2026 Reading Challenge

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Laurie (46 Lists)



Life by Keith RichardsShockaholic by Carrie FisherGod, No! by Penn JilletteMy Lucky Life in and Out of Show Business by Dick Van DykeBossypants by Tina Fey
Celebrity Biographies
126 books — 42 voters
By Myself by Lauren BacallMe by Katharine HepburnMommie Dearest by Christina Crawford
movie biographies
209 books — 40 voters

Anne of Green Gables by L.M. MontgomeryCharlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteThe Little House Collection by Laura Ingalls WilderThe Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis
Best Books with Rural Settings
1,137 books — 1,017 voters
My Korean Deli by Ben Ryder HoweMy Year of Meats by Ruth OzekiWhen Skateboards Will Be Free by Said SayrafiezadehTiny Ladies in Shiny Pants by Jill SolowayThe Music of Chance by Paul Auster
I Picked It Up Because of the Title
7,926 books — 2,082 voters

The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara KingsolverMemoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenAngela’s Ashes by Frank McCourtA Fine Balance by Rohinton MistryHigh Fidelity by Nick Hornby
Best Books of the Decade: 1990s
3,129 books — 3,677 voters
Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls WilderThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleThe Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson BurnettCharlotte’s Web by E.B. White
What Book Got You Hooked?
3,848 books — 10,517 voters

The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger1984 by George OrwellThe Metamorphosis by Franz KafkaThe Remains of the Day by Kazuo IshiguroThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Books on Loneliness
513 books — 494 voters
Catch-22 by Joseph Heller1984 by George OrwellSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Absurdity of War
124 books — 52 voters

The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankThe Glass Castle by Jeannette WallsAngela’s Ashes by Frank McCourtRunning with Scissors by Augusten BurroughsPersepolis by Marjane Satrapi
Best Memoir / Biography / Autobiography
5,820 books — 6,348 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniSense and Sensibility by Jane AustenThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
Great Debut Novels
1,575 books — 1,473 voters

Kitchen Confidential by Anthony BourdainFast Food Nation by Eric SchlosserA Tiger in the Kitchen by Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan
Food-Related Non-Fiction
1,226 books — 1,635 voters
Charlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteThe Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson BurnettAnne of Green Gables by L.M. MontgomeryThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisWhere the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak
Favorite books from my childhood
4,421 books — 7,428 voters

Cutting for Stone by Abraham VergheseThis is Where I Leave You by Jonathan TropperJuliet, Naked by Nick HornbyLast Night in Twisted River by John Irving
Best Books of 2009
1,766 books — 6,934 voters
Bossypants by Tina FeyMoab Is My Washpot by Stephen FryAn Object of Beauty by Steve MartinThe Fry Chronicles by Stephen FryRoom by Emma Donoghue
A Book My Father Gave Me
264 books — 222 voters

The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankThe Glass Castle by Jeannette WallsAngela’s Ashes by Frank McCourtWild Swans by Jung ChangFast Food Nation by Eric Schlosser
Must Read Non-Fiction
5,245 books — 4,417 voters
Evening Is the Whole Day by Preeta Samarasan
Books You Wish More People Knew About
17,385 books — 10,359 voters

Swift as Desire by Laura EsquivelThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
Most Overrated Author
136 books — 126 voters
The Hour I First Believed by Wally Lamb
Best Books of 2008
1,632 books — 6,781 voters

Slam by Nick Hornby
Best Unappreciated Books
4,358 books — 2,205 voters
Bossypants by Tina FeyWhen I Stop Talking, You'll Know I'm Dead by Jerry WeintraubWishful Drinking by Carrie FisherLife by Keith RichardsThe Fry Chronicles by Stephen Fry
Best Show Business Memoirs or Biographies
437 books — 387 voters

Charlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteLittle House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls WilderThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisThe Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson BurnettRamona Quimby, Age 8 by Beverly Cleary
Books for eight-year-old children
1,004 books — 663 voters
Watership Down by Richard AdamsThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsRoots by Alex HaleyThe World According to Garp by John IrvingRagtime by E.L. Doctorow
Best Books of the Decade: 1970s
1,946 books — 1,880 voters

A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniWater for Elephants by Sara GruenLife of Pi by Yann MartelThe Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,188 books — 28,376 voters
Ender’s Game by Orson Scott CardDune by Frank HerbertA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleFahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,326 books — 24,669 voters

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsBreakfast of Champions by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.High Fidelity by Nick HornbyWishful Drinking by Carrie Fisher
Best Humorous Books
4,327 books — 7,891 voters
Anne of Green Gables by L.M. MontgomeryThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisA Prayer for Owen Meany by John IrvingBlack Swan Green by David MitchellCloud Atlas by David Mitchell
Books Worth Reading Again
227 books — 58 voters

Twilight by Stephenie MeyerThe Da Vinci Code by Dan BrownThe Notebook by Nicholas SparksEat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert
Popular Books that Annoy You
1,032 books — 2,011 voters
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey
Fictional Mental Hospital Novels
259 books — 771 voters

The Cat in the Hat by Dr. SeussThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisCharlotte’s Web by E.B. WhitePrince Caspian by C.S. LewisCharlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl
The Book Was Better Than the Movie
1,561 books — 18,687 voters
Black Swan Green by David MitchellHow to Be Good by Nick HornbyBoom! by Mark Haddon
Books That Should Be Made Into Movies
32,220 books — 68,341 voters


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