2026 Reading Challenge

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Renée (20 Lists)



Sahara by Michael Palin
Favorite Travel Books
2,021 books — 3,941 voters
The Alchemist by Paulo CoelhoThe Sheltering Sky by Paul Bowles
The Desert
487 books — 88 voters

Heart of Darkness by Joseph ConradHowards End by E.M. Forster
Modernist Literature
189 books — 66 voters
Little Beach Street Bakery by Jenny Colgan
Just Desserts Romances: Hero or Heroine is Chocolatier, Baker, Pastry Chef or Has Dessert-Related Career
319 books — 183 voters

Men Without Women by Haruki MurakamiThe Travelling Cat Chronicles by Hiro Arikawa
Man Booker International Prize: Eligible Books 2018
76 books — 59 voters
House of Leaves by Mark Z. DanielewskiS. by J.J. AbramsThe Unfortunates by B.S. Johnson
Ergodic Literature
60 books — 63 voters

Vaslav by Arthur Japin
Best Ballet Books Ever!
170 books — 131 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankThe Harry Potter Collection 1-4 by J.K. Rowling1984 by George OrwellPride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
50 books to read before you die
51 books — 170 voters

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldThe Trial by Franz KafkaThe Sun Also Rises by Ernest HemingwayTo the Lighthouse by Virginia WoolfMrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf
Best Books of the Decade: 1920s
764 books — 1,130 voters
A Room with a View by E.M. ForsterThe Secret Agent by Joseph Conrad
Best Books of the Decade: 1900s
466 books — 853 voters

The Good Soldier by Ford Madox FordSeven Pillars of Wisdom by T.E. Lawrence
The Great War
776 books — 599 voters
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall SmithLittle Bee by Chris CleaveI Dreamed of Africa by Kuki GallmannDisgrace by J.M. Coetzee
Africa (fiction and nonfiction)
1,762 books — 1,642 voters

Tropic of Capricorn by Simon ReeveSahara by Michael PalinEat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth GilbertHimalaya by Michael Palin
Have Passport Will Travel
704 books — 587 voters
Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenOut of Africa by Isak DinesenA Room with a View by E.M. ForsterGirl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy ChevalierHeart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad
Around the World in 100 Books
1,316 books — 705 voters

Hush, Hush by Becca FitzpatrickHalo by Alexandra AdornettoA Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba BrayAnna Dressed in Blood by Kendare BlakeThe Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
Judge A Book By Its Cover!
15,227 books — 17,106 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee1984 by George OrwellThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldAlice in Wonderland by Jane CarruthAnna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
100 Books to Read in a Lifetime: Readers' Picks
15,305 books — 17,512 voters

Something from the Nightside by Simon R. GreenNightlife by Rob Thurman
Urban Fantasy With Male Lead Characters
1,023 books — 1,414 voters
American Gods by Neil GaimanNight Watch by Sergei LukyanenkoNightlife by Rob Thurman
The Best Urban Fantasy
4,405 books — 12,551 voters

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
50 Books That Will Change Your Life - Chapters/Indigo
441 books — 1,190 voters
Slashback by Rob Thurman
Can't Wait Science Fiction/Fantasy of 2013
625 books — 2,903 voters