2026 Reading Challenge

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by David M (23 Lists)



The Stand by Stephen KingThe Shining by Stephen KingThe Silence of the Lambs by Thomas HarrisGone Girl by Gillian FlynnRed Dragon by Thomas Harris
Thrillers
4,605 books — 5,600 voters
The Gunslinger by Stephen King
Worst Stephen King books
62 books — 481 voters

The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankThe Complete Maus by Art SpiegelmanAngela’s Ashes by Frank McCourtNarrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass by Frederick DouglassFun Home by Alison Bechdel
Best Memoir / Biography / Autobiography
5,820 books — 6,348 voters
The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankAngela’s Ashes by Frank McCourtScar Tissue by Anthony Kiedis'Tis by Frank McCourt
The Best Autobiographies
146 books — 47 voters

The Devil All the Time by Donald Ray PollockThe Heavenly Table by Donald Ray PollockKnockemstiff by Donald Ray PollockWinter's Bone by Daniel WoodrellCrooked Letter, Crooked Letter by Tom Franklin
Grit Lit
105 books — 76 voters
The Devil All the Time by Donald Ray PollockKnockemstiff by Donald Ray PollockWinter's Bone by Daniel WoodrellSavages by Don Winslow
Best Noir of the 21st Century
239 books — 376 voters

11/22/63 by Stephen KingThe Stand by Stephen KingThe Long Walk by Richard BachmanThe Institute by Stephen KingThe Green Mile by Stephen King
Stephen King's Non-Horror Books
39 books — 92 voters
The Bottoms by Joe R. Lansdale
Best of Joe R. Lansdale
50 books — 69 voters

The Holy Bible by Anonymous
The Most Disturbing Books Ever Written
3,196 books — 11,298 voters
The Devil All the Time by Donald Ray PollockThe Heavenly Table by Donald Ray PollockHell at the Breech by Tom FranklinCountry Dark by Chris OffuttWinter's Bone by Daniel Woodrell
Country Noir
345 books — 310 voters

Watchmen by Alan MooreY by Brian K. Vaughan
Best Graphic Novels
3,453 books — 6,768 voters
Watchmen by Alan MooreY by Brian K. VaughanThe Complete Maus by Art SpiegelmanV for Vendetta by Alan MooreBlankets by Craig Thompson
Required Reading Graphic Novels
1,173 books — 2,012 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeOf Mice and Men by John SteinbeckThe Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
The Great Depression
203 books — 79 voters
The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankThe Road by Cormac McCarthyOf Mice and Men by John SteinbeckAngela’s Ashes by Frank McCourtThe Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
Most Depressing Book of All Time
1,241 books — 3,909 voters

Tishomingo Blues by Elmore LeonardRum Punch by Elmore LeonardFire in the Hole by Elmore LeonardOut of Sight by Elmore LeonardGet Shorty by Elmore Leonard
Best of Elmore Leonard
91 books — 9 voters
The Road by Cormac McCarthyNo Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthyThe Da Vinci Code by Dan BrownThe Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch AlbomPersepolis by Marjane Satrapi
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,188 books — 28,376 voters

11/22/63 by Stephen KingGone Girl by Gillian FlynnThe Fault in Our Stars by John GreenThe 5th Wave by Rick YanceyA Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman
Best Books of the Decade: 2010s
7,686 books — 14,171 voters
Fight Club by Chuck PalahniukAngela’s Ashes by Frank McCourtThe Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen ChboskyTuesdays with Morrie by Mitch AlbomAll the Pretty Horses by Cormac McCarthy
Best Books of the Decade: 1990s
3,129 books — 3,678 voters

East of Eden by John SteinbeckThe Grapes of Wrath by John SteinbeckThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerOf Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,807 books — 49,785 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankOf Mice and Men by John SteinbeckThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,546 books — 120,132 voters

Tishomingo Blues by Elmore LeonardRum Punch by Elmore LeonardFire in the Hole by Elmore LeonardOut of Sight by Elmore LeonardGet Shorty by Elmore Leonard
Novels of Elmore Leonard
47 books — 16 voters
The Stand by Stephen King11/22/63 by Stephen KingPet Sematary by Stephen KingMisery by Stephen KingThe Shining by Stephen King
Best of Stephen King
178 books — 3,874 voters

The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeOf Mice and Men by John SteinbeckThe Road by Cormac McCarthyAngela’s Ashes by Frank McCourt
Best Books Ever
76,194 books — 283,314 voters