2026 Reading Challenge

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Tammy (24 Lists)



To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeLord of the Flies by William GoldingThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
Best Literary Fiction
1,550 books — 1,329 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,801 books — 49,782 voters

Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice SendakHorton Hears a Who! by Dr. SeussCharlotte’s Web by E.B. White
Best children's books EVER
2,093 books — 2,091 voters
Charlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteA Separate Peace by John KnowlesFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyOn the Road by Jack Kerouac
Best Books of the Decade: 1950s
1,181 books — 1,507 voters

Ramona the Pest by Beverly ClearyWhere the Sidewalk Ends by Shel SilversteinSideways Stories from Wayside School by Louis SacharLittle House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls WilderCharlotte’s Web by E.B. White
What Book Got You Hooked?
3,847 books — 10,519 voters
Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeTolkien On Fairy-stories by J.R.R. TolkienThe Giver by Lois Lowry
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,575 books — 120,240 voters

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling
Books You Could Not Put Down
11,362 books — 7,551 voters
Stardust by Neil GaimanLittle, Big by John CrowleySunshine by Robin McKinley
Mythopoeic Fantasy Award Winners
83 books — 270 voters

The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. TolkienA Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le GuinThe Thief by Megan Whalen Turner
What To Read After Harry Potter
2,159 books — 6,267 voters
The Golden Compass by Philip PullmanThe Lorax by Dr. Seuss
Children's books I wish I read as a kid
498 books — 261 voters

The Sword of Shannara by Terry BrooksEragon by Christopher PaoliniThe Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, the Unbeliever by Stephen R. Donaldson
Most Obvious Tolkien Imitators
52 books — 219 voters
Battlefield Earth by L. Ron Hubbard
The Worst Fantasy, Sci-Fi and Horror Books
526 books — 377 voters

Mystic and Rider by Sharon ShinnArrows of the Queen by Mercedes Lackey
Magic, Adventure, Romance
2,346 books — 5,143 voters
Coraline by Neil Gaiman
Best Kick-Ass Female Characters From YA and Children's Fantasy and Science Fiction
3,073 books — 8,677 voters

Coraline by Neil Gaiman
Best Fantasy Books of the 21st Century
3,060 books — 9,901 voters
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Golden Compass by Philip PullmanWatership Down by Richard Adams
Five Star Fantasy Books
1,813 books — 2,141 voters

Dead Until Dark by Charlaine HarrisSunshine by Robin McKinley
Vampires and Werewolves and Witches...Oh My!
1,945 books — 2,998 voters
The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienA Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le GuinHis Dark Materials by Philip PullmanDaughter of the Forest by Juliet Marillier
Best Fantasy Series, Trilogies, and Duologies
2,081 books — 11,676 voters

Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris
Best Paranormal & Fantasy Romances
5,575 books — 9,762 voters
Daughter of the Forest by Juliet Marillier
The Best Fairytales and Retellings
2,797 books — 9,156 voters

His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman
The Best Epic Fantasy (fiction)
4,190 books — 25,740 voters
The Giver by Lois LowryDune by Frank HerbertStranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. Heinlein1984 by George Orwell
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,331 books — 24,665 voters

The Giver by Lois LowryHoles by Louis Sachar
Best Young Adult Books
13,095 books — 80,186 voters
The Cat in the Hat by Dr. SeussThe Golden Compass by Philip PullmanHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling
The Book Was Better Than the Movie
1,561 books — 18,686 voters