2026 Reading Challenge

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Renata (21 Lists)



Mary Poppins by P.L. TraversDo Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick
The MOVIE was BETTER than the BOOK
1,134 books — 10,099 voters
The Soul of an Octopus by Sy MontgomeryWhere'd You Go, Bernadette by Maria SempleBel Canto by Ann PatchettNever Let Me Go by Kazuo IshiguroThe Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion
Binge Reads
216 books — 114 voters

Anna Karenina by Leo TolstoyDoctor Zhivago by Boris PasternakOne Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich by Aleksandr SolzhenitsynWolves Eat Dogs by Martin Cruz Smith
Historical Fiction: Russia
307 books — 476 voters
Alif the Unseen by G. Willow WilsonBring Up the Bodies by Hilary MantelBeautiful Ruins by Jess Walter
New York Times 100 Notable Books of 2012 (fiction and nonfiction)
100 books — 505 voters

The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark HaddonThe Eyre Affair by Jasper FfordeThe Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Best New Author Debuts
421 books — 607 voters
Rebecca by Daphne du MaurierHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingGone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
Your Top 5 Reads in 2013
1,299 books — 1,093 voters

My Life in France by Julia ChildLes Misérables by Victor HugoA Tale of Two Cities by Charles DickensThe Sun Also Rises by Ernest HemingwayPerfume by Patrick Süskind
Books About Paris
712 books — 570 voters
The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. LewisThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Phantom Tollbooth by Norton JusterElla Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine
Best Children's Fantasy
967 books — 1,110 voters

Renoir, My Father by Jean RenoirMatisse the Master by Hilary Spurling
Artist Biographies
213 books — 70 voters
Night Soldiers by Alan FurstThe Eight by Katherine NevilleThe Winter Queen by Boris Akunin
Literary Spy Stories
200 books — 223 voters

The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodThe English Patient by Michael OndaatjeLife of Pi by Yann MartelOryx and Crake by Margaret AtwoodAlias Grace by Margaret Atwood
Canadian Fiction
1,039 books — 605 voters
Rules of Civility by Amor TowlesAtonement by Ian McEwanThe English Patient by Michael OndaatjeThe Master Butchers Singing Club by Louise ErdrichTheir Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
Best 1930s Historical Fiction
124 books — 217 voters

A Dance with Dragons by George R.R. MartinMiss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs
What's the Book You Can't Wait to Read This Summer?
13,920 books — 14,680 voters
Stink and the World's Worst Super-Stinky Sneakers by Megan McDonaldStink and the Incredible Super-Galactic Jawbreaker by Megan McDonaldMy Father's Dragon by Ruth Stiles GannettStink by Megan McDonaldTornadoes by Seymour Simon
Books My Reluctant Reader Liked
56 books — 57 voters

Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellLittle Women by Louisa May AlcottJane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
Best Female Lead Characters
4,846 books — 5,887 voters
The Eyre Affair by Jasper FfordeFatherland by Robert HarrisNever Let Me Go by Kazuo IshiguroSeventh Son by Orson Scott Card
Best Alternate History Novels and Stories
768 books — 1,293 voters

The Devil's Alphabet by Daryl Gregory
Best books of November, 2009
11 books — 18 voters
Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
Best Book Cover Art
12,384 books — 7,092 voters

A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniAtonement by Ian McEwanExtremely Loud & Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran FoerThree Cups of Tea by Greg MortensonPeace Like a River by Leif Enger
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,188 books — 28,376 voters
The Story of Edgar Sawtelle by David WroblewskiThe Pigeon Wants a Puppy! by Mo Willems
Best Books of 2008
1,632 books — 6,782 voters

Ender’s Game by Orson Scott CardDune by Frank HerbertFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyStranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. HeinleinThe Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,326 books — 24,668 voters