2026 Reading Challenge

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Rita (19 Lists)



Hawaii by James A. MichenerGreyfriars Bobby by Forbes MacGregor
Two words: I. cried.
664 books — 836 voters
The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson
Favorite Ghost Stories
443 books — 313 voters

Gone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëRandom Harvest by James HiltonAfternoon of an Autocrat by Norah LoftsPride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
GREAT Love Stories
167 books — 124 voters
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingLe Morte d'Arthur by Thomas MaloryThe Mayor of Casterbridge by Thomas HardyFriday the Rabbi Slept Late by Harry KemelmanDo Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick
Every T(h)om, Dick and Harry
418 books — 31 voters

The Three Musketeers by Alexandre DumasThe Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre DumasMadame Bovary by Gustave FlaubertThe Hunchback of Notre-Dame by Victor HugoLes Misérables by Victor Hugo
Classic French Literature
344 books — 255 voters
The Shining by Stephen KingDracula by Bram Stoker’Salem’s Lot by Stephen KingPet Sematary by Stephen KingThe Exorcist by William Peter Blatty
Best Horror Novels
2,085 books — 5,451 voters

The Civil War by Shelby FooteGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellThe Red Badge of Courage by Stephen CraneShiloh by Shelby FooteAndersonville by MacKinlay Kantor
Best American Civil War Books
1,008 books — 985 voters
The Winds of War by Herman WoukWar and Peace by Leo TolstoyOnce an Eagle by Anton MyrerGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellThe Last of the Mohicans by James Fenimore Cooper
War/Romance novels
517 books — 675 voters

Calvin and Hobbes by Bill WattersonCarry On, Jeeves by P.G. Wodehouse
Books That Made Me Laugh Out Loud
2,061 books — 2,409 voters
A Tale of Two Cities by Charles DickensRoots by Alex HaleyThe Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel HawthorneThe Clan of the Cave Bear by Jean M. AuelSilas Marner by George Eliot
Recommended Historical Fiction
3,663 books — 3,596 voters

The Da Vinci Code by Dan BrownMy Sister's Keeper by Jodi PicoultCircle of Friends by Maeve BinchyThe Firm by Robin WaterfieldThe Glass Lake by Maeve Binchy
Light but not (too) dumb
847 books — 839 voters
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeePride and Prejudice by Jane AustenHow the Grinch Stole Christmas! by Dr. SeussThe Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown
I Saw the Movie & Read the Book
1,921 books — 1,760 voters

The Wolf and the Dove by Kathleen E. Woodiwiss
Guilty Pleasures - Crap You're Embarrassed to Love
399 books — 420 voters
The Exorcist by William Peter BlattyPet Sematary by Stephen King’Salem’s Lot by Stephen KingThe Silence of the Lambs by Thomas HarrisRed Dragon by Thomas Harris
Books That Gave Me Nightmares
268 books — 473 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeePride and Prejudice by Jane AustenFahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,591 books — 120,359 voters
Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier
Best Gothic Books of All Time
587 books — 3,503 voters

Sometimes a Great Notion by Ken Kesey
Serendipitous books
25 books — 18 voters
Afternoon of an Autocrat by Norah Lofts
Best First Chapter
29 books — 27 voters

The Hiding Place by Corrie ten Boom
Well-Written Holocaust Books
891 books — 2,886 voters