2026 Reading Challenge

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Andie Rix (18 Lists)



The Federalist Papers by Alexander HamiltonThe Constitution of the United States of America by Founding FathersBrave New World by Aldous Huxley1984 by George OrwellAnimal Farm by George Orwell
Best Books to Become an Informed Voter
935 books — 1,099 voters
1984 by George OrwellGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondBrave New World by Aldous Huxley
Best Books To Frame Thinking
1,280 books — 1,421 voters

Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell
The People's Library for Success
520 books — 629 voters
The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien1984 by George OrwellBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyA History of Western Philosophy by Bertrand RussellThe Stranger by Albert Camus
The Starship Book List
2,764 books — 189 voters

Brave New World by Aldous HuxleyThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark HaddonThe Road by Cormac McCarthy
Powerful Books
130 books — 104 voters
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley1984 by George OrwellFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyThe Road by Cormac McCarthyThe Stand by Stephen King
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
3,751 books — 25,989 voters

Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. HeinleinThe Silmarillion by J.R.R. TolkienDune by Frank HerbertBrave New World by Aldous Huxley
Best Author-Created Religions
100 books — 110 voters
The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien
Mythopoeic Fantasy Books
84 books — 53 voters

Tolkien On Fairy-stories by J.R.R. TolkienThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.Life of Pi by Yann MartelAtlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,546 books — 120,160 voters
Neuromancer by William GibsonThe Robot Novels by Isaac AsimovCryptonomicon by Neal Stephenson
Computers in Literature
241 books — 242 voters

Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand
Dealbreakers: If You Like This Book, We Won't Get Along
2,028 books — 5,324 voters
Man and His Symbols by C.G. JungThe Blank Slate by Steven PinkerTouched with Fire by Kay Redfield Jamison
Greatest Psychology Books
794 books — 1,332 voters

Guns, Germs, and Steel by Jared Diamond
Pulitzer Winners: General Non-fiction
85 books — 343 voters
Guns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondFreakonomics by Steven D. LevittThe Blind Watchmaker by Richard DawkinsHow the Mind Works by Steven Pinker
Best Pop Science Books
171 books — 187 voters

Rabbit, Run by John Updike
Retro Reads
162 books — 132 voters
J.R.R. Tolkien 4-Book Boxed Set by J.R.R. TolkienA Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin
The Best Epic Fantasy (fiction)
4,209 books — 25,728 voters

The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienAtlas Shrugged by Ayn RandZen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance by Robert M. Pirsig
The Most Begun "Read but Unfinished" (Started) book ever
2,606 books — 13,136 voters
The Road by Cormac McCarthyMiddlesex by Jeffrey EugenidesThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonFreakonomics by Steven D. Levitt
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,188 books — 28,376 voters