2026 Reading Challenge

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Emily (25 Lists)



The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldLolita by Vladimir NabokovThe Stranger by Albert CamusThe Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
Cult Classics
1,567 books — 2,120 voters
Ulysses by James JoyceDon Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes SaavedraAnna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
The Great Classics You Have Not Read Yet
745 books — 1,812 voters

The Odyssey by HomerFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
I'm glad someone made me read this book
10,711 books — 10,323 voters
The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerThe Grapes of Wrath by John SteinbeckLolita by Vladimir NabokovHis Dark Materials by Philip PullmanEast of Eden by John Steinbeck
Best Banned, Censored, and Challenged Books
924 books — 2,380 voters

The Road by Cormac McCarthyNight by Elie WieselThe Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne
Most Depressing Book of All Time
1,237 books — 3,910 voters
East of Eden by John SteinbeckThe Bell Jar by Sylvia PlathThe Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,562 books — 120,212 voters

The Help by Kathryn StockettThe Giver by Lois Lowry
Best Page-Turners with Redeeming Social Value
8,061 books — 5,738 voters
The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingThe Help by Kathryn StockettWater for Elephants by Sara GruenThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
ONE DAY Best Summer Reads
1,666 books — 5,992 voters

The Devil Wears Prada by Lauren WeisbergerMary Poppins by P.L. TraversJumanji by Chris Van AllsburgThe Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank BaumThe Curious Case of Benjamin Button by F. Scott Fitzgerald
I Only Watched the Movie!
1,222 books — 6,121 voters
A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray
Best Victorian Historical Fiction Set In Britain
296 books — 649 voters

The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
Best Experimental Books Ever
1,107 books — 1,719 voters
A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba BrayFever 1793 by Laurie Halse AndersonThe Luxe by Anna GodbersenA Northern Light by Jennifer Donnelly
Teen Historical Fiction
1,399 books — 3,091 voters

The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. LewisHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
Best Illustrated Book Covers
778 books — 507 voters
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingHis Dark Materials by Philip PullmanThe Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. LewisInkheart by Cornelia Funke
Best Fantasy Series, Trilogies, and Duologies
2,078 books — 11,675 voters

The Help by Kathryn StockettWater for Elephants by Sara GruenLife of Pi by Yann MartelHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling
Best Books of the 21st Century
9,833 books — 21,963 voters
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleThe Stand by Stephen KingThe Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,801 books — 49,782 voters

The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsUglies by Scott Westerfeld
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
3,751 books — 25,983 voters
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Disappointing Books
2,735 books — 4,604 voters

The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman
Winter Reads
10,118 books — 2,758 voters
Along for the Ride by Sarah DessenA Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray
What To Read Next
20,289 books — 24,171 voters

John Adams by David McCullough1776 by David McCulloughThe Federalist Papers by Alexander HamiltonNarrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass by Frederick Douglass
Best American History Books
2,124 books — 2,495 voters
The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingCatching Fire by Suzanne CollinsThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Giver by Lois Lowry
Books that Blew Me Away and that I Still Think About
14,466 books — 14,683 voters

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingLife of Pi by Yann MartelMy Sister's Keeper by Jodi PicoultA Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,188 books — 28,374 voters
The Host by Stephenie MeyerA Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba BrayRebel Angels by Libba BrayThe Sweet Far Thing by Libba Bray
Top Young Adult Fantasy/Fiction Reads
63 books — 57 voters

Twilight by Stephenie MeyerBreaking Dawn by Stephenie MeyerA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
Read Them Twice...At Least
13,710 books — 11,318 voters