2026 Reading Challenge

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



The Eye of the World by Robert JordanThe Name of the Wind by Patrick RothfussThe Gunslinger by Stephen KingThe Stand by Stephen KingThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
S&L Top-100 Science Fiction, Fantasy Titles
1,706 books — 2,207 voters
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Books That Are Worth Your Time
693 books — 344 voters

The Green Mile by Stephen King
I Cried When I Read This
1,015 books — 1,762 voters
Lord of the Flies by William GoldingFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburySlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodGreat Expectations by Charles Dickens
The Five Books I Would Require If I Taught an English Literature Class
625 books — 2,751 voters

The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre DumasGreat Expectations by Charles DickensLolita by Vladimir NabokovA Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court by Mark TwainTheir Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
The Great Classics You Have Not Read Yet
745 books — 1,811 voters
A Memory of Light by Robert JordanCrossroads of Twilight by Robert JordanKnife of Dreams by Robert JordanWinter's Heart by Robert JordanA Crown of Swords by Robert Jordan
Page Turners
301 books — 110 voters

The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood1984 by George OrwellThe Road by Cormac McCarthyThe Giver by Lois Lowry
Best Dystopian & Post Apocalyptic Novels
317 books — 370 voters
Catch-22 by Joseph HellerSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.Cat’s Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.Women by Charles Bukowski
Best Dark Humor
729 books — 1,631 voters

On the Beach by Nevil Shute
"After the blowup there was radiation and stuff" - post apocalyptic
106 books — 57 voters
The Road by Cormac McCarthyThe Stand by Stephen KingCat's Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
End of the World
212 books — 224 voters

The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien
Best Books of the Decade: 1930s
904 books — 1,255 voters
A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams
Best Books of the Decade: 1940s
819 books — 1,143 voters

The Horse and His Boy by C.S. LewisOn the Road by Jack Kerouac
Best Books of the Decade: 1950s
1,181 books — 1,507 voters
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.Catch-22 by Joseph HellerOne Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García MárquezCat’s Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Best Books of the Decade: 1960s
1,356 books — 1,779 voters

The Stand by Stephen KingA Swiftly Tilting Planet by Madeleine L'Engle
Best Books of the Decade: 1970s
1,946 books — 1,880 voters
The Wise Man's Fear by Patrick RothfussTowers of Midnight by Robert Jordan
Best Books of the Decade: 2010s
7,686 books — 14,171 voters

The Road by Cormac McCarthyThe Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,188 books — 28,376 voters
Homicidal Psycho Jungle Cat by Bill WattersonThe Eye of the World by Robert Jordan
Best Books of the Decade: 1990s
3,129 books — 3,678 voters

It by Stephen KingThe Essential Calvin and Hobbes by Bill WattersonThe Gunslinger by Stephen KingThe Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera
Best Books of the Decade: 1980s
2,257 books — 2,434 voters
The Eye of the World by Robert JordanThe Wise Man's Fear by Patrick Rothfuss
Best Books Ever
76,190 books — 283,282 voters

The Eye of the World by Robert Jordan
The Best Epic Fantasy (fiction)
4,209 books — 25,727 voters
The Eye of the World by Robert Jordan
Most Interesting Magic System
2,646 books — 8,767 voters