Spring Reading Challenge

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Ellen (29 Lists)



The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Remains of the Day by Kazuo IshiguroFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyLittle Women by Louisa May AlcottTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
100 Books to Read in a Lifetime: Readers' Picks
15,735 books — 18,324 voters
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyFoundation by Isaac AsimovThe Martian Chronicles by Ray BradburyA Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter M. Miller Jr.The Road by Cormac McCarthy
Best Science Fiction
3,782 books — 7,366 voters

The Shipping News by Annie Proulx
Newfoundland Reads
257 books — 75 voters
Obasan by Joy KogawaWe So Seldom Look on Love by Barbara GowdyDisappearing Moon Cafe by Sky LeeThe In-Between World of Vikram Lall by M.G. VassanjiHalf-Blood Blues by Esi Edugyan
Books You Wish More People Knew About
17,389 books — 10,376 voters

The Once and Future King by T.H. WhiteA Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court by Mark Twain
The Arthurian Legend Retold
456 books — 761 voters
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardDo Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. DickI, Robot by Isaac AsimovThe Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,636 books — 25,160 voters

Jane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëCrime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky1984 by George OrwellWar and Peace by Leo TolstoyThings Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe
Goodreads Top 100 Literary Novels of All Time
106 books — 985 voters
The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodFall on Your Knees by Ann-Marie MacDonaldOryx and Crake by Margaret AtwoodA Fine Balance by Rohinton MistryFifth Business by Robertson Davies
Canadian Fiction
1,042 books — 605 voters

The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson BurnettThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisLittle Women by Louisa May AlcottPippi Longstocking by Astrid LindgrenWinnie-the-Pooh by A.A. Milne
Favorite books from my childhood
4,474 books — 7,635 voters
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. RowlingThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
I Saw the Movie & Read the Book
1,925 books — 1,762 voters

Neverwhere by Neil GaimanAmerican Gods by Neil GaimanGood Omens by Terry PratchettCoraline by Neil GaimanAnansi Boys by Neil Gaiman
Best of Neil Gaiman
116 books — 507 voters
The Road by Cormac McCarthyMiddlesex by Jeffrey EugenidesOryx and Crake by Margaret AtwoodExtremely Loud & Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran FoerThe Corrections by Jonathan Franzen
Best Books of the 21st Century
9,852 books — 22,269 voters

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardHis Dark Materials by Philip PullmanJ.R.R. Tolkien 4-Book Boxed Set by J.R.R. TolkienThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
Top 100 Middle School Must-Reads
2,289 books — 3,744 voters
The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodThe Road by Cormac McCarthyA Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter M. Miller Jr.Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood1984 by George Orwell
Dystopia!
1,226 books — 2,771 voters

Middlesex by Jeffrey EugenidesLife of Pi by Yann MartelThe Road by Cormac McCarthyExtremely Loud & Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran FoerJonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,217 books — 28,368 voters
The Martian Chronicles by Ray BradburySmoke and Mirrors by Neil GaimanHateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage by Alice MunroThe Love of a Good Woman by Alice MunroFour Past Midnight by Stephen King
Collections of Short Stories
2,905 books — 2,049 voters

The Road by Cormac McCarthyOryx and Crake by Margaret AtwoodFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyThe Handmaid's Tale by Margaret AtwoodBlindness by José Saramago
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
3,937 books — 26,192 voters
The Road by Cormac McCarthyI Am Legend and Other Stories by Richard MathesonY by Brian K. VaughanBlindness by José SaramagoA Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter M. Miller Jr.
This Is the End...
1,004 books — 1,599 voters

War and Peace by Leo TolstoyShōgun by James ClavellJonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna ClarkeThe Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettThe Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
Big Fat Books Worth the Effort
1,874 books — 6,997 voters
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark HaddonWhere the Wild Things Are by Maurice SendakThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodThe Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael ChabonChoke by Chuck Palahniuk
Best Book Cover Art
12,390 books — 7,095 voters

Eats, Shoots & Leaves by Lynne TrussSomething Wicked This Way Comes by Ray BradburyDo Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. DickThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark HaddonThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
Best Book Titles
11,983 books — 8,361 voters
The Shining by Stephen King
Best Horror Novels
2,105 books — 5,483 voters

His Dark Materials by Philip PullmanThe Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis
Best of YA and Children's Fantasy
707 books — 607 voters
The Cat in the Hat by Dr. SeussWinnie-the-Pooh by A.A. MilneThe Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. LewisWhere the Wild Things Are by Maurice SendakA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
Best children's books EVER
2,142 books — 2,230 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeAnimal Farm by George OrwellFahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
32,277 books — 123,036 voters
Jurassic Park by Michael CrichtonJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëI Am Legend and Other Stories by Richard MathesonThe Shining by Stephen KingThe Shipping News by Annie Proulx
The Book Was Better Than the Movie
1,578 books — 18,686 voters

Crime and Punishment by Fyodor DostoevskyEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardWatership Down by Richard Adams
Best Books Ever
77,505 books — 289,378 voters