2026 Reading Challenge

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Karen (34 Lists)



Twilight by Stephenie MeyerHotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie FordThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann ShafferMemoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden
Books You Must Read!
11,416 books — 7,322 voters
Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden
1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die
1,321 books — 5,843 voters

Wild Swans by Jung ChangThe Glass Castle by Jeannette WallsThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
Memoirs by Women
3,015 books — 3,030 voters
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa SeeShanghai Girls by Lisa SeeDreams of Joy by Lisa See
Best Novels That Take Place in China
414 books — 1,096 voters

Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden
ONE DAY Best Summer Reads
1,666 books — 5,992 voters
Cutting for Stone by Abraham VergheseUnbroken by Laura HillenbrandThe Glass Castle by Jeannette WallsHotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie FordWater for Elephants by Sara Gruen
Predict Oprah's Next Book Club Book!
139 books — 460 voters

Cutting for Stone by Abraham VergheseThe Poisonwood Bible by Barbara KingsolverOutlander by Diana Gabaldon
Favorite World Fiction & Literature
733 books — 434 voters
Cutting for Stone by Abraham VergheseThe Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver
Best books for an African Safari
475 books — 525 voters

Three Cups of Tea by Greg MortensonThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniA Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
Around the World in 100 Books
1,316 books — 705 voters
The Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniA Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniShanghai Girls by Lisa SeeMemoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden
Non-American books that every American should read
695 books — 495 voters

Left Behind by Tim LaHaye
Everyone's Read It But Me
802 books — 4,325 voters
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt
Best Southern Literature
1,342 books — 2,575 voters

Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt
Best Non-Fiction (no biographies)
6,226 books — 8,060 voters
Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenThe Poisonwood Bible by Barbara KingsolverThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodTess of the D’Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy
Favorites from 1001 Books You Should Read Before You Die
503 books — 1,055 voters

The Help by Kathryn StockettHotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie FordShanghai Girls by Lisa SeeStones Into Schools by Greg Mortenson
Best Books of 2009
1,766 books — 6,934 voters
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John BerendtThe Greatest Generation by Tom Brokaw
Best NY Times Bestsellers
161 books — 32 voters

The Greatest Generation by Tom Brokaw
Best Non-fiction War Books
2,126 books — 2,362 voters
The Greatest Generation by Tom BrokawJohn Adams by David McCullough
Best American History Books
2,124 books — 2,495 voters

The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Handmaid's Tale by Margaret AtwoodThe Giver by Lois Lowry
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
3,751 books — 25,989 voters
Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenThe Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann ShafferThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakSarah's Key by Tatiana de Rosnay
Best Historical Fiction
7,406 books — 25,585 voters

Twilight by Stephenie MeyerThe Help by Kathryn StockettEclipse by Stephenie MeyerThe Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann ShafferThe Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,188 books — 28,376 voters
A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniMy Story by Dave PelzerThe Giver by Lois LowryTess of the D’Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy
Most Depressing Book of All Time
1,241 books — 3,909 voters

Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden
Best Books of the Decade: 1990s
3,129 books — 3,677 voters
Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenThe Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann ShafferThe Help by Kathryn StockettThose Who Save Us by Jenna Blum
Best for Book Clubs
14,622 books — 18,463 voters

The Hiding Place by Corrie ten BoomThree Cups of Tea by Greg MortensonA Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
Books That Changed My World
3,277 books — 3,185 voters
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann ShafferHotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie FordThe Hiding Place by Corrie ten Boom
What To Read Next
20,286 books — 24,168 voters

The Postmistress by Sarah Blake
Not So Happily-Ever-After
779 books — 1,063 voters
The Hiding Place by Corrie ten BoomThe Holy Bible by AnonymousTwilight by Stephenie MeyerThe Help by Kathryn StockettThe Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,546 books — 120,146 voters

Pippi Longstocking by Astrid LindgrenThe Hiding Place by Corrie ten Boom
Favorite books from my childhood
4,421 books — 7,428 voters
Trudy's Promise by Marcia PrestonThose Who Save Us by Jenna Blum
Best Lesser-Known Books
1,865 books — 1,120 voters


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