2026 Reading Challenge

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Melanie Pieper (28 Lists)



To Say Nothing of the Dog by Connie WillisKindred by Octavia E. ButlerNight Watch by Terry PratchettDoomsday Book by Connie WillisA Swiftly Tilting Planet by Madeleine L'Engle
The Best Time Travel Books of All Time
818 books — 1,693 voters
Betsy and the Great World by Maud Hart LovelaceLovely War by Julie BerryA Countess Below Stairs by Eva IbbotsonA Company of Swans by Eva IbbotsonLeviathan by Scott Westerfeld
YA Fiction set in the 1910s
135 books — 79 voters

Kokoro by Natsume SōsekiSanshirō by Natsume Sōseki
Best Japanese Books
771 books — 3,248 voters
The War Workers by E.M. DelafieldMr. Britling Sees it Through by H.G. Wells
Vintage Novels & Memoirs About World War I
80 books — 54 voters

A Swiftly Tilting Planet by Madeleine L'EngleNight Watch by Terry PratchettBlackout by Connie WillisThief of Time by Terry Pratchett
Best Time Travel Fiction
1,958 books — 5,245 voters
Charlotte Sometimes by Penelope FarmerTime at the Top by Edward Ormondroyd
Timeslip in Children's Fiction
357 books — 105 voters

The Twelve Kingdoms by Fuyumi OnoThe Twelve Kingdoms by Fuyumi OnoThe Twelve Kingdoms by Fuyumi OnoMoribito by Nahoko UehashiThe Sandman by Neil Gaiman
Chinese and Japanese Fantasy
309 books — 440 voters
The Giver by Lois LowryThe Graveyard Book by Neil GaimanA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
The Most Deserving Newbery
116 books — 3,000 voters

The Blood of Olympus by Rick RiordanCress by Marissa MeyerMortal Heart by Robin LaFeversHollow City by Ransom Riggs
Can't Wait Books of 2014
2,472 books — 15,159 voters
The Night Circus by Erin MorgensternPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Aviary by Kathleen O'Dell
Silhouette Covers
670 books — 195 voters

The Replacement by Brenna YovanoffBrightly Woven by Alexandra BrackenZombies Vs. Unicorns by Holly BlackBlameless by Gail CarrigerClockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare
Best Book Covers for 2010
359 books — 2,854 voters
Fire and Hemlock by Diana Wynne JonesThe Goose Girl by Shannon HaleThe Princess Bride by William GoldmanCinder by Marissa MeyerCruel Beauty by Rosamund Hodge
The Best Fairytales and Retellings
2,797 books — 9,157 voters

Leviathan by Scott WesterfeldBehemoth by Scott WesterfeldLirael by Garth NixAmerican Gods by Neil GaimanHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling
Books I Became So Obsessed With I Stopped Everything Else in My Life to Finish.
12,198 books — 9,945 voters
Mort by Terry PratchettKeturah and Lord Death by Martine LeavittSoul Music by Terry PratchettReaper Man by Terry PratchettHogfather by Terry Pratchett
Death Gods and Reaper Protagonists
254 books — 317 voters

The Dalemark Quartet by Diana Wynne JonesThe Crown of Dalemark by Diana Wynne Jones
Hidden Gems: YA-Fantasy Novels
2,203 books — 2,748 voters
Sabriel by Garth NixThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsDealing with Dragons by Patricia C. WredeLirael by Garth NixHowl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones
Best Kick-Ass Female Characters From YA and Children's Fantasy and Science Fiction
3,073 books — 8,677 voters

Fire and Hemlock by Diana Wynne JonesHowl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne JonesThe Queen of Attolia by Megan Whalen TurnerThe King of Attolia by Megan Whalen TurnerA Hat Full of Sky by Terry Pratchett
Best of YA and Children's Fantasy
694 books — 599 voters
Jane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëWuthering Heights by Emily BrontëThe Demon's Lexicon by Sarah Rees BrennanFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyHamlet by William Shakespeare
Best Tortured Heroes in Fiction
782 books — 797 voters

The Secret History of the Pink Carnation by Lauren WilligThe Eagle of the Ninth by Rosemary SutcliffFalse Colours by Georgette HeyerThe Masqueraders by Georgette Heyer
Best Historical Fiction
7,408 books — 25,588 voters
Leviathan by Scott WesterfeldThe Masqueraders by Georgette HeyerTwelfth Night by William ShakespeareEon by Alison Goodman
Best Gender Bender
128 books — 185 voters

Sovay by Celia ReesThe Red Badge of Courage by Stephen CraneThe Communist Manifesto by Karl MarxThe Da Vinci Code by Dan BrownSon of a Witch by Gregory Maguire
The Worst Books of All Time
8,105 books — 19,873 voters
The Two Towers by J.R.R. TolkienWildwood Dancing by Juliet MarillierMansfield Park by Jane AustenHowl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones
Fictional Crushes
636 books — 578 voters

Leviathan by Scott WesterfeldBoneshaker by Cherie PriestAirborn by Kenneth Oppel
Best Steampunk Books
1,247 books — 4,095 voters
Keturah and Lord Death by Martine Leavitt
Teen Historical Fiction
1,400 books — 3,092 voters

Leviathan by Scott WesterfeldHowl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne JonesThe Thief by Megan Whalen Turner
Best Young Adult Books
13,095 books — 80,185 voters
Leviathan by Scott WesterfeldTwilight by Meg CabotThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Queen of Attolia by Megan Whalen TurnerWildwood Dancing by Juliet Marillier
Favorite YA Couple
141 books — 92 voters

A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleThe Giver by Lois Lowry
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,331 books — 24,664 voters
American Gods by Neil GaimanJonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna ClarkePersepolis by Marjane Satrapi
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,188 books — 28,375 voters