2026 Reading Challenge

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by John M. (40 Lists)



Everybody Loves Our Town by Mark YarmI Want My MTV by Craig MarksThe Dirt by Tommy LeeMe by Elton John
Talking About Music
93 books — 10 voters
I Want My MTV by Craig MarksEverybody Loves Our Town by Mark Yarm
Best Oral Histories
116 books — 16 voters

Knockemstiff by Donald Ray PollockWinesburg, Ohio by Sherwood Anderson
Inter-Connected Short Stories
218 books — 81 voters
Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.Fahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood1984 by George Orwell
The ACTUAL 100 Best Novels of the 20th Century
218 books — 319 voters

Eighty Days of Sunlight by Robert Yune
Pittsburgh
98 books — 68 voters
Let It Rain Coffee by Angie CruzDominicana by Angie Cruz
Dominican Authors
31 books — 23 voters

Tune In by Mark Lewisohn
Best Non-Fiction Books of 2013 by Tyler Cowen
26 books — 14 voters
The Time Machine by H.G. WellsDo Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick
Best Science Fiction
3,652 books — 6,975 voters

Blueprints of the Afterlife by Ryan Boudinot
Adult Fantasy & Sci-Fi 2012
426 books — 722 voters
The Big Sleep by Raymond ChandlerThe Maltese Falcon by Dashiell HammettThe Long Goodbye by Raymond ChandlerDouble Indemnity by James M. CainThe Postman Always Rings Twice by James M. Cain
Best Hardboiled & Noir fiction
702 books — 880 voters

Raymond Carver by Carol Sklenicka
Best Memoir / Biography / Autobiography
5,829 books — 6,355 voters
Life by Keith RichardsInside Out by Nick MasonWho I Am by Pete Townshend
Best Biographies/Memoirs of Popular Musicians
296 books — 173 voters

The Disappearing Spoon by Sam KeanA Brief History of Time by Stephen W. HawkingThe Making of the Atomic Bomb by Richard Rhodes
History of Science
485 books — 289 voters
The Beatles Anthology by The BeatlesEverybody Loves Our Town by Mark YarmInside Out by Nick MasonHammer of the Gods by Stephen DavisLife by Keith Richards
Best Books on Rock and Roll
892 books — 1,279 voters

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsThe Complete Calvin and Hobbes by Bill WattersonThe Complete Far Side, 1980–1994 by Gary Larson
Best Humorous Books
4,331 books — 7,912 voters
The Hunter by Richard Stark
Best Books of the Decade: 1960s
1,356 books — 1,779 voters

Fahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyDo Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. DickThe Man in the High Castle by Philip K. Dick
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,333 books — 24,666 voters
Where I'm Calling From by Raymond CarverAll of Us by Raymond Carver
The Starship Book List
2,765 books — 192 voters

Journey into Fear by Eric Ambler
Greatest Thrillers & Spy Novels
227 books — 88 voters
Tune In by Mark LewisohnThe Beatles Anthology by The BeatlesThe Songs of John Lennon by John StevensEverybody Loves Our Town by Mark YarmCan't Stop Won't Stop by Jeff Chang
Best Non Fiction About Music
1,444 books — 1,344 voters

Bunker Man by Duncan McLean
The Most Disturbing Books Ever Written
3,206 books — 11,304 voters
Magnificent Desolation by Buzz AldrinWe Seven by Scott CarpenterRocket Men by Craig NelsonA Man on the Moon by Andrew Chaikin
Best Astronauts Books
109 books — 140 voters

1984 by George OrwellFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyAnimal Farm by George OrwellLord of the Flies by William GoldingThe Road by Cormac McCarthy
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
3,751 books — 25,987 voters
Cathedral by Raymond CarverWhat We Talk About When We Talk About Love by Raymond Carver
Best Books of the Decade: 1980s
2,257 books — 2,433 voters

The Mask of Dimitrios by Eric AmblerJourney into Fear by Eric AmblerThe Spy Who Came In from the Cold by John le Carré
Espionage
989 books — 1,024 voters
The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,576 books — 120,247 voters

Short Cuts by Raymond Carver
Good short fiction
663 books — 390 voters
Where I'm Calling From by Raymond CarverCathedral by Raymond CarverWhat We Talk About When We Talk About Love by Raymond CarverWelcome to the Monkey House by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.Flash Fiction by Tom Hazuka
Collections of Short Stories
2,896 books — 2,040 voters

The Making of the Atomic Bomb by Richard Rhodes
Best History Books
3,709 books — 3,740 voters
The Making of the Atomic Bomb by Richard Rhodes
Best Non-Fiction (no biographies)
6,228 books — 8,061 voters


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