2026 Reading Challenge

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Harold Smithson (25 Lists)



Dubliners by James JoyceThe Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury
Best Short Story Collections
1,552 books — 856 voters
Chaos Walking by Patrick NessThe Skinjacker Trilogy by Neal ShustermanFullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 1 by Hiromu ArakawaCity of Light, City of Dark by AviThe Invasion by K.A. Applegate
Boys and Girls Who Save Their Worlds
247 books — 216 voters

Lord of the Flies by William GoldingWhat Happened to Cass McBride? by Gail GilesClockwork by Philip PullmanThe Rag and Bone Shop by Robert CormierI Hunt Killers by Barry Lyga
Best Teen Horror/Suspense/Thriller
939 books — 1,565 voters
Hamlet by William ShakespeareMisery by Stephen King20th Century Boys 1 by Naoki UrasawaSwan Song by Robert McCammonMattimeo by Brian Jacques
Best Mentally Ill Characters
268 books — 264 voters

Last Night I Sang to the Monster by Benjamin Alire SáenzCage of Stars by Jacquelyn MitchardThe Girl Who Chased the Moon by Sarah Addison AllenMemoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac by Gabrielle ZevinThe Diving Bell and the Butterfly by Jean-Dominique Bauby
Best Book Titles
11,486 books — 7,885 voters
Tear Avenger by Joshua HeightsLegend by Marie LuI Am Mordred by Nancy SpringerUzumaki by Junji ItoMr. Clarinet by Nick Stone
Books that make you thankful your life isn't like the plot
410 books — 115 voters

All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria RemarqueLes Misérables by Victor HugoCatch-22 by Joseph HellerChaos Walking by Patrick NessThe Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Best War Novels
1,671 books — 1,389 voters
And Then There Were None by Agatha ChristieMonsters of Men by Patrick NessI Am Mordred by Nancy SpringerThe Rag and Bone Shop by Robert CormierRun the Game by Jason Myers
Books with endings I honestly didn't see coming
675 books — 633 voters

And Then There Were None by Agatha ChristieMisery by Stephen KingThe Skinjacker Trilogy by Neal ShustermanScott Pilgrim, Volume 6 by Bryan Lee O'MalleyThe Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness
Most Unique Villains
63 books — 37 voters
Les Misérables by Victor Hugo
Best Male Character
3,165 books — 2,947 voters

I Am the Cheese by Robert CormierLes Misérables by Victor HugoAll Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria RemarqueOf Mice and Men by John SteinbeckThe Chocolate War by Robert Cormier
I Cried When I Read This
1,015 books — 1,761 voters
The Book Thief by Markus ZusakAll Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria RemarqueAlmost, Maine by John CarianiThe Green Mile by Stephen KingFrenchtown Summer by Robert Cormier
Most sympathetic characters
47 books — 8 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Giver by Lois LowryI Am Not a Serial Killer by Dan WellsThe Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick NessSpeak by Laurie Halse Anderson
Best Main Character
100 books — 66 voters
Lord of the Flies by William GoldingThe Road by Cormac McCarthyFlowers in the Attic by V.C. AndrewsAll Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria RemarqueDracula by Bram Stoker
Disturbingly Enticing
498 books — 198 voters

Frenchtown Summer by Robert CormierRun the Game by Jason MyersNeverdark by C.S. Einfeld
Best Unknown Young Adult Books
835 books — 864 voters
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardThe Giver by Lois LowryHoles by Louis SacharWatership Down by Richard Adams
ALA 100 Best Books for Teens
113 books — 128 voters

Misery by Stephen KingFlowers in the Attic by V.C. AndrewsLord of the Flies by William GoldingMy Sweet Audrina by V.C. AndrewsAnimal Farm by George Orwell
Best Books About Psychopaths
129 books — 154 voters
The Skinjacker Trilogy by Neal ShustermanScott Pilgrim, Volume 3 by Bryan Lee O'MalleyScott Pilgrim vs. The World by Bryan Lee O'MalleyAlanna by Tamora PierceRun the Game by Jason Myers
Female characters you wouldn't want to get in a fight with
829 books — 726 voters

Loamhedge by Brian Jacques
Best Redwall Book - In Memory of Brian Jacques
32 books — 69 voters
Wake by Lisa McMann
Worst YA Books
515 books — 513 voters

Chaos Walking by Patrick NessEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardHarry Potter Series Box Set by J.K. RowlingHate List by Jennifer BrownThe Chocolate War by Robert Cormier
Great Books (Harold Smithson's reviews)
9 books — 3 voters
The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness
What Book is Better?
34 books — 136 voters

The Blue Mirror by Kathe KojaThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisAlanna by Tamora Pierce
Best YA Books Ever Written Ever!
93 books — 8 voters
Watership Down by Richard AdamsAnimal Farm by George OrwellCharlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteThe Call of the Wild, White Fang and Other Stories by Jack LondonThe Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter
Best Animal-Themed Books
614 books — 489 voters

Othello by William ShakespeareEnder's Shadow by Orson Scott CardMy Sweet Audrina by V.C. AndrewsThe Skinjacker Trilogy by Neal ShustermanThe Blue Mirror by Kathe Koja
Best Villains
911 books — 285 voters