2026 Reading Challenge

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Doug Newdick (7 Lists)



Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,807 books — 49,782 voters
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Golden Compass by Philip PullmanCharlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald DahlThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerAnimal Farm by George Orwell
Best Young Adult Books
13,096 books — 80,174 voters

A Month in the Country by J.L. CarrTrustee from the Toolroom by Nevil ShuteThe Good Soldier by Ford Madox FordThe Ice Palace by Tarjei VesaasTreacle Walker by Alan Garner
Backlisted Podcast Selection
113 books — 6 voters
Ulysses by James Joyce
The betterment list
131 books — 31 voters

The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Odyssey by HomerThe Iliad by HomerGulliver’s Travels by Jonathan SwiftThe Prince by Niccolò Machiavelli
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,546 books — 120,169 voters
Animal Farm by George OrwellThe Odyssey by HomerThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienWatchmen by Alan MooreUlysses by James Joyce
Best Books Ever
76,212 books — 283,401 voters

A People’s History of the United States by Howard ZinnThe Prince by Niccolò MachiavelliHomage to Catalonia by George OrwellAnimal Liberation by Peter SingerBad Science by Ben Goldacre
Best Non-Fiction (no biographies)
6,226 books — 8,060 voters