2026 Reading Challenge

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Ben Schuster (14 Lists)



World War Z by Max Brooks
Zombies!
1,664 books — 4,317 voters
The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre DumasThe Stand by Stephen KingAtlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand
Big Fat Books Worth the Effort
1,874 books — 6,995 voters

Charlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteThe Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson BurnettThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
What Book Got You Hooked?
3,847 books — 10,520 voters
Requiem for a Dream by Hubert Selby Jr.Fight Club by Chuck PalahniukThe Silence of the Lambs by Thomas Harris
The MOVIE was BETTER than the BOOK
1,134 books — 10,099 voters

The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
Best Feminist Fiction
1,504 books — 2,675 voters
The End of Faith by Sam Harris
Notable Atheist Books
547 books — 942 voters

The Stand by Stephen KingIt by Stephen KingThe Shining by Stephen King
Best of Stephen King
178 books — 3,874 voters
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsAmerica (The Book) by Jon Stewart
Books that Make you Laugh
3,505 books — 5,050 voters

Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand
Best Books Ever
76,286 books — 283,775 voters
American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis1984 by George Orwell
The Most Disturbing Books Ever Written
3,206 books — 11,303 voters

Guns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondA Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonFreakonomics by Steven D. LevittFast Food Nation by Eric SchlosserThe God Delusion by Richard Dawkins
Best Non-Fiction (no biographies)
6,228 books — 8,061 voters
The Stand by Stephen KingAnimal Farm by George Orwell1984 by George Orwell
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
3,751 books — 25,988 voters

The God Delusion by Richard DawkinsA Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonThe End of Faith by Sam Harris
Best Books of the 21st Century
9,833 books — 21,971 voters
Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand1984 by George OrwellFlowers for Algernon by Daniel KeyesThe Stand by Stephen King
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,801 books — 49,782 voters