2026 Reading Challenge

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Kim S (26 Lists)



The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerWicked by Gregory Maguire
Abandoned Books
1,473 books — 1,465 voters
Infected by Scott SiglerThe Troop by Nick Cutter
The Goriest Books Ever
409 books — 626 voters

The Watch That Ends the Night by Allan WolfA Night to Remember by Walter LordThe Night Lives On by Walter Lord
Best Titanic Books
168 books — 229 voters
Beloved by Toni Morrison
100 Books to Read in a Lifetime: Readers' Picks
15,305 books — 17,501 voters

Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth GilbertThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
Everyone's Read It But Me
800 books — 4,323 voters
The Lost City of Z by David Grann
What happened to them?
55 books — 46 voters

Billion Dollar Whale by Tom Wright
White Collar Crime
179 books — 80 voters
The Exorcist by William Peter BlattyThe Haunting of Hill House by Shirley JacksonBird Box by Josh MalermanPsycho by Robert BlochThe Silence of the Lambs by Thomas Harris
Best Horror Novels
1,987 books — 5,447 voters

The Radium Girls by Kate Moore
History of the Nuclear Age
230 books — 84 voters
Into Thin Air by Jon KrakauerInto the Wild by Jon KrakauerUnder the Banner of Heaven by Jon Krakauer
Must Read Non-Fiction
5,245 books — 4,417 voters

The Lost City of Z by David GrannAnd the Band Played On by Randy ShiltsThe Perfect Storm by Sebastian JungerIn the Heart of the Sea by Nathaniel PhilbrickThe Hot Zone by Richard Preston
Best Non-Fiction (no biographies)
6,228 books — 8,060 voters
The Lost City of Z by David Grann
You Read a Book about What?
4,046 books — 2,107 voters

Into Thin Air by Jon KrakauerUnder the Banner of Heaven by Jon Krakauer
The Most Popular Non-Fiction on Goodreads
323 books — 167 voters
The Watch That Ends the Night by Allan WolfThe Perfect Storm by Sebastian JungerIn the Heart of the Sea by Nathaniel Philbrick
Maritime Disaster
168 books — 69 voters

Alive by Piers Paul ReadRaven by Tim ReitermanIsaac's Storm by Erik LarsonInto Thin Air by Jon KrakauerColumbine by Dave Cullen
Books about Horrible Tragedies or Disasters
264 books — 61 voters
The Watch That Ends the Night by Allan WolfDead Wake by Erik LarsonIn the Heart of the Sea by Nathaniel PhilbrickThe Perfect Storm by Sebastian JungerA Night to Remember by Walter Lord
Shipwrecks!
119 books — 96 voters

Midnight in Chernobyl by Adam Higginbotham
Chernobyl
41 books — 29 voters
Into Thin Air by Jon KrakauerThe Perfect Storm by Sebastian JungerThe Lost City of Z by David GrannAlive by Piers Paul ReadIn the Heart of the Sea by Nathaniel Philbrick
Vicarious Thrills
389 books — 419 voters

Correct, Not Politically Correct by Frank Turek
Homophobic Bullshit
132 books — 43 voters
A Night to Remember by Walter LordInto Thin Air by Jon Krakauer
Disasters, Tragedies, and Accidents
201 books — 77 voters

Helter Skelter by Vincent BugliosiI'll Be Gone in the Dark by Michelle McNamaraSmall Sacrifices by Ann RuleThe Stranger Beside Me by Ann RuleIn Cold Blood by Truman Capote
Best True Crime
1,330 books — 1,887 voters
Helter Skelter by Vincent BugliosiFatal Vision by Joe McGinnissSmall Sacrifices by Ann RuleThe Stranger Beside Me by Ann RuleUnder the Banner of Heaven by Jon Krakauer
True Crime--Well Written
389 books — 389 voters

Helter Skelter by Vincent BugliosiIn Cold Blood by Truman CapoteFatal Vision by Joe McGinniss
Best True Crime History Books (nonfiction)
366 books — 237 voters
Jane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëPride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Best Books Ever
76,282 books — 283,688 voters

Helter Skelter by Vincent BugliosiAngels & Demons by Dan Brown
Best Crime & Mystery Books
7,314 books — 15,563 voters
Go Ask Alice by Beatrice SparksThe Silence of the Lambs by Thomas Harris
The Most Disturbing Books Ever Written
3,206 books — 11,302 voters