2026 Reading Challenge

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by tobes (18 Lists)



The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki MurakamiBattle Royale by Koushun Takami1Q84 by Haruki Murakami
Best Japanese Books
772 books — 3,250 voters
The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodThe Edible Woman by Margaret AtwoodParable of the Sower by Octavia E. ButlerThe Bloody Chamber and Other Stories by Angela Carter
Best Feminist Fiction
1,500 books — 2,674 voters

American Gods by Neil GaimanThe Once and Future King by T.H. WhiteAnansi Boys by Neil GaimanFables, Vol. 1 by Bill WillinghamThe Bloody Chamber and Other Stories by Angela Carter
Myth and Folktale Retellings
629 books — 581 voters
Ilium by Dan SimmonsOlympos by Dan SimmonsAmerican Gods by Neil GaimanSeven Surrenders by Ada PalmerToo Like the Lightning by Ada Palmer
Books with Greek mythology references
508 books — 696 voters

Tampa by Alissa NuttingBoy Toy by Barry LygaWhat Was She Thinking? [Notes on a Scandal] by Zoë Heller
Student-Teacher Affair Novels
389 books — 1,801 voters
The Crimson Petal and the White by Michel FaberAlias Grace by Margaret AtwoodThe Red Tent by Anita Diamant
Best Historical Fiction
7,433 books — 25,609 voters

Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. ButlerThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodNative Tongue by Suzette Haden ElginThe Bell Jar by Sylvia PlathNever Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
Jezebel's Books All Women Should Read
772 books — 1,400 voters
The Basic Eight by Daniel Handler
Best Dark Humor
725 books — 1,631 voters

Night Film by Marisha Pessl
September 2013 Library Reads
10 books — 246 voters
The Magus by John Fowles1Q84 by Haruki Murakami
Big Fat Books Worth the Effort
1,874 books — 6,996 voters

Wild Seed by Octavia E. ButlerTo Say Nothing of the Dog by Connie Willis
Science Fiction Books by Female Authors
1,710 books — 1,557 voters
Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
The Millions - The Best Fiction of the Millennium (So Far)
24 books — 67 voters

Night Film by Marisha Pessl
Flavorwire's 20 Highbrow Books to Read on the Beach This Summer (2013)
15 books — 31 voters
Night Film by Marisha PesslLexicon by Max Barry
Interesting Books of 2013
308 books — 930 voters

Night Film by Marisha Pessl
Best Books Published in 2013
3,586 books — 7,161 voters
The Stand by Stephen KingThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodOryx and Crake by Margaret AtwoodWatchmen by Alan Moore
Dystopia!
1,219 books — 2,748 voters

Never Let Me Go by Kazuo IshiguroJonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna ClarkeWatchmen by Alan Moore
Best Alternate History Novels and Stories
768 books — 1,294 voters
The Monk by Matthew Gregory LewisWe Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson
Best Gothic Books of All Time
588 books — 3,504 voters