2026 Reading Challenge

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Rex Green (27 Lists)



City of Thieves by David BenioffNumber the Stars by Lois LowryThe Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John BoyneSchindler’s List by Thomas KeneallyThe Book Thief by Markus Zusak
World War II/Holocaust Fiction & Non-fiction
956 books — 762 voters
The Devil's Pact by James HollandHellfire by James HollandBlood of Honour by James HollandDarkest Hour by James HollandThe Odin Mission by James Holland
World War II Fiction
1,391 books — 2,020 voters

The Battle of Britain by James HollandVanished by Wil S. HyltonBombs Away by John SteinbeckD-Day, June 6, 1944 by Stephen E. Ambrose
Major Battles in History and Fiction
232 books — 80 voters
Vanished by Wil S. HyltonThe Mighty Eighth by Gerald Astor
American Air Force in World War Two
32 books — 10 voters

The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
Detective Fiction
1,187 books — 1,082 voters
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonThe Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg LarssonThe Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest by Stieg LarssonThe Snowman by Jo NesbøThe Redbreast by Jo Nesbø
Scandinavian/Nordic Mysteries
317 books — 679 voters

The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonThe Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg LarssonThe Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest by Stieg LarssonThe Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown
Thrillers You Must Read!
4,722 books — 6,634 voters
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
Best Books Ever
76,220 books — 283,470 voters

The Thorn Birds by Colleen McCullough
Best Family Sagas
619 books — 673 voters
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonThe Da Vinci Code by Dan BrownAnd Then There Were None by Agatha ChristieEye of the Needle by Ken Follett
100 Mysteries and Thrillers to Read in a Lifetime: Readers' Picks
2,208 books — 4,470 voters

The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonThe Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg LarssonThe Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest by Stieg LarssonAnd Then There Were None by Agatha ChristieThe Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco
Best Literary Mysteries
2,551 books — 4,598 voters
The Bourne Identity by Robert LudlumThe Day of the Jackal by Frederick ForsythCatch-22 by Joseph HellerThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonThe Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown
Conspiracy Fiction
1,282 books — 1,336 voters

The Bourne Identity by Robert Ludlum
Best Action-Adventure Novels
2,522 books — 2,710 voters
The Bourne Identity by Robert LudlumThe Da Vinci Code by Dan BrownThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonAngels & Demons by Dan Brown
Thrillers
4,605 books — 5,601 voters

Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy by John le CarréThe Bourne Identity by Robert LudlumThe Spy Who Came In from the Cold by John le CarréThe Hunt for Red October by Tom ClancyThe Day of the Jackal by Frederick Forsyth
Best Spy Novels
1,292 books — 2,254 voters
Casino Royale by Ian FlemingThe Bourne Supremacy by Robert Ludlum
Best Manfiction
2,214 books — 553 voters

From Russia with Love by Ian FlemingMoonraker by Ian FlemingLive and Let Die by Ian FlemingGoldfinger by Ian FlemingOn Her Majesty's Secret Service by Ian Fleming
Best James Bond Books
90 books — 93 voters
Casino Royale by Ian Fleming
The MOVIE was BETTER than the BOOK
1,134 books — 10,099 voters

The Edelweiss Express by Mark A. CooperThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakNumber the Stars by Lois LowryOperation Einstein by Mark A. CooperThe Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne
Holocaust Fiction for Older Teens
61 books — 57 voters
Operation Einstein by Mark A. CooperThe Edelweiss Express by Mark A. CooperNight by Elie WieselNumber the Stars by Lois LowryThe Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne
Top 10 Holocaust YA
19 books — 22 voters

Operation Einstein by Mark A. CooperNumber the Stars by Lois LowryThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne
Holocaust Children's & YA Lit
112 books — 82 voters
The Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John BoyneNumber the Stars by Lois LowryOperation Einstein by Mark A. CooperThe Hiding Place by Corrie ten Boom
Best Holocaust Novels
188 books — 262 voters

The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John BoyneOperation Einstein by Mark A. CooperNumber the Stars by Lois LowryThe Edelweiss Express by Mark A. CooperThe Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Best Children's Books about World War II (1939-1945)
333 books — 377 voters
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John BoyneNumber the Stars by Lois LowryThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Edelweiss Express by Mark A. CooperOperation Einstein by Mark A. Cooper
Well-Written Holocaust Books
891 books — 2,886 voters

Number the Stars by Lois LowryThe Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John BoyneThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Edelweiss Express by Mark A. CooperOperation Einstein by Mark A. Cooper
YA Holocaust & WWII Novels
495 books — 790 voters
Stormbreaker by Anthony HorowitzFledgling by Mark A. CooperRevenge by Mark A. CooperAbsolutely Nothing by Mark A. CooperRoyal Decree by Mark A. Cooper
Spy Kids
313 books — 704 voters

Fledgling by Mark A. CooperThe Recruit by Robert MuchamoreArtemis Fowl by Eoin ColferSilverFin by Charlie Higson
Books Like Alex Rider
540 books — 366 voters