2026 Reading Challenge

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Melanie (30 Lists)



The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Best Lesbian Fiction
2,026 books — 2,650 voters
Cleat Cute by Meryl WilsnerBackhanded Compliments by Katie ChandlerHotshot by Clare Lydon
Queer Sports Romance
133 books — 14 voters

The Truths We Hold by Kamala Harris
Professional Women on Capitol Hill (Biographies)
53 books — 13 voters
The Lesbiana's Guide to Catholic School by Sonora Reyes
Queer Books Set in Arizona
28 books — 5 voters

The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon
Lesbian Fantasy
458 books — 483 voters
The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerThe Color Purple by Alice WalkerMemoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden
The MOVIE was BETTER than the BOOK
1,134 books — 10,099 voters

One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García MárquezThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodThe Essential Rumi by Coleman BarksOn the Road by Jack KerouacDoctor Zhivago by Boris Pasternak
50 Books That Will Change Your Life - Chapters/Indigo
441 books — 1,190 voters
Wonder Woman by Greg Rucka
Best of DC Rebirth
115 books — 63 voters

Mera by Danielle Paige
Superheroes: Not From New York
118 books — 15 voters
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. RowlingThe Princess Bride by William GoldmanThe Lightning Thief by Rick RiordanThe Outsiders by S.E. HintonWhere the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak
Best Books Ever
76,194 books — 283,344 voters

Circe by Madeline Miller
Best Books of 2018
1,652 books — 2,959 voters
Alanna by Tamora PierceThe Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer BradleyThe House of the Spirits by Isabel AllendeThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodThe Color Purple by Alice Walker
Best Feminist Fiction
1,504 books — 2,674 voters

Recipe for Persuasion by Sonali Dev
Contemporary Romance by AOC about POCs/WOCs
59 books — 25 voters
Impossible Saints by Clarissa HarwoodA Time For Courage by Kathryn LaskyThe Woman's Hour by Elaine F. WeissVotes for Women! by Winifred Conkling
Women's Suffrage
419 books — 128 voters

Reality Bites Back by Jennifer L. PoznerFlow Down Like Silver by Ki LongfellowWomen & Power by Mary Beard
Best Feminist Books
2,517 books — 3,521 voters
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling
2016: What People Born in the 1980s Have Read in 2016
2,139 books — 373 voters

Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly
2017: What People Born in the 1980s Have Read in 2017
1,639 books — 239 voters
The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerHarry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. RowlingWhite Houses by Amy BloomThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
What Women Born in the 80's are Reading in 2018
861 books — 78 voters

White Houses by Amy Bloom
2018: What the Over-35s Are Reading
2,747 books — 302 voters
My Dear Hamilton by Stephanie Dray
Historical Fiction 2018
420 books — 976 voters

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
Best Chapter Books to Read Out Loud
789 books — 830 voters
Kushiel's Dart by Jacqueline CareyNaamah's Kiss by Jacqueline CareyInterview with the Vampire by Anne Rice
LGBTQ Science Fiction and Fantasy
2,063 books — 1,961 voters

El amor en los tiempos del cólera by Gabriel García MárquezDon Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes SaavedraOrlando by Virginia WoolfThe Historian by Elizabeth KostovaThe English Patient by Michael Ondaatje
Metafiction
442 books — 578 voters
Pandora by Anne RiceThe Firebrand by Marion Zimmer BradleyLily of the Nile by Stephanie DrayThe Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer BradleyIsolde, Queen of the Western Isle by Rosalind Miles
Awesome Women of the Ancient World
434 books — 950 voters

Lily of the Nile by Stephanie Dray
Books I wouldn't have discovered without Goodreads
2,678 books — 1,034 voters
Dune by Frank Herbert
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,326 books — 24,668 voters

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenDune by Frank Herbert
I've Read It More Than 5 Times
970 books — 438 voters
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. RowlingFallen by Lauren KateA Darkness Forged in Fire by Chris Evans
Books With The Blues
3,937 books — 931 voters

The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerAngels & Demons by Dan BrownThe Birth of Venus by Sarah Dunant
Best Books of the 21st Century
9,832 books — 21,956 voters
The Birth of Venus by Sarah DunantAlias Grace by Margaret Atwood
Best Historical Fiction
7,406 books — 25,585 voters