2026 Reading Challenge

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Maggie (24 Lists)



1984 by George OrwellThe Raw Shark Texts by Steven HallSphere by Michael CrichtonThe Road by Cormac McCarthy
Scariest books of all time
639 books — 732 voters
Ishmael by Daniel Quinn
Best Philosophical Fiction
318 books — 559 voters

The Gormenghast Novels by Mervyn Peake
The obscure: Best books most haven't read (or even heard of)
537 books — 361 voters
The God of Small Things by Arundhati RoyThe White Tiger by Aravind AdigaHaroun and the Sea of Stories by Salman RushdieThe Enchantress of Florence by Salman Rushdie
Best South Asian Fiction
734 books — 1,894 voters

Have Space Suit-Will Travel by Robert A. HeinleinFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyThe Blue Sword by Robin McKinleyThe Giver by Lois LowryCrocodile on the Sandbank by Elizabeth Peters
Books for Years 11-13
106 books — 11 voters
The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
List of fiction featuring disenchanted youth
123 books — 46 voters

The Giver by Lois LowryFahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury1984 by George OrwellThe Road by Cormac McCarthyA Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter M. Miller Jr.
Best Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
1,242 books — 3,411 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Best Female Lead Characters
4,847 books — 5,887 voters

The Owner's Manual for the Brain by Pierce J. HowardEmotions Revealed by Paul EkmanThe Island of the Colorblind by Oliver SacksLast Chance to See by Douglas AdamsBlink by Malcolm Gladwell
Best Science Books - Non-Fiction Only
1,837 books — 3,600 voters
Cat’s Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.A Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter M. Miller Jr.The Children of Men by P.D. James
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
3,751 books — 25,984 voters

A Pale View of Hills by Kazuo IshiguroThe Diary of Adam's Father by Aryeh KlonickiAdventures in Oz Vol. II by L. Frank Baum
Greenest Books Ever
2,493 books — 590 voters
The God of Small Things by Arundhati RoyDisgrace by J.M. CoetzeeThe White Tiger by Aravind Adiga
Booker Prize Winners
60 books — 1,985 voters

The Giver by Lois LowryThe Golden Compass by Philip PullmanTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Best Young Adult Books
13,092 books — 80,177 voters
The Raw Shark Texts by Steven HallEverything is Illuminated by Jonathan Safran FoerThe White Tiger by Aravind AdigaGilead by Marilynne RobinsonThe Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Díaz
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,188 books — 28,374 voters

The Writing Life by Annie DillardOn Writing by Stephen King
Best Books on Creative Life
508 books — 621 voters
Bridget Jones’s Diary by Helen Fielding
Favorite Chick-Lit
2,398 books — 4,617 voters

Test-Driven Development by Kent Beck
Essential Programming Books
183 books — 525 voters
Dune by Frank HerbertSpeaker for the Dead by Orson Scott CardEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardContact by Carl SaganThe Giver by Lois Lowry
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,331 books — 24,665 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Portrait of a Lady by Henry JamesTitus Groan by Mervyn PeakeThe Raw Shark Texts by Steven HallDisgrace by J.M. Coetzee
Books You Can't Live Without
1,655 books — 1,184 voters
Disgrace by J.M. CoetzeeFear and Trembling by Amélie NothombThe God of Small Things by Arundhati RoyReturn to Laughter by Elenore Smith BowenThe Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Díaz
Foreign Lands
2,348 books — 2,192 voters

Anna Karenina by Leo TolstoyA Tale of Two Cities by Charles DickensDisgrace by J.M. CoetzeeMan's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. FranklVillette by Charlotte Brontë
Best Books Ever
76,258 books — 283,630 voters
Disgrace by J.M. CoetzeeTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeWhite Noise by Don DeLilloA Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy TooleThe Two Towers by J.R.R. Tolkien
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,801 books — 49,782 voters

The Last Days of Dogtown by Anita DiamantPurple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieEtiquette and Vitriol by Nicky SilverThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniLamb by Christopher Moore
The Worst Books of All Time
8,105 books — 19,873 voters
Disgrace by J.M. CoetzeeWhite Noise by Don DeLilloAnna Karenina by Leo TolstoyMiddlesex by Jeffrey EugenidesThe Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Díaz
Best for Book Clubs
14,643 books — 18,484 voters