2026 Reading Challenge

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



Under the Banner of Heaven by Jon KrakauerFreakonomics by Steven D. Levitt
Best Non-Fiction (no biographies)
6,234 books — 8,064 voters
Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare
Best Books Ever
76,335 books — 283,987 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger1984 by George OrwellThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldThe Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,899 books — 49,786 voters
The Alchemist by Paulo CoelhoMy Sister's Keeper by Jodi PicoultOne Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García MárquezThe Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch AlbomThe Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael Chabon
Disappointing Books
2,735 books — 4,603 voters

Night by Elie WieselThree Cups of Tea by Greg MortensonInto Thin Air by Jon KrakauerOutliers by Malcolm GladwellFast Food Nation by Eric Schlosser
Must Read Non-Fiction
5,256 books — 4,436 voters
The Alchemyst by Michael ScottThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
I read the first one and didn't feel compelled to finish the trilogy/series
884 books — 2,055 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeCloud Atlas by David MitchellFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyNight by Elie Wiesel
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,596 books — 120,320 voters