2026 Reading Challenge

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Barbara (11 Lists)



Sarah's Key by Tatiana de Rosnay
Best 1940s Historical Fiction
382 books — 422 voters
A Dram of Poison by Charlotte Armstrong
REALLY Underrated Books (Fewer than 1,000 Ratings)
3,135 books — 762 voters

Sarah's Key by Tatiana de RosnayThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
Best WWII Fiction and Biography
697 books — 579 voters
84, Charing Cross Road by Helene HanffJubilee Trail by Gwen BristowTomorrow is Forever by Gwen Bristow
The Most Comforting Books (The Literary Version of Bread Pudding)
1,292 books — 928 voters

The Clan of the Cave Bear by Jean M. AuelRebecca by Daphne du Maurier
Best Novels in Female Perspective
640 books — 419 voters
Anne of Green Gables by L.M. MontgomeryLittle Women by Louisa May AlcottThe Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson BurnettA Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Best Children's Historical Fiction
827 books — 828 voters

The Help by Kathryn StockettThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,189 books — 28,370 voters
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisOne Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken KeseyIn Cold Blood by Truman CapoteThe Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,899 books — 49,786 voters

Sarah's Key by Tatiana de RosnayThe Far Pavilions by M.M. Kaye
Best Historical Fiction
7,427 books — 25,604 voters
Charlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams BiancoThe Poky Little Puppy by Janette Sebring LowreyHarriet the Spy by Louise Fitzhugh
Favorite books from my childhood
4,420 books — 7,430 voters

Rebecca by Daphne du MaurierThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonIn Cold Blood by Truman CapoteMystic River by Dennis LehaneA Is for Alibi by Sue Grafton
Best Crime & Mystery Books
7,317 books — 15,583 voters