2026 Reading Challenge

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Jenn (22 Lists)



The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodUnwind by Neal Shusterman
Couldn't Put The Book Down
16,852 books — 16,651 voters
Let the Right One In by John Ajvide LindqvistLord of the Flies by William GoldingThirteen Reasons Why by Jay AsherHoles by Louis Sachar
Bullying
358 books — 230 voters

Dragons of Autumn Twilight by Margaret WeisFor Love of Evil by Piers AnthonyI Am Legend and Other Stories by Richard MathesonEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
Best Villains
911 books — 285 voters
Twilight by Stephenie MeyerWe Need to Talk About Kevin by Lionel Shriver
Great Discussion Starters
169 books — 94 voters

False Positive by Harold JaffeNarrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass by Frederick DouglassThe Death of Ivan Ilych by Leo Tolstoy1984 by George OrwellHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
Life Changing Books
183 books — 79 voters
Twilight by Stephenie MeyerSon of a Witch by Gregory Maguire
Books with Deceptively Awesome Covers
148 books — 212 voters

The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodWatchmen by Alan MooreThe Red Tent by Anita DiamantThe Complete Maus by Art Spiegelman
Top 100 New Classics
262 books — 417 voters
Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf
Most Difficult Novels
588 books — 2,043 voters

I Am Legend and Other Stories by Richard Matheson
Unusual, Alternative Vampires
435 books — 580 voters
Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale HurstonThe Color Purple by Alice WalkerParable of the Sower by Octavia E. ButlerNarrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass by Frederick DouglassThe Women of Brewster Place by Gloria Naylor
Best African American Books
1,043 books — 1,138 voters

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling
Favorite Book in the Harry Potter Series
28 books — 1,802 voters
I Am Legend and Other Stories by Richard MathesonThe Complete Maus by Art SpiegelmanHarry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. RowlingThe Last Unicorn by Peter S. Beagle
Best Ending
8,032 books — 6,078 voters

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingThe Grapes of Wrath by John SteinbeckPeter Pan by J.M. BarrieTheir Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale HurstonThe Sandman, Vol. 5 by Neil Gaiman
Books that Made You Cry!
3,358 books — 7,931 voters
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark TwainEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar WildeWicked by Gregory Maguire
Books With Unforgettable Characters
9,438 books — 8,418 voters

Catch-22 by Joseph HellerAnna Karenina by Leo TolstoyDracula by Bram StokerMrs. Dalloway by Virginia WoolfIn Cold Blood by Truman Capote
The Most Begun "Read but Unfinished" (Started) book ever
2,608 books — 13,138 voters
The Complete Maus by Art SpiegelmanSquee by Jhonen Vásquez
Best Graphic Novels
3,450 books — 6,766 voters

Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister by Gregory Maguire
The Best Fairytales and Retellings
2,797 books — 9,158 voters
The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret AtwoodParable of the Sower by Octavia E. ButlerI Am Legend and Other Stories by Richard Matheson
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
3,751 books — 25,987 voters

The Vampire Tapestry by Suzy McKee Charnas
Best Adult Vampire Books
1,784 books — 4,918 voters
Time of the Twins by Margaret Weis
What Book Got You Hooked?
3,847 books — 10,519 voters

The Notebook by Nicholas SparksTwilight by Stephenie MeyerGirl, Interrupted by Susanna KaysenHoles by Louis Sachar
The MOVIE was BETTER than the BOOK
1,134 books — 10,099 voters
The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodPeter Pan by J.M. BarrieThe Complete Maus by Art SpiegelmanThe Last Unicorn by Peter S. BeagleThe Women of Brewster Place by Gloria Naylor
Best Books Ever
76,303 books — 283,823 voters