofBury My Heart at Wounded Knee by Dee BrownBury Me Standing by Isabel FonsecaDead Man Walking by Helen Prejean
Essential Non-Fiction Reading Re: Human Rights
622 books — 417 voters
Winter World by Bernd HeinrichThe Call of the Wild by Jack LondonNever Cry Wolf by Farley Mowat
Best Nature Books
1,155 books — 779 voters

The Crocodile Bird by Ruth RendellA Judgement in Stone by Ruth RendellThe Water's Lovely by Ruth RendellFrom Doon With Death by Ruth RendellNot in the Flesh by Ruth Rendell
Ruth Rendell/Barbara Vine Complete Novels
73 books — 30 voters
Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. SeussThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenAnimal Farm by George OrwellTolkien On Fairy-stories by J.R.R. Tolkien
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,575 books — 120,240 voters

Helter Skelter by Vincent BugliosiIn Cold Blood by Truman CapoteMidnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John BerendtSmall Sacrifices by Ann RuleThe Executioner's Song by Norman Mailer
Best True Crime
1,331 books — 1,890 voters
The Help by Kathryn StockettThe Lovely Bones by Alice SeboldThe Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann ShafferBig Stone Gap by Adriana Trigiani
2012: What the Over 35s Have Read So Far
3,300 books — 728 voters

The Executioner's Song by Norman MailerPapillon by Henri CharrièreThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankLord of the Flies by William GoldingThe Prophet by Kahlil Gibran
Books That Changed My World
3,277 books — 3,186 voters
Cannery Row by John SteinbeckOne Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken KeseyThe Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar WildeAnimal Farm by George Orwell
Best Books Ever
76,285 books — 283,749 voters

Helter Skelter by Vincent BugliosiIn Cold Blood by Truman CapoteThe Onion Field by Joseph WambaughSmall Sacrifices by Ann RuleHell's Angels by Hunter S. Thompson
True Crime--Well Written
389 books — 390 voters
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken KeseyLord of the Flies by William GoldingSteppenwolf by Hermann HesseMisery by Stephen KingEVERY DAY IS MOTHER S DAY by Hilary Mantel
Best Books About Psychopaths
129 books — 154 voters

The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar WildeSometimes a Great Notion by Ken KeseyOne Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken KeseyNever Cry Wolf by Farley MowatLord of the Flies by William Golding
I Picked It Up Because of the Title
7,924 books — 2,080 voters
The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar WildeLittle Women by Louisa May AlcottCannery Row by John SteinbeckThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienJane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
The Most Comforting Books (The Literary Version of Bread Pudding)
1,292 books — 928 voters

Joshua Then and Now by Mordecai RichlerNo Great Mischief by Alistair MacLeodThe Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz by Mordecai RichlerLife of Pi by Yann MartelFifth Business by Robertson Davies
Best Canadian Literature
2,332 books — 1,146 voters
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisLittle Women by Louisa May AlcottThe Complete Fairy Tales by Hans Christian AndersenGreen Eggs and Ham by Dr. SeussThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien
Favorite books from my childhood
4,421 books — 7,429 voters

The Exorcist by William Peter BlattyOne Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken KeseyLife of Pi by Yann Martel1984 by George OrwellCarrie by Stephen King
Most Depressing Book of All Time
1,237 books — 3,909 voters
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellLittle Women by Louisa May AlcottIn Cold Blood by Truman CapoteOne Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey
100 Best American Authors
751 books — 615 voters