2026 Reading Challenge

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Derek Diemer (11 Lists)



1984 by George OrwellThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldAnimal Farm by George OrwellThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
100 Books to Read in a Lifetime: Readers' Picks
15,305 books — 17,505 voters
Animal Farm by George OrwellThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerLord of the Flies by William Golding
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,575 books — 120,234 voters

The Trial by Franz KafkaCatch-22 by Joseph Heller
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,801 books — 49,782 voters
Catch-22 by Joseph Heller
Best Humorous Books
4,331 books — 7,912 voters

Metamorphosis and Other Stories by Franz KafkaThe Trial by Franz Kafka
Best Surrealist Literature
263 books — 213 voters
The Stranger by Albert CamusThe Metamorphosis by Franz KafkaHamlet by William ShakespeareA Clean Well-Lighted Place by Ernest HemingwayOne Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey
Best Existential Fiction
449 books — 767 voters

Naked Lunch by William S. BurroughsA Clockwork Orange by Anthony BurgessThe Holy Bible by AnonymousInfinite Jest by David Foster WallaceLolita by Vladimir Nabokov
The Most Begun "Read but Unfinished" (Started) book ever
2,609 books — 13,139 voters
Moby-Dick or, The Whale by Herman MelvilleOn the Road by Jack KerouacThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark TwainThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
The Great American Novel
671 books — 1,092 voters

The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerThe Outsiders by S.E. HintonLooking for Alaska by John Green
Best Young Adult Realistic Novels
2,666 books — 12,168 voters
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. ThompsonNaked Lunch by William S. BurroughsJunky by William S. Burroughs
Substance Abuse & Addiction
717 books — 1,315 voters

On the Road by Jack Kerouac
Beat Lit
235 books — 182 voters