2026 Reading Challenge

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Liesl (10 Lists)



The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Best Historical Fiction
7,408 books — 25,588 voters
Mary Poppins by P.L. TraversHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling
The Best Fantasy Books
1,729 books — 1,427 voters

Atonement by Ian McEwanNight by Elie WieselThe Book Thief by Markus Zusak
World War II Fiction & Non-fiction
779 books — 407 voters
My Name Is Red by Orhan Pamuk
Books judged by their cover
181 books — 41 voters

Midnight’s Children by Salman RushdieInterpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa LahiriThe White Tiger by Aravind Adiga
Best Indian Fiction Books
913 books — 2,421 voters
Moby-Dick or, The Whale by Herman MelvilleTwilight by Stephenie MeyerFoucault’s Pendulum by Umberto EcoEragon by Christopher PaoliniThe Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
The Most Begun "Read but Unfinished" (Started) book ever
2,609 books — 13,139 voters

Midnight Robber by Nalo HopkinsonSeva by Luis López NievesThe Last English Plantation by Jan Lowe ShinebourneFree Enterprise by Michelle Cliff
Caribbean Literature
578 books — 263 voters
Moby Dick by Herman MelvilleUlysses by James JoyceThe Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
Books Most Likely to Create Hatred of English Literature
57 books — 91 voters

The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le GuinEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardDune by Frank HerbertA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleThe Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,331 books — 24,664 voters
Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenTolkien On Fairy-stories by J.R.R. TolkienJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëThe Giving Tree by Shel SilversteinWuthering Heights by Emily Brontë
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,575 books — 120,234 voters