2026 Reading Challenge

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Chrissom (27 Lists)



Look Me in the Eye by John Elder Robison
The Mind
436 books — 462 voters
Hyperion by Dan SimmonsRed Mars by Kim Stanley RobinsonStarship Troopers by Robert A. HeinleinCitizen of the Galaxy by Robert A. Heinlein
Best Space Opera
1,081 books — 1,786 voters

Black Hawk Down by Mark BowdenGhost Soldiers by Hampton SidesCitizen Soldiers by Stephen E. AmbroseBand of Brothers by Stephen E. AmbroseWe Were Soldiers Once... and Young by Harold G. Moore
Best Non-fiction War Books
2,126 books — 2,363 voters
Born on a Blue Day by Daniel Tammet
Best Books for Autism
157 books — 133 voters

Red Mars by Kim Stanley RobinsonSpin by Robert Charles Wilson
best hard science fiction
392 books — 719 voters
The Road by Cormac McCarthyHarry Potter Series Box Set by J.K. RowlingLife of Pi by Yann MartelI Am America by Stephen ColbertFreakonomics by Steven D. Levitt
Best Audiobooks
1,563 books — 1,108 voters

Harry Potter Audio Collection by J.K. RowlingThe Night Circus by Erin MorgensternThe Amulet of Samarkand by Jonathan StroudInto Thin Air by Jon KrakauerLife of Pi by Yann Martel
Best Audio Narration
1,518 books — 1,050 voters
Freakonomics by Steven D. LevittSuperFreakonomics by Steven D. Levitt
Sociology Books
556 books — 414 voters

Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card
Best Dystopian Books
523 books — 1,028 voters
Cell by Stephen King
Zombies!
1,664 books — 4,316 voters

No Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthy
Best Crime & Mystery Books
7,314 books — 15,563 voters
Wizard's First Rule by Terry Goodkind
Most Generic Fantasy World
15 books — 11 voters

The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerCatch-22 by Joseph Heller
How DID They Become Classics?
113 books — 174 voters
The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
Popular Books that Annoy You
1,032 books — 2,011 voters

Freakonomics by Steven D. LevittA Brief History of Time by Stephen W. Hawking
Best Science Books - Non-Fiction Only
1,837 books — 3,600 voters
Red Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson
100 Science Fiction and Fantasy Books set on or about Mars
215 books — 345 voters

The Amulet of Samarkand by Jonathan Stroud
Best Alternate History
358 books — 676 voters
The Eye of the World by Robert JordanThe Dragonbone Chair by Tad WilliamsThe Chronicles of Prydain by Lloyd Alexander
The Best Epic Fantasy (fiction)
4,185 books — 25,731 voters

Clear and Present Danger by Tom ClancyThe Sum of All Fears by Tom ClancyWithout Remorse by Tom Clancy
Best Tom Clancy Books
19 books — 134 voters
Band of Brothers by Stephen E. AmbroseWe Were Soldiers Once... and Young by Harold G. MooreThe One That Got Away by Chris Ryan
Best Modern Day Military Accounts
441 books — 592 voters

Hatchet by Gary PaulsenThe Amulet of Samarkand by Jonathan StroudHoles by Louis SacharThe Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
Best Books for Teen Boys
1,430 books — 1,551 voters
Starship Troopers by Robert A. HeinleinRed Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,331 books — 24,664 voters

We Were Soldiers Once... and Young by Harold G. Moore
Best Literature About the Vietnam War
329 books — 636 voters
Hyperion by Dan SimmonsSpin by Robert Charles Wilson
Favorite Novels Which Won the Hugo Award
84 books — 1,614 voters

The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
Commonly Loved Books I Hate
392 books — 525 voters
The High King by Lloyd Alexander
The Most Deserving Newbery
116 books — 3,000 voters

I Am America by Stephen Colbert
Best Humorous Books
4,328 books — 7,909 voters