2026 Reading Challenge

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Gary Dion (13 Lists)



Native Son by Richard WrightA Time to Kill by John GrishamThe Chamber by John GrishamGray Mountain by John GrishamThe Fog Machine by Susan Follett
Mississippi Writers - Best 100 books by
305 books — 115 voters
The Fog Machine by Susan FollettA Time to Kill by John GrishamThe Chamber by John Grisham
Books Set in Mississippi
401 books — 91 voters

Sophie’s Choice by William StyronThis Side of Brightness by Colum McCannThe Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver
The Five Books I Would Require If I Taught an English Literature Class
625 books — 2,752 voters
The Prince of Tides by Pat ConroyA Time to Kill by John GrishamBastard Out of Carolina by Dorothy AllisonSophie’s Choice by William StyronBeach Music by Pat Conroy
Best Southern Literature
1,342 books — 2,575 voters

1984 by George OrwellThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniOf Mice and Men by John SteinbeckThe Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,546 books — 120,160 voters
The Grapes of Wrath by John SteinbeckSouth of Broad by Pat ConroyThe Chamber by John GrishamThe Fog Machine by Susan FollettCitizen Tom Paine by Howard Fast
Best Progressive Reads
1,063 books — 710 voters

South of Broad by Pat ConroyThe Children by Howard FastThe Passion of Sacco and Vanzetti by Howard FastThe American by Howard FastIn Dubious Battle by John Steinbeck
Social Justice: Books on Racism, Sexism, and Class
2,128 books — 1,535 voters
The Chamber by John GrishamWench by Dolen Perkins-Valdez
Best Books For SJWs
157 books — 46 voters

Freedom Road by Howard FastThe Fog Machine by Susan Follett
Civil Rights Study
51 books — 29 voters
Sophie’s Choice by William StyronThe Last Frontier by Howard FastWench by Dolen Perkins-ValdezThis Side of Brightness by Colum McCannFreedom Road by Howard Fast
political consciousness raising novels
74 books — 61 voters

A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniZoli by Colum McCannAnd the Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hosseini
novels for when you wish you knew more about what you see on tv
83 books — 51 voters
Citizen Tom Paine by Howard FastFreedom Road by Howard Fast
Best Books For Freedom Lovers
805 books — 489 voters

This Side of Brightness by Colum McCannThe Poisonwood Bible by Barbara KingsolverThe Painted Bird by Jerzy Kosiński
Best Books Ever
76,197 books — 283,380 voters