2026 Reading Challenge

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Mark (9 Lists)



1984 by George OrwellThe Stand by Stephen KingLord of the Flies by William GoldingLucifer's Hammer by Larry NivenEnder’s Game by Orson Scott Card
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
3,754 books — 25,990 voters
The Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettThe Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas
Best Historical Fiction
7,422 books — 25,604 voters

East of Eden by John SteinbeckThe Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre DumasThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienCatch-22 by Joseph HellerLord of the Flies by William Golding
Must Read Classics
1,861 books — 4,653 voters
Hyperion by Dan SimmonsJurassic Park by Michael CrichtonThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams1984 by George OrwellStranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. Heinlein
Best Science Fiction
3,653 books — 6,974 voters

Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. HeinleinJob by Robert A. HeinleinThe Moon Is a Harsh Mistress by Robert A. HeinleinGlory Road by Robert A. HeinleinCitizen of the Galaxy by Robert A. Heinlein
Your Favorite Heinlein Novel
48 books — 311 voters
East of Eden by John SteinbeckThe Grapes of Wrath by John SteinbeckTortilla Flat by John SteinbeckOf Mice and Men by John SteinbeckCannery Row by John Steinbeck
Steinbeck's Country
42 books — 35 voters

Hyperion by Dan SimmonsThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienJurassic Park by Michael CrichtonA Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinThe Ultimate Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,434 books — 24,669 voters
A Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinThe Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis
The Best Epic Fantasy (fiction)
4,197 books — 25,753 voters

East of Eden by John SteinbeckAtlas Shrugged by Ayn RandThe Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. TolkienThe Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,899 books — 49,786 voters