2026 Reading Challenge

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Toby (15 Lists)



Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie FlaggThe Color Purple by Alice WalkerCold Sassy Tree by Olive Ann BurnsThe Prince of Tides by Pat ConroyCrazy in Alabama by Mark Childress
Quirky Southern Fiction
968 books — 1,906 voters
Cannery Row by John SteinbeckThe Milagro Beanfield War by John Nichols
Funniest Novels of All Time
1,418 books — 2,310 voters

1984 by George OrwellLolita by Vladimir Nabokov
100 Best Books of All Time: The World Library List
100 books — 1,709 voters
Watership Down by Richard AdamsSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty SmithWhen You Are Engulfed in Flames by David Sedaris
What To Read Next
20,303 books — 24,200 voters

Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtryMemoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenShōgun by James Clavell
Best Historical Fiction
7,421 books — 25,601 voters
Ender’s Game by Orson Scott CardDune by Frank Herbert1984 by George OrwellFoundation by Isaac AsimovSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,434 books — 24,669 voters

The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerThe Lovely Bones by Alice SeboldOne Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García MárquezHow to Be Good by Nick HornbyThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
Disappointing Books
2,735 books — 4,603 voters
Fight Club by Chuck PalahniukDifferent Seasons by Stephen King
The MOVIE was BETTER than the BOOK
1,134 books — 10,099 voters

The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress by Robert A. Heinlein
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,899 books — 49,785 voters
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. RowlingLife of Pi by Yann MartelThe Road by Cormac McCarthy
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,189 books — 28,376 voters

The Last Battle by C.S. LewisHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingA Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty SmithHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling
Books That You Couldn't Stop Reading For a Second
912 books — 643 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellThe Color Purple by Alice WalkerThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodBridget Jones’s Diary by Helen Fielding
Best Female Lead Characters
4,847 books — 5,897 voters

The Princess Bride by William GoldmanThe Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa Gregory
Books I Have Every Intention On Reading Someday
463 books — 63 voters
The Da Vinci Code by Dan BrownMemoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeInterview with the Vampire by Anne Rice
The Book Was Better Than the Movie
1,561 books — 18,686 voters

Ender’s Game by Orson Scott CardLord of the Flies by William GoldingLolita by Vladimir NabokovSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver
Best Books Ever
76,323 books — 283,923 voters