2026 Reading Challenge

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Sarah (41 Lists)



The Coming Plague by Laurie GarrettThe Emperor of All Maladies by Siddhartha Mukherjee
Best Science Books - Non-Fiction Only
1,837 books — 3,600 voters
The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Poisonwood Bible by Barbara KingsolverHawaii by James A. MichenerThe Winds of War by Herman WoukWar and Remembrance by Herman Wouk
Big Fat Books Worth the Effort
1,874 books — 6,995 voters

The Da Vinci Code by Dan BrownAngels & Demons by Dan Brown
Most Overrated Author
136 books — 126 voters
The Brass Verdict by Michael ConnellyThe Keeper of Lost Causes by Jussi Adler-OlsenThe Cruel Sea by Nicholas MonsarratThe Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan BradleyBury Your Dead by Louise Penny
In Your Pants
842 books — 225 voters

Charlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteWhere the Red Fern Grows by Wilson RawlsThe Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth SteinThe Call of the Wild by Jack LondonWater for Elephants by Sara Gruen
Two words: I. cried.
665 books — 837 voters
Stiff by Mary RoachThe Coming Plague by Laurie Garrett
You Read a Book about What?
4,046 books — 2,107 voters

Charlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisWhere the Red Fern Grows by Wilson RawlsBridge to Terabithia by Katherine PatersonThe Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams Bianco
What Book Got You Hooked?
3,847 books — 10,519 voters
About a Boy by Nick HornbyBreakfast at Tiffany’s and Three Stories by Truman CapoteMidnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt
The MOVIE was BETTER than the BOOK
1,134 books — 10,099 voters

Charlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryThe Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams BiancoBridge to Terabithia by Katherine PatersonThe True Story of the 3 Little Pigs by Jon Scieszka
Children's Books I'll Re-Read No Matter How Old I Am
2,549 books — 3,723 voters
House of Sand and Fog by Andre Dubus IIIInto the Wild by Jon KrakauerGood in Bed by Jennifer WeinerThe Nanny Diaries by Emma McLaughlinThe Reluctant Fundamentalist by Mohsin Hamid
The Worst Books of All Time
8,105 books — 19,873 voters

Oryx and Crake by Margaret AtwoodSalmon Fishing in the Yemen by Paul TordayThe Night Circus by Erin MorgensternHawaii by James A. MichenerVeronika Decides to Die by Paulo Coelho
A list of disparate books that rocked my world.
41 books — 17 voters
The Road by Cormac McCarthyThe Year of the Flood by Margaret AtwoodMaddAddam by Margaret AtwoodOryx and Crake by Margaret AtwoodThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
Adult Dystopian Books
143 books — 243 voters

The Road by Cormac McCarthy
Post-apocalyptic and dystopian fiction
274 books — 257 voters
The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver
Historical fiction: Africa
125 books — 48 voters

The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryMaiden Voyage by Tania Aebi
Novels for the Wanderer
159 books — 125 voters
The Winds of War by Herman Wouk
Best 1940s Historical Fiction
381 books — 421 voters

The Good Earth by Pearl S. BuckThe Poisonwood Bible by Barbara KingsolverHawaii by James A. MichenerWhen We Were Gods by Colin Falconer
Best Historical Fiction Books that Are Actually Historical Fiction
2,522 books — 2,763 voters
Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth GilbertThe Lovely Bones by Alice SeboldThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon
I Don't Understand All That Fuss
1,032 books — 2,571 voters

Hawaii by James A. Michener
All Things Hawaiian
344 books — 181 voters
The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
Best Beach Reads 2013
2,203 books — 4,188 voters

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisCharlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteThe Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams BiancoWhere the Red Fern Grows by Wilson RawlsThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Favorite books from my childhood
4,421 books — 7,428 voters
The Road by Cormac McCarthyOryx and Crake by Margaret AtwoodUnwind by Neal Shusterman
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
3,751 books — 25,986 voters

The Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien
Thieves
659 books — 1,257 voters
Stiff by Mary RoachThe Coming Plague by Laurie GarrettThe Guns of August by Barbara W. TuchmanDesert Solitaire by Edward Abbey
Best Non-Fiction (no biographies)
6,228 books — 8,060 voters

The Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniThe Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk KiddThe Shining by Stephen KingThe Poisonwood Bible by Barbara KingsolverThe Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein
Couldn't Put The Book Down
16,852 books — 16,642 voters
No Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthy
Best Crime & Mystery Books
7,314 books — 15,565 voters

Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim by David Sedaris
Best Humorous Books
4,331 books — 7,911 voters
Hawaii by James A. MichenerThe Thorn Birds by Colleen McCullough
Best Historical Fiction
7,408 books — 25,589 voters

The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein
Best Fictional Pets
175 books — 49 voters
The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth SteinA Dog's Purpose by W. Bruce Cameron
Dog's Eye View
160 books — 142 voters


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