2026 Reading Challenge

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Beth (13 Lists)



A Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinThe Name of the Wind by Patrick RothfussHis Dark Materials by Philip PullmanThe Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer BradleyOn a Pale Horse by Piers Anthony
The Best Epic Fantasy (fiction)
4,207 books — 25,759 voters
The Wise Man's Fear by Patrick RothfussThe Return of the King by J.R.R. TolkienThe Eye of the World by Robert JordanA Storm of Swords by George R.R. MartinFaith of the Fallen by Terry Goodkind
Military Fantasy
300 books — 588 voters

The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan BradleyThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonCover Her Face by P.D. JamesThe Green Mile by Stephen KingThe Gods of Gotham by Lyndsay Faye
Best Crime & Mystery Books
7,318 books — 15,603 voters
Hild by Nicola GriffithSeven for a Secret by Lyndsay FayeThe Signature of All Things by Elizabeth Gilbert
Historical Fiction 2013
397 books — 2,112 voters

The Name of the Wind by Patrick RothfussWorld War Z by Max BrooksThe Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael ChabonA Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray
New Speculative Fiction Stars
1,146 books — 2,720 voters
The Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettHow the Irish Saved Civilization by Thomas CahillThe Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer BradleyA World Lit Only by Fire by William ManchesterHild by Nicola Griffith
Best Middle Ages Books
1,224 books — 1,707 voters

Daughter of Fortune by Isabel AllendeThe Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettThe Tenderness Of Wolves by Stef PenneyHotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie FordHild by Nicola Griffith
Most Brilliant Historical Novels in the past 45 yrs
1,118 books — 1,148 voters
The Princess Bride by William GoldmanOutlander by Diana GabaldonGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellHotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford
Romance Books Everyone Should Read
3,291 books — 3,039 voters

The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan BradleyThe Fourth Bear by Jasper FfordeLamb by Christopher MooreExplosive Eighteen by Janet Evanovich
Funniest Novels of All Time
1,418 books — 2,335 voters
Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha ChristieThe Complete Works by William ShakespeareFaust, First Part by Johann Wolfgang von GoetheMidnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt
Best Books Ever
76,476 books — 284,496 voters

Murder with Peacocks by Donna AndrewsThe Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley
Cozy Mystery Series - First Book of a Series
1,158 books — 2,471 voters
Daughter of Fortune by Isabel AllendeThe Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,189 books — 28,368 voters

Daughter of Fortune by Isabel AllendeThe Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan BradleyThe Devil in the White City by Erik Larson
Best for Book Clubs
14,712 books — 18,578 voters