2026 Reading Challenge

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Christopher (18 Lists)



Sophie's Choice by William StyronShadow Country by Peter MatthiessenAll the Pretty Horses by Cormac McCarthyWhite Noise by Don DeLilloThe Corrections by Jonathan Franzen
National Book Award Winners
241 books — 204 voters
The Lonely Polygamist by Brady UdallWhite Noise by Don DeLilloSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.Ethan Frome by Edith WhartonJimmy Corrigan by Chris Ware
Midlife Crisis Novels
159 books — 119 voters

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark TwainThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Odyssey by HomerAll the Pretty Horses by Cormac McCarthyThe Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
Road Trip
527 books — 267 voters
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsCandide by VoltaireThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark TwainThe Princess Bride by William Goldman
Best Humorous Books
4,331 books — 7,912 voters

Anna Karenina by Leo TolstoyLonesome Dove by Larry McMurtryInfinite Jest by David Foster WallaceShadow Country by Peter MatthiessenMoby-Dick or, The Whale by Herman Melville
Big Fat Books Worth the Effort
1,874 books — 6,995 voters
We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley JacksonOf Mice and Men by John SteinbeckThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryThe Stranger by Albert CamusEthan Frome by Edith Wharton
World's Greatest Novellas
714 books — 1,444 voters

Othello by William ShakespeareBlood Meridian, or, the Evening Redness in the West by Cormac McCarthyDracula by Bram StokerMatilda by Roald DahlThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
Best Villains
911 books — 285 voters
Blood Meridian, or, the Evening Redness in the West by Cormac McCarthySophie’s Choice by William StyronColumbine by Dave CullenWe Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley JacksonOuter Dark by Cormac McCarthy
The Most Disturbing Books Ever Written
3,206 books — 11,303 voters

War and Peace by Leo TolstoyDon Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes SaavedraUlysses by James JoyceOne Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García MárquezCrime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky
I Should Probably Read This Sometime...
11,433 books — 10,171 voters
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael ChabonThe Road by Cormac McCarthyA Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius by Dave EggersAmerican Gods by Neil GaimanExtremely Loud & Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,188 books — 28,375 voters

Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury1984 by George OrwellWe by Yevgeny ZamyatinThe Road by Cormac McCarthyThe Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
3,751 books — 25,987 voters
We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley JacksonHedda Gabler by Henrik IbsenThe Bell Jar by Sylvia PlathThe Complete Persepolis by Marjane SatrapiMatilda by Roald Dahl
Best Female Lead Characters
4,847 books — 5,890 voters

What Is the What by Dave EggersA Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius by Dave EggersPersepolis by Marjane SatrapiA Long Way Gone by Ishmael BeahMe Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris
Best Memoir / Biography / Autobiography
5,827 books — 6,352 voters
Bone by Jeff SmithHabibi by Craig ThompsonWatchmen by Alan MooreThree Shadows by Cyril PedrosaJimmy Corrigan by Chris Ware
Best Graphic Novels
3,450 books — 6,766 voters

The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark TwainThe Grapes of Wrath by John SteinbeckThe Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael ChabonBlood Meridian, or, the Evening Redness in the West by Cormac McCarthy
The Great American Novel
671 books — 1,092 voters
The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerThe Lonely Polygamist by Brady UdallWe Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley JacksonAnna Karenina by Leo TolstoyHedda Gabler by Henrik Ibsen
Books With Unforgettable Characters
9,438 books — 8,418 voters

Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury1984 by George OrwellThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodLord of the Flies by William GoldingV for Vendetta by Alan Moore
Dystopia!
1,218 books — 2,747 voters
Anna Karenina by Leo TolstoyThe Odyssey by HomerA Midsummer Night’s Dream by William ShakespeareThe Princess Bride by William GoldmanHabibi by Craig Thompson
Best Love Stories
5,173 books — 9,634 voters