2026 Reading Challenge

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Jim (12 Lists)



Moby-Dick or, The Whale by Herman MelvilleAtlas Shrugged by Ayn RandThe Holy Bible by AnonymousAtonement by Ian McEwan
The Most Begun "Read but Unfinished" (Started) book ever
2,598 books — 13,142 voters
Rising Tide by John M. BarryThe Great Upheaval by Jay WinikKrakatoa by Simon WinchesterThe Rise and Fall of the Third Reich by William L. Shirer
Best Non-Fiction (no biographies)
6,234 books — 8,064 voters

The Children of Men by P.D. James
The Best Urban Fantasy
4,408 books — 12,556 voters
Jane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar WildeThe Bell Jar by Sylvia PlathAnne of Green Gables by L.M. MontgomeryThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
Recommended Reads
3,788 books — 1,536 voters

Mystic River by Dennis Lehane1776 by David McCullough
Boston Books
332 books — 274 voters
Bad Money by Kevin PhillipsThe Widow Clicquot by Tilar J. MazzeoPatriot Pirates by Robert H. PattonAmerican Eve by Paula UruburuA Voyage Long and Strange by Tony Horwitz
Best Books of 2008
1,643 books — 6,780 voters

The Big Sleep by Raymond ChandlerMystic River by Dennis LehaneCase Histories by Kate Atkinson
Best Crime & Mystery Books
7,317 books — 15,587 voters
The Fixer by Bernard Malamud
Pulitzer Winners: Fiction & Novels
99 books — 951 voters

The Da Vinci Code by Dan BrownRomeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare
The Book Was Better Than the Movie
1,561 books — 18,685 voters
Atonement by Ian McEwan
The Worst Books of All Time
8,096 books — 19,876 voters

Remembrance of Things Past by Marcel ProustUlysses by James Joyce
Thickest Books Ever
889 books — 2,490 voters
The Stranger by Albert Camus
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,899 books — 49,787 voters