2026 Reading Challenge

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Randal (30 Lists)



The Spy Who Came In from the Cold by John le CarréTinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy by John le CarréThe Day of the Jackal by Frederick ForsythThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonSmiley's People by John le Carré
Espionage
988 books — 1,023 voters
The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell HammettThe Postman Always Rings Twice by James M. CainThe Lady in the Lake by Raymond ChandlerThe Big Sleep by Raymond ChandlerThe Talented Mr Ripley by Patricia Highsmith
Best Hardboiled & Noir fiction
702 books — 880 voters

A Storm of Swords by George R.R. MartinAmerican Gods by Neil GaimanThe Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott LynchA Feast for Crows by George R.R. MartinThe Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
Best Fantasy Books of the 21st Century
3,060 books — 9,901 voters
The Peripheral by William Gibson
Best Picks: Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Novels of 2014
268 books — 1,275 voters

The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell HammettTinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy by John le CarréThe Postman Always Rings Twice by James M. CainFoucault’s Pendulum by Umberto EcoThe Talented Mr. Ripley by Patricia Highsmith
Best Crime & Mystery Books
7,314 books — 15,563 voters
Rendezvous with Rama by Arthur C. ClarkeAncillary Justice by Ann LeckieSingularity Sky by Charles Stross
Excellent Space Opera
1,018 books — 3,643 voters

Skullsworn by Brian Staveley
Best Picks: Adult Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Novels of 2017
229 books — 680 voters
Barkskins by Annie Proulx
Goodreads Picks for Tournament of Books 2017
511 books — 1,999 voters

The Complete Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan DoyleThe Spy Who Came In from the Cold by John le CarréThe Maltese Falcon by Dashiell HammettThe Talented Mr. Ripley by Patricia HighsmithThe Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco
100 Mysteries and Thrillers to Read in a Lifetime: Readers' Picks
2,207 books — 4,468 voters
Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad
Best Books of the Decade: 1890s
466 books — 499 voters

American Gods by Neil GaimanThe Graveyard Book by Neil GaimanThe Road by Cormac McCarthyA Storm of Swords by George R.R. MartinThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,188 books — 28,375 voters
The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil GaimanWhat If? by Randall MunroeWool Omnibus by Hugh HoweyLeviathan Wakes by James S.A. CoreyCanada by Richard Ford
Best Books of the Decade: 2010s
7,686 books — 14,179 voters

Frankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyTreasure Island by Robert Louis StevensonJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëHeart of Darkness by Joseph ConradThe Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle
Best Books of the 19th Century
1,704 books — 6,871 voters
American Gods by Neil GaimanThe Road by Cormac McCarthyThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonThe Devil in the White City by Erik LarsonThe Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch
Best Books of the 21st Century
9,833 books — 21,965 voters

Trigger Warning by Neil GaimanThe Providence of Fire by Brian Staveley
Hugo 2016 Eligible Works
476 books — 1,085 voters
Altered Carbon by Richard K. MorganAccelerando by Charles StrossThe Road by Cormac McCarthyThirteen by Richard K. MorganLittle Brother by Cory Doctorow
Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century
1,207 books — 8,948 voters

The Shooting of Dan McGrew by Robert W. ServiceThe Cremation of Sam McGee by Robert W. ServiceCanada by Richard FordThe Oatmeal Ark by Rory MacLeanThe Hockey Sweater by Roch Carrier
Oh, Canada!
1,335 books — 502 voters
The Hockey Sweater by Roch CarrierBang the Drum Slowly by Mark HarrisPresto! by Paul TobinT.C. Boyle Stories by T. Coraghessan BoyleThe Iowa Baseball Confederacy by W.P. Kinsella
Moderately Underrated Books (1,000 to 10,000 ratings)
1,908 books — 265 voters

The Black Lizard Big Book of Pulps by Otto Penzler
REALLY Underrated Books (Fewer than 1,000 Ratings)
3,154 books — 765 voters
This Is What You Just Put in Your Mouth? by Patrick DiJustoThe Studhorse Man by Robert Kroetsch
REALLY Seriously Underrated Books (100 to 500 Ratings)
1,294 books — 201 voters

Mouroir by Breyten Breytenbach
Super Underrated Books (Fewer than 50 Ratings)
1,269 books — 167 voters
The Last India Overland by Craig Grant
Ridiculously Underrated Books (20 Ratings or fewer)
2,036 books — 213 voters

The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienChildhood’s End by Arthur C. ClarkeI Have No Mouth & I Must Scream by Harlan EllisonRadiomen by Eleanor LermanThe Steerswoman's Road by Rosemary Kirstein
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,331 books — 24,664 voters
The Prague Cemetery by Umberto EcoThe Road by Cormac McCarthyThe Protocols of the Learned Elders of Zion by Matvei Vasilyevich Golovinski’Salem’s Lot by Stephen KingMy Friend Dahmer by Derf Backderf
The Most Disturbing Books Ever Written
3,206 books — 11,302 voters

Childhood’s End by Arthur C. ClarkeDo Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. DickFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyNeuromancer by William GibsonDune by Frank Herbert
Best Science Fiction
3,651 books — 6,974 voters
Treasure Island by Robert Louis StevensonFoe by J.M. CoetzeeFoucault’s Pendulum by Umberto EcoHell's Angels by Hunter S. ThompsonWater Music by T. Coraghessan Boyle
Best Books Ever
76,280 books — 283,688 voters

The New Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract by Bill JamesThe Glory of Their Times by Lawrence S. RitterShoeless Joe by W.P. KinsellaThe Natural by Bernard MalamudBang the Drum Slowly by Mark Harris
Best Baseball Books
749 books — 655 voters
1984 by George OrwellThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyOne Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,801 books — 49,782 voters

The Da Vinci Code by Dan BrownThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerOn the Road by Jack KerouacCrime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky
Disappointing Books
2,735 books — 4,603 voters
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldGreen Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,575 books — 120,228 voters