2026 Reading Challenge

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Mary Todd (12 Lists)



Congo by Michael Crichton
The Worst Books of All Time
8,105 books — 19,873 voters
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha ChristieOne Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey
Best Twists
8,354 books — 8,973 voters

The Cat in the Hat by Dr. SeussStone Soup by Jess StockhamTreasure Island by Robert Louis StevensonThe Little Red Hen by Diane Muldrow
What Book Got You Hooked?
3,849 books — 10,521 voters
Devil in a Blue Dress by Walter MosleySix Easy Pieces by Walter MosleyCrocodile on the Sandbank by Elizabeth PetersThe Last Camel Died at Noon by Elizabeth PetersThe Alienist by Caleb Carr
Best Historical Mystery
2,071 books — 4,531 voters

The Tin Roof Blowdown by James Lee BurkeThe Broken Window by Jeffery DeaverDevil in a Blue Dress by Walter MosleyMadness in Maggody by Joan HessCrocodile on the Sandbank by Elizabeth Peters
Best Detective/Mystery Series
2,206 books — 2,294 voters
The Ritual Bath by Faye KellermanThe Alienist by Caleb Carr
Best Crime & Mystery Books
7,316 books — 15,568 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeNative Son by Richard WrightTreasure Island by Robert Louis StevensonThe Chosen by Chaim PotokGreat Expectations by Charles Dickens
Must Read Classics
1,861 books — 4,649 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeStill Life with Woodpecker by Tom RobbinsThe Sun Also Rises by Ernest HemingwayIn the Electric Mist With Confederate Dead by James Lee BurkeThe Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver
My Favorite Books
2,178 books — 580 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeEven Cowgirls Get the Blues by Tom RobbinsA Prayer for Owen Meany by John IrvingThe Poisonwood Bible by Barbara KingsolverCharlotte’s Web by E.B. White
Favorite Books
14,374 books — 9,976 voters
Red Dragon by Thomas Harris
Worst Books I Ever Read
337 books — 269 voters

Shadow Castle by Marian Cockrell
Best Kids Books Ever
1,044 books — 749 voters
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingThe Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk KiddThe Lovely Bones by Alice SeboldThe Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael ChabonEvery Secret Thing by Laura Lippman
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,188 books — 28,374 voters