2026 Reading Challenge

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Krabas (24 Lists)



Stiff by Mary RoachThe Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins
Great reads about Life Sciences
105 books — 47 voters
The Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins
Genetics for Non-Scientists
63 books — 53 voters

The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales by Oliver SacksStiff by Mary Roach
Medical Microhistories
96 books — 88 voters
Sharp Objects by Gillian FlynnGone Girl by Gillian Flynn
Female Psychological Thrillers/Suspense Written by Women
1,358 books — 3,344 voters

The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales by Oliver Sacks
Greatest Psychology Books
794 books — 1,332 voters
The 120 Days of Sodom by Marquis de Sade
Scary People Who Write Books
106 books — 70 voters

1984 by George OrwellThe Complete Stories and Poems by Edgar Allan PoeFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyAnimal Farm by George OrwellA Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess
Quality Dark Fiction
2,508 books — 3,230 voters
In the Afterlight by Alexandra Bracken
Book To Movie Adaptations You're Most Excited About
346 books — 767 voters

A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess1984 by George OrwellLolita by Vladimir NabokovThe Wasp Factory by Iain BanksFahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Best Transgressive Fiction
868 books — 966 voters
Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov
So you love an unreliable narrator
34 books — 35 voters

The Wasp Factory by Iain Banks1984 by George OrwellA Clockwork Orange by Anthony BurgessLolita by Vladimir NabokovThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
The Most Disturbing Books Ever Written
3,196 books — 11,301 voters
A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonThe Hot Zone by Richard PrestonThe Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales by Oliver Sacks
Best Science Books - Non-Fiction Only
1,837 books — 3,600 voters

1984 by George OrwellHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingAnimal Farm by George OrwellThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,807 books — 49,782 voters
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingThe Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Best Books of the 21st Century
9,832 books — 21,956 voters

Praise of Folly by Erasmus
Best Books of the 16th Century
192 books — 541 voters
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingThe Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,188 books — 28,375 voters

The Hot Zone by Richard PrestonA Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonThe Selfish Gene by Richard DawkinsStiff by Mary RoachPhysics of the Impossible by Michio Kaku
Best General Science Books
582 books — 488 voters
Stiff by Mary RoachA Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonPhysics of the Impossible by Michio Kaku
Best 21st Century Non-Fiction
1,991 books — 1,284 voters

Stiff by Mary Roach
Thanatopsis: Death, Dying, and Mortality
582 books — 264 voters
The Little Match Girl by Hans Christian AndersenMockingjay by Suzanne Collins
Most Depressing Book of All Time
1,237 books — 3,909 voters

The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien1984 by George Orwell
The Most Influential Books
1,479 books — 5,285 voters
In the Afterlight by Alexandra Bracken
Can't Wait Books of 2014
2,471 books — 15,155 voters

The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsDivergent by Veronica RothHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling
Hardest Book to Put Down
7,925 books — 2,373 voters
The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsAnimal Farm by George OrwellJ.R.R. Tolkien 4-Book Boxed Set by J.R.R. TolkienDracula by Bram StokerA Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin
Best Books Ever
76,220 books — 283,464 voters