2026 Reading Challenge

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Mary (10 Lists)



In Cold Blood by Truman CapoteHelter Skelter by Vincent BugliosiThe Stranger Beside Me by Ann RuleSmall Sacrifices by Ann RuleThe Monster of Florence by Douglas Preston
True Crime
726 books — 608 voters
Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëLonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry
Books With Unforgettable Characters
9,440 books — 8,421 voters

Dracula by Bram StokerThe Shining by Stephen KingThe Haunting of Hill House by Shirley JacksonThe Exorcist by William Peter Blatty
Best Horror Novels
1,987 books — 5,447 voters
The Alienist by Caleb CarrThe Daughter of Time by Josephine TeyThe Silver Pigs by Lindsey DavisMistress of the Art of Death by Ariana Franklin
Best Historical Mystery
2,071 books — 4,532 voters

The Da Vinci Code by Dan BrownAtonement by Ian McEwanPresumed Innocent by Scott Turow
Best Twists
8,352 books — 8,972 voters
The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown
Thrillers
4,605 books — 5,600 voters

Red Dragon by Thomas HarrisThe Talented Mr. Ripley by Patricia HighsmithMallory's Oracle by Carol O'Connell
Best Crime & Mystery Books
7,316 books — 15,566 voters
The Compleat Works of Wllm Shkspr by Reduced Shakespeare Company
Best Books Ever
76,212 books — 283,400 voters

Water for Elephants by Sara GruenThe Lovely Bones by Alice SeboldBel Canto by Ann PatchettAtonement by Ian McEwan
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,188 books — 28,376 voters
The Stand by Stephen KingThe Return of the King by J.R.R. TolkienThe Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. TolkienThe Two Towers by J.R.R. TolkienThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
Read Them Twice...At Least
13,709 books — 11,312 voters