2026 Reading Challenge

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Gail (12 Lists)



The Golem and the Jinni by Helene WeckerMartin Dressler by Steven MillhauserSister Carrie by Theodore DreiserTime and Again by Jack FinneyFrom Time to Time by Jack Finney
Fiction Set in Turn-of-the-century New York City
108 books — 115 voters
The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónJonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna ClarkeThe Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
Modern Gothic
712 books — 1,359 voters

Ender’s Game by Orson Scott CardThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerThe Summer Queen by Joan D. VingeThe Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. LewisThe Once and Future King by T.H. White
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,331 books — 24,664 voters
The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
Best Beach Reads 2013
2,203 books — 4,188 voters

Team of Rivals by Doris Kearns Goodwin
Best Biographies
1,661 books — 2,944 voters
The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónBridge of Sighs by Richard RussoLast Night in Twisted River by John IrvingEmpire Falls by Richard RussoJonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke
Goodreads 21st Century Literature Group - Most Important Books of the 21st Century
184 books — 215 voters

A People’s History of the United States by Howard ZinnBig Trouble by J. Anthony LukasTeam of Rivals by Doris Kearns GoodwinThe Worst Hard Time by Timothy EganThe Making of Black Revolutionaries by James Forman
Best American History Books
2,124 books — 2,495 voters
Team of Rivals by Doris Kearns GoodwinThe Killer Angels by Michael ShaaraCold Mountain by Charles FrazierMarch by Geraldine BrooksBound for Canaan by Fergus M. Bordewich
Best American Civil War Books
1,007 books — 980 voters

Switch by Chip HeathMade to Stick by Chip HeathDrive by Daniel H. PinkThe Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell
The 100 Best Business Books of All Time
471 books — 802 voters
Big Trouble by J. Anthony LukasA People’s History of the United States by Howard ZinnHistory of the Russian Revolution by Leon TrotskyTeam of Rivals by Doris Kearns GoodwinThe Making of Black Revolutionaries by James Forman
Best History Books
3,707 books — 3,739 voters

Great Expectations by Charles DickensA Prayer for Owen Meany by John IrvingTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis
Best Books Ever
76,257 books — 283,605 voters
The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerThe Da Vinci Code by Dan BrownThe Help by Kathryn StockettThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,188 books — 28,374 voters