2026 Reading Challenge

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Lucy Johnston (31 Lists)



Wayward by Dana SpiottaAppleseed by Matt BellAmerica and Iran by John GhazvinianOur Country Friends by Gary ShteyngartCrying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner
New York Times 100 Notable Books of 2021
100 books — 40 voters
The Doloriad by Missouri WilliamsThe First Bad Man by Miranda JulyThe Bass Rock by Evie WyldThe Friend by Sigrid NunezThe Idiot by Elif Batuman
women vs the void
234 books — 586 voters

Women with Attention Deficit Disorder by Sari Solden
Best books about ADD and ADHD
90 books — 150 voters
The Hilarious World of Depression by John MoeA Horse Walks into a Bar by David GrossmanLearning to Love You More by Harrell FletcherThe Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm XNature Poem by Tommy Pico
What Women Born in the '90s Have Read in 2022
2,718 books — 460 voters

Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid
What Women Born in the 90's Have Read in 2021
2,809 books — 391 voters
The Man Who Saw Everything by Deborah LevyThe Goldfinch by Donna TarttExciting Times by Naoise DolanThe First Bad Man by Miranda JulyGirl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo
Not-YA Books with Bisexual Protagonists
6 books — 2 voters

Divergent by Veronica RothThe Fault in Our Stars by John Green
Is It Just Me? Books You Disliked That Everyone Else Seems To Love
2,079 books — 2,692 voters
The Giver by Lois LowryThe Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo
The Most Deserving Newbery
116 books — 3,000 voters

And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
Best Twists
8,352 books — 8,976 voters
Ender’s Game by Orson Scott CardDune by Frank Herbert
Read Them Twice...At Least
13,711 books — 11,330 voters

Wicked by Gregory MaguireThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerThe Red Tent by Anita Diamant
Disappointing Books
2,735 books — 4,604 voters
1984 by George OrwellThe Giver by Lois LowryEnder’s Game by Orson Scott Card
Books that Blew Me Away and that I Still Think About
14,471 books — 14,693 voters

Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher
Best Teen Books About Real Problems
2,981 books — 12,436 voters
Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand
Biography and Memoirs that are BETTER than Fiction
2,437 books — 2,957 voters

Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card
Best LDS fiction
586 books — 485 voters
Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling
What Book Got You Hooked?
3,847 books — 10,519 voters

Catch-22 by Joseph HellerThe Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre DumasUlysses by James JoyceMoby-Dick or, The Whale by Herman MelvilleOne Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez
The Most Begun "Read but Unfinished" (Started) book ever
2,608 books — 13,138 voters
Brave New World and Brave New World Revisited by Aldous Huxley1984 by George OrwellThe Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,575 books — 120,236 voters

The Help by Kathryn StockettThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsA Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniWatchmen by Alan Moore
Books With a Goodreads Average Rating of 4.2 and Above
908 books — 450 voters
1984 by George OrwellThe Giver by Lois LowryThe Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein
Best Page-Turners with Redeeming Social Value
8,061 books — 5,738 voters

Naked Economics by Charles Wheelan
From Planet Money
18 books — 11 voters
New Moon by Stephenie Meyer
Best YA Book Covers
371 books — 268 voters

Water for Elephants by Sara GruenThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerMemoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenThe Help by Kathryn StockettPride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Books That Exceeded Your Expectations
14,780 books — 16,484 voters
Miles to Go by Miley CyrusThe Way Things Ought to Be by Rush LimbaughThe Proper Care and Feeding of Husbands by Laura SchlessingerHow to Be Famous by Heidi Montag
Books I Have No Intention of Reading
1,637 books — 5,993 voters

The Da Vinci Code by Dan BrownThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon
What To Read Next
20,294 books — 24,180 voters
The Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams BiancoThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniA Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling
Books that Made You Cry!
3,358 books — 7,928 voters

Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden
Foreign Lands
2,353 books — 2,193 voters
The Friday Night Knitting Club by Kate Jacobs
Good Yarns: Knitting Fiction
183 books — 270 voters

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. RowlingThe Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,188 books — 28,375 voters
The Giver by Lois LowryThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsEnder’s Game by Orson Scott Card
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
3,751 books — 25,987 voters


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