2026 Reading Challenge

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by RJ (21 Lists)



The Road by Cormac McCarthy
Very Best Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
331 books — 593 voters
Wool Omnibus by Hugh HoweyThe Road by Cormac McCarthyA Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter M. Miller Jr.
Post Apocalyptic
252 books — 306 voters

I Am Legend and Other Stories by Richard Matheson
The Book Was Better Than the Movie
1,561 books — 18,687 voters
Flashman by George MacDonald Fraser
Books that Make you Laugh
3,505 books — 5,033 voters

Shōgun by James Clavell
Intimidating books I long to read/finish
132 books — 250 voters
Undaunted Courage by Stephen E. AmbroseSeven Years in Tibet by Heinrich Harrer
Best Historical Travel Journals
335 books — 239 voters

The Wise Man's Fear by Patrick RothfussThe Name of the Wind by Patrick RothfussThe Authoritative Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson
Books With a Goodreads Average Rating of 4.5 and above and With At Least 100 Ratings
1,934 books — 2,692 voters
The City of Dreaming Books by Walter Moers
Books about Books
1,384 books — 1,519 voters

Mockingjay by Suzanne CollinsWicked by Gregory MaguireThe Poisonwood Bible by Barbara KingsolverThe Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg Larsson
Is It Just Me? Books You Disliked That Everyone Else Seems To Love
2,079 books — 2,691 voters
A Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinTigana by Guy Gavriel KayA Clash of Kings by George R.R. MartinStone of Farewell by Tad Williams
Best Fantasy of the 90s
382 books — 786 voters

A Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinEast of Eden by John SteinbeckThe Three Musketeers by Alexandre DumasShōgun by James ClavellInfinite Jest by David Foster Wallace
Big Fat Books Worth the Effort
1,874 books — 6,997 voters
Twilight by Stephenie MeyerMein Kampf by Adolf HitlerThe Secret by Rhonda ByrneDianetics by L. Ron HubbardFifty Shades of Grey by E.L. James
Dealbreakers: If You Like This Book, We Won't Get Along
2,028 books — 5,324 voters

Tigana by Guy Gavriel KayA Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinJ.R.R. Tolkien 4-Book Boxed Set by J.R.R. TolkienThe Dragonriders of Pern by Anne McCaffreyThe Dragonbone Chair by Tad Williams
The Best Epic Fantasy (fiction)
4,210 books — 25,728 voters
Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace
The Most Begun "Read but Unfinished" (Started) book ever
2,608 books — 13,138 voters

Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. HeinleinNeuromancer by William GibsonStarship Troopers by Robert A. HeinleinA Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter M. Miller Jr.
Favorite Novels Which Won the Hugo Award
84 books — 1,614 voters
California Fire and Life by Don Winslow
California Newbie
51 books — 26 voters

Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
SciFi and Fantasy Book Club Bookshelf
258 books — 205 voters
Ready Player One by Ernest ClineThe Road by Cormac McCarthy
Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century
1,209 books — 8,954 voters

A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court by Mark Twain
Best Time Travel Fiction
1,957 books — 5,244 voters
The Road by Cormac McCarthyDress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim by David SedarisJohn Adams by David McCullough
Best Books of the 21st Century
9,832 books — 21,959 voters

Motherless Brooklyn by Jonathan LethemThe Dante Club by Matthew PearlThe Given Day by Dennis Lehane
Best Crime & Mystery Books
7,316 books — 15,568 voters