2026 Reading Challenge

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Maxine Taylor (42 Lists)



House of Leaves by Mark Z. DanielewskiS. by J.J. AbramsIlluminae by Amie KaufmanDracula by Bram Stoker
Books with Innovative Book Design / Structure
304 books — 549 voters
House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski
Ergodic Literature
60 books — 63 voters

Tears of Tess by Pepper WintersComfort Food by Kitty ThomasGuilty Pleasures by Kitty Thomas
DARK READS
294 books — 168 voters
Through the Woods by E.M. CarrollFangs by Sarah Andersen
Womens Gothic Horror Indie Comics
6 books — 5 voters

Desperate Measures by Katee RobertAsking for It by Lilah Pace
Consensual non-consensual books
69 books — 69 voters
Neon Gods by Katee RobertElectric Idol by Katee RobertA Worthy Opponent by Katee RobertThe Beast by Katee RobertWicked Beauty by Katee Robert
Spicy Retellings
194 books — 92 voters

A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. MaasReceiver of Many by Rachel AlexanderA Touch of Darkness by Scarlett St. ClairNeon Gods by Katee Robert
Hades and Persephone
250 books — 994 voters
The Bell Jar by Sylvia PlathWe Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley JacksonKim Jiyoung, Born 1982 by Cho Nam-JooThe Haunting of Hill House by Shirley JacksonGirl, Interrupted by Susanna Kaysen
The Female Malaise: She's Sad, Mad, and Bad
261 books — 226 voters

Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 by Cho Nam-JooMy Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell
She's Not Feeling Good at All: Sad Female Characters
200 books — 333 voters
New American Best Friend by Olivia GatwoodDepression & Other Magic Tricks by Sabrina BenaimYou Better Be Lightning by Andrea GibsonIf My Body Could Speak by Blythe BairdSwallowtail by Brenna Twohy
button poetry poems book
26 books — 9 voters

The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der KolkLucky by Alice Sebold
Trauma Wisdom
309 books — 224 voters
Speak by Laurie Halse AndersonThe Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen ChboskyThe Bell Jar by Sylvia PlathGirl, Interrupted by Susanna Kaysen
Best Mental Illness and Self-Harm Books
116 books — 148 voters

Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson
YA Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Fiction
7 books — 8 voters
The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen ChboskyGirl, Interrupted by Susanna KaysenThe Bell Jar by Sylvia PlathIt's Kind of a Funny Story by Ned VizziniLooking for Alaska by John Green
Borderline Personality Disorder, Insanity, and related issues
537 books — 734 voters

Speak by Laurie Halse AndersonThe Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen ChboskyThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Giver by Lois Lowry
Best Young Adult Books
13,092 books — 80,177 voters
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak1984 by George OrwellThe Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
Books about Books
1,384 books — 1,519 voters

Animal Farm by George OrwellThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëThe Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,567 books — 120,219 voters
An Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank Green
John Green's Book Recommendations
158 books — 161 voters

Station Eleven by Emily St. John MandelThe Girl with All the Gifts by M.R. CareyThe Plague by Albert CamusIlluminae by Amie Kaufman
Books for a Pandemic
698 books — 577 voters
Speak by Laurie Halse AndersonThe Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
Young Adult Books About Rape & Sexual Abuse
369 books — 591 voters

Tears of Tess by Pepper WintersComfort Food by Kitty Thomas
Best Dark Books Ever
1,061 books — 1,621 voters
The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen ChboskyLuna by Julie Anne PetersKeeping You a Secret by Julie Anne PetersAristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz
Best YA Fiction with GLBTQQI themes / characters
1,959 books — 5,984 voters

Stolen by Lucy Christopher
Stockholm syndrome
159 books — 405 voters
The Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniA Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniBrave New World by Aldous Huxley
Books Recommended by Life's Library Members
76 books — 40 voters

The Lovely Bones by Alice SeboldNever Let Me Go by Kazuo IshiguroOne Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey
The Most Disturbing Books Ever Written
3,194 books — 11,298 voters
Nineteen Eighty-Four by George OrwellAnimal Farm by George OrwellOf Mice and Men by John SteinbeckOne Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken KeseyA Room of One’s Own by Virginia Woolf
Penguin Modern Classics
411 books — 486 voters

Across the Green Grass Fields by Seanan McGuire
YA Releases of January, 2021
53 books — 204 voters
Extraordinary Means by Robyn Schneider
Fiction Books With Chronically Ill Main Characters- Not Cancer
115 books — 82 voters

The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen ChboskySpeak by Laurie Halse AndersonStolen by Lucy ChristopherLuna by Julie Anne PetersGirl, Interrupted by Susanna Kaysen
Best Teen Books About Real Problems
2,981 books — 12,436 voters
The Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniA Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniThe Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold1984 by George OrwellNever Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
Best for Book Clubs
14,651 books — 18,486 voters


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