2026 Reading Challenge

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Ben (81 Lists)



Infinite Jest by David Foster WallaceThe Broom of the System by David Foster WallaceThe Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki MurakamiThe Master and Margarita by Mikhail BulgakovThe Corrections by Jonathan Franzen
Postmodern Genius
519 books — 583 voters
The Sword of Shannara Trilogy by Terry BrooksMagician by Raymond E. FeistThe Elfstones of Shannara by Terry Brooks
The Best Books about Elves or Faeries
814 books — 1,055 voters

Into Thin Air by Jon KrakauerWhite Fang by Jack London
Tales of Adventure
513 books — 474 voters
1984 by George OrwellAtlas Shrugged by Ayn RandThe Fountainhead by Ayn Rand
Books That Could Change Your Life
2,877 books — 1,579 voters

Black Science, Vol. 1 by Rick Remender
Best of Image Comics
386 books — 447 voters
Destiny of the Republic by Candice Millard1776 by David McCullough
AP US History Reading List
77 books — 47 voters

Brave New World by Aldous HuxleyThe Fountainhead by Ayn RandInfinite Jest by David Foster WallaceCryptonomicon by Neal StephensonAnimal Farm by George Orwell
Books Every Human Being Should Read
2,993 books — 2,010 voters
Brave New World by Aldous HuxleyNever Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
Clones etc.
88 books — 55 voters

The Sword of Shannara by Terry BrooksMagician by Raymond E. FeistA Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisThe Boxcar Children by Gertrude Chandler Warner
Best Series
3,367 books — 9,450 voters
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by Judith ViorstThe Boxcar Children by Gertrude Chandler WarnerGreen Eggs and Ham by Dr. SeussWhere the Wild Things Are by Maurice SendakThe Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein
Best children's books EVER
2,096 books — 2,090 voters

The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown
Popular Books that Annoy You
1,007 books — 2,011 voters
Brave New World by Aldous HuxleyFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyThe Road by Cormac McCarthyNever Let Me Go by Kazuo IshiguroAnathem by Neal Stephenson
Dystopia!
1,219 books — 2,748 voters

Brave New World by Aldous HuxleyThe Clown by Heinrich BöllGreat Expectations by Charles DickensInfinite Jest by David Foster WallaceThe Fountainhead by Ayn Rand
Best Male Character
3,165 books — 2,958 voters
The Time Machine by H.G. WellsA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.Hyperion by Dan Simmons
Best Time Travel Fiction
1,965 books — 5,250 voters

Gravity’s Rainbow by Thomas PynchonThe Sound and the Fury by William FaulknerA Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius by Dave Eggers
The Most Begun "Read but Unfinished" (Started) book ever
2,600 books — 13,142 voters
Wittgenstein’s Nephew by Thomas Bernhard
Books You Wish More People Knew About
17,389 books — 10,363 voters

The Clown by Heinrich BöllMoby Dick by Herman MelvilleInfinite Jest by David Foster WallaceJude the Obscure by Thomas HardyThe Bridge of San Luis Rey by Thornton Wilder
Classics that aren't read as much as they should be
123 books — 7 voters
The Billionaire's Vinegar by Benjamin Wallace
Best Wine Books
114 books — 96 voters

Capitalism and Freedom by Milton Friedman
Books for Libertarians
111 books — 61 voters
1776 by David McCullough
Best American History Books
2,126 books — 2,498 voters

A Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinA Clash of Kings by George R.R. MartinHeir to the Empire by Timothy ZahnThe Scions of Shannara by Terry BrooksThe Elf Queen of Shannara by Terry Brooks
Best Fantasy of the 90s
382 books — 787 voters
The Scions of Shannara by Terry BrooksThe Elfstones of Shannara by Terry BrooksMagician by Raymond E. FeistThe Wishsong of Shannara by Terry BrooksMagician by Raymond E. Feist
Best Fantasy of the 80s
343 books — 691 voters

The Sword of Shannara by Terry Brooks
Best Fantasy of the 70s
141 books — 310 voters
The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisThe Sword of Shannara by Terry Brooks
Fantasy Classics
301 books — 580 voters

Running with the Demon by Terry BrooksA Knight of the Word by Terry BrooksAngel Fire East by Terry BrooksThe Master and Margarita by Mikhail BulgakovWatchmen by Alan Moore
The Best Urban Fantasy
4,408 books — 12,556 voters
Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card
Favorite Novels Which Won the Hugo Award
84 books — 1,614 voters

Fahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyThe Martian Chronicles by Ray BradburySnow Crash by Neal StephensonSpeaker for the Dead by Orson Scott Card
Best Science Fiction
3,649 books — 6,982 voters
The Martian Chronicles by Ray BradburyFahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Classic Science Fiction - 1950-1959
275 books — 272 voters

1984 by George Orwell
Classic Science Fiction - 1940-1949
91 books — 121 voters
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
Classic Science Fiction - 1930-1939
102 books — 116 voters


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