2026 Reading Challenge

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Elle (20 Lists)



Everything You Want Me to Be by Mindy MejiaWe Were Liars by E. LockhartSharp Objects by Gillian FlynnBefore I Fall by Lauren OliverThe Girls by Emma Cline
there's something dangerous about the boredom of teenage girls
327 books — 187 voters
Herland by Charlotte Perkins GilmanThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
Best Feminist Science Fiction/Fantasy
698 books — 625 voters

Outlander by Diana GabaldonWater for Elephants by Sara GruenCrocodile on the Sandbank by Elizabeth PetersInto the Wilderness by Sara DonatiGirl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier
Historical romances with more substance than your average wallpaper setting
536 books — 863 voters
Life of Pi by Yann MartelThe Night Circus by Erin MorgensternThe Tiger's Wife by Téa ObrehtBeloved by Toni MorrisonWinter's Tale by Mark Helprin
Favorite Magical Realism Novels
1,304 books — 4,519 voters

Just Babies by Paul BloomQuiet by Susan CainThe Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg
Human Behavior or Evolutionary Psychology
55 books — 57 voters
Wither by Lauren DeStefanoDays of Cain by J.R. DunnThoughtless by S.C. StephensReason to Breathe by Rebecca Donovan
Best Books You've Never Heard of....
1,321 books — 1,962 voters

A Passage to India by E.M. ForsterSiddhartha by Hermann HesseMoll Flanders by Daniel DefoeFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleySilk by Alessandro Baricco
Books I've read from the "1001 books you must read before you die" list
161 books — 39 voters
Les Misérables by Victor HugoAnna Karenina by Leo TolstoyDune by Frank HerbertForever by Pete HamillThe Odyssey by Homer
Big Fat Books Worth the Effort
1,874 books — 6,997 voters

Water for Elephants by Sara GruenLife of Pi by Yann MartelOryx and Crake by Margaret AtwoodAmerican Gods by Neil GaimanThe Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,188 books — 28,376 voters
The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk KiddDead Until Dark by Charlaine HarrisThe Awakening by Kate ChopinThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark TwainThe Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane
Best Southern Literature
1,342 books — 2,575 voters

Les Misérables by Victor HugoThe Odyssey by HomerFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyThe Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar WildeHunger by Knut Hamsun
Best European Literature
807 books — 304 voters
Shadowfever by Karen Marie MoningEve by Iris JohansenForever by Maggie StiefvaterThe Social Animal by David Brooks
Best Books of 2011
2,669 books — 6,705 voters

American Gods by Neil GaimanA Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinWatership Down by Richard AdamsNeverwhere by Neil Gaiman
Fantasy Books Written for Adults
1,299 books — 1,618 voters
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark TwainWuthering Heights by Emily BrontëAnne of Green Gables by L.M. MontgomeryOf Mice and Men by John SteinbeckWatership Down by Richard Adams
Best Books with Rural Settings
1,137 books — 1,017 voters

Oryx and Crake by Margaret AtwoodContact by Carl SaganDune by Frank HerbertBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyKindred by Octavia E. Butler
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,326 books — 24,668 voters
Les Misérables by Victor HugoRomeo and Juliet by William ShakespeareThe Odyssey by HomerLife of Pi by Yann Martel
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,546 books — 120,145 voters

Oryx and Crake by Margaret AtwoodThe Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
3,751 books — 25,989 voters
Kindred by Octavia E. ButlerThe Crucible by Arthur MillerThe Birth of Venus by Sarah Dunant
Best Historical Fiction
7,406 books — 25,585 voters