2026 Reading Challenge

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Jillybean (29 Lists)



The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerKafka on the Shore by Haruki MurakamiThe Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki MurakamiHard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World by Haruki Murakami
Favorite Magical Realism Novels
1,306 books — 4,527 voters
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Books Every Human Being Should Read
2,990 books — 2,008 voters

The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova
Best Adult Vampire Books
1,785 books — 4,918 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Grapes of Wrath by John SteinbeckRomeo and Juliet by William ShakespeareMy Ántonia by Willa CatherThe Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
Best book you read for school
23 books — 18 voters

In the Night Kitchen by Maurice SendakTruck by Donald CrewsCars and Trucks and Things That Go by Richard Scarry
Greatest little boy books ... ages 2 - 6
406 books — 155 voters
The History of Love by Nicole KraussThe Brooklyn Follies by Paul Auster
I Love New York City
607 books — 356 voters

The Best Little Girl in the World by Steven Levenkron
YA Eating Disorder Fiction
168 books — 520 voters
Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls
Books Everyone Must Read
42 books — 30 voters

Bel Canto by Ann Patchett
Orange Prize for Fiction Winners
30 books — 130 voters
The Lovely Bones by Alice SeboldNight by Elie WieselThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
Books that have impacted your life
158 books — 81 voters

The BFG by Roald DahlThe Witches by Roald DahlThe Enchanted Castle by E. NesbitBunnicula by Deborah Howe
A Flashlight Under My Sheets
50 books — 14 voters
The Magical, Mystical, Marvelous Coat by Catherine Ann CullenGossie by Olivier DunreaGossie & Gertie by Olivier DunreaGossie's Busy Day by Olivier DunreaWhy Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears by Verna Aardema
Best Childhood Picture Books
851 books — 514 voters

Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran FoerKafka on the Shore by Haruki MurakamiA Wild Sheep Chase by Haruki Murakami
books that mean everything!
64 books — 86 voters
The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
YA Post-Death Novels
191 books — 388 voters

The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
Best Time Travel Fiction
1,965 books — 5,248 voters
The Red Tent by Anita DiamantThe Historian by Elizabeth KostovaSnow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa SeeYear of Wonders by Geraldine Brooks
Best Historical Fiction
7,425 books — 25,605 voters

Never Let Me Go by Kazuo IshiguroKafka on the Shore by Haruki MurakamiThe Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
Best ALA Adult Notables
142 books — 53 voters
Charlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteAnne of Green Gables by L.M. MontgomeryMatilda by Roald DahlWhere the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak
Favorite books from my childhood
4,420 books — 7,430 voters

The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerThe Brief History of the Dead by Kevin BrockmeierWater for Elephants by Sara GruenThe Girl in the Castle Inside the Museum by Kate BernheimerOscar and the Mooncats by Lynda Gene Rymond
Best Book Cover Art
12,372 books — 7,091 voters
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling
Best Fantasy Books of the 21st Century
3,060 books — 9,903 voters

The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy
Booker Prize Winners
61 books — 1,986 voters
The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodNever Let Me Go by Kazuo IshiguroThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,436 books — 24,671 voters

Her Fearful Symmetry by Audrey Niffenegger
The "Can't Wait" Book of '09
443 books — 2,031 voters
The God of Small Things by Arundhati RoyA Prayer for Owen Meany by John IrvingA Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty SmithHarry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. RowlingThe Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,899 books — 49,786 voters

The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerBel Canto by Ann PatchettMatilda by Roald Dahl
Best Books Ever
76,337 books — 284,098 voters
The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerThe God of Small Things by Arundhati RoyWhite Oleander by Janet FitchThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniThe Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
Must Reads!!
77 books — 31 voters

The Da Vinci Code by Dan BrownThe Road by Cormac McCarthyThe Almost Moon by Alice Sebold
Disappointing Books
2,731 books — 4,602 voters
Matilda by Roald Dahl
Books You Can't Live Without
1,649 books — 1,183 voters

The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerNever Let Me Go by Kazuo IshiguroThe Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,189 books — 28,372 voters