2026 Reading Challenge

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Daniel Browne (15 Lists)



The Absolutist by John BoyneThe Song of Achilles by Madeline MillerGiovanni’s Room by James BaldwinA Single Man by Christopher IsherwoodThe Line of Beauty by Alan Hollinghurst
Literary Gay Romantic Novels
105 books — 259 voters
Maurice by E.M. ForsterA Single Man by Christopher IsherwoodGiovanni’s Room by James BaldwinThe City and the Pillar by Gore VidalCity of Night by John Rechy
Classic Gay Male Literature
302 books — 161 voters

Into Deep Waters by Kaje Harper
Best Gay Romance in Times of War
126 books — 226 voters
Into Deep Waters by Kaje Harper
First Time M/M Readers List
608 books — 147 voters

Days Without End by Sebastian BarryThe Sparsholt Affair by Alan HollinghurstArctic Summer by Damon Galgut
Gay Fiction by Men
548 books — 253 voters
Bread, Salt & Wine by Dev Bentham
Best M/M romance involving a "troubled" past.
645 books — 354 voters

The Secret Sharer by Joseph Conrad
Best Novels with Non-Explicit Gay Romance
319 books — 319 voters
Into Deep Waters by Kaje Harper
Best M/M Books Covers With No Sexual Overtones
1,357 books — 501 voters

Into Deep Waters by Kaje Harper
Best Gay Military
379 books — 585 voters
Into Deep Waters by Kaje Harper
Best Gay Tear Jerker with a Happy Ending
628 books — 868 voters

The Secret Sharer by Joseph Conrad
World's Greatest Novellas
714 books — 1,442 voters
The Secret Sharer by Joseph ConradEthan Frome by Edith Wharton
Most influential books under 100 pages
251 books — 922 voters

Arctic Summer by Damon GalgutThe Sparsholt Affair by Alan HollinghurstDays Without End by Sebastian Barry
LGBT Books Voted by LGBT Readers Only
895 books — 349 voters
Call Me By Your Name by André AcimanThe Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway
Disappointing Books
2,735 books — 4,605 voters

The Sparsholt Affair by Alan HollinghurstDays Without End by Sebastian BarryArctic Summer by Damon Galgut
Best Gay Fiction
2,663 books — 3,866 voters