2026 Reading Challenge

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Emma (13 Lists)



Italian Journey by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Mediterranean Melting Pot (II): Sicily
132 books — 51 voters
Die Swerfjare van Poppie Nongena by Elsa JoubertMahala by Chris Barnard
Beste Afrikaanse boeke
56 books — 83 voters

The Bitter Road to Freedom by William I. Hitchcock
The Independent's "The Ten Best History Books"
10 books — 24 voters
Mexico Set by Len DeightonThe Honourable Schoolboy by John le CarréSmiley's People by John le CarréA Murder of Quality by John le CarréThe Russia House by John le Carré
Best Spy Novels
1,298 books — 2,261 voters

Catch-22 by Joseph HellerSophie’s Choice by William StyronKing Rat by James ClavellThe Tin Drum by Günter GrassCorelli’s Mandolin by Louis de Bernières
World War II Fiction
1,396 books — 2,027 voters
The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck
Pulitzer Winners: Fiction & Novels
99 books — 951 voters

G. by John BergerLast Orders by Graham SwiftLife & Times of Michael K by J.M. CoetzeeThe Ghost Road by Pat BarkerThe Line of Beauty by Alan Hollinghurst
Booker Prize Winners
60 books — 1,985 voters
The Name of the Rose by Umberto EcoA Distant Mirror by Barbara W. TuchmanThe Waning of the Middle Ages by Johan HuizingaThe Return of Martin Guerre by Natalie Zemon DavisMontaillou by Emmanuel Le Roy Ladurie
Best Middle Ages Books
1,224 books — 1,705 voters

Ulysses by James JoyceFoucault’s Pendulum by Umberto Eco
Most Difficult Novels
588 books — 2,042 voters
Catch-22 by Joseph HellerThe World According to Garp by John IrvingMy Family and Other Animals by Gerald Durrell
Books that Make you Laugh
3,498 books — 5,065 voters

Scientology by L. Ron HubbardThe Rule of Four by Ian CaldwellThe Lost Symbol by Dan BrownScientology 8-8008 by L. Ron HubbardLove Story by Erich Segal
The Worst Books of All Time
8,094 books — 19,876 voters
Gorky Park by Martin Cruz SmithThe Historian by Elizabeth KostovaPolar Star by Martin Cruz SmithRose by Martin Cruz SmithStalin's Ghost by Martin Cruz Smith
Detective Fiction
1,188 books — 1,084 voters

Lord of the Flies by William Golding
The Most Influential Books
1,461 books — 5,284 voters