2026 Reading Challenge

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Ben Sutter (19 Lists)



Miles by Miles Davis
Books on Jazz (nonfiction)
235 books — 64 voters
Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.A Clockwork Orange by Anthony BurgessUbik by Philip K. DickThe Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch by Philip K. Dick
Surreal, Psychedelic, Mind-Bending Novels.
364 books — 135 voters

A Scanner Darkly by Philip K. DickCat's Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch by Philip K. DickUbik by Philip K. DickFlowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes
SF Masterworks
199 books — 724 voters
A Scanner Darkly by Philip K. DickUbik by Philip K. DickVALIS by Philip K. DickThe Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch by Philip K. DickDo Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick
Best of Philip K. Dick
92 books — 406 voters

The Martian by Andy Weir
Best Books of the Decade: 2010s
7,685 books — 14,184 voters
The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest HemingwayFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyLolita by Vladimir NabokovFlowers for Algernon by Daniel KeyesThe Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury
Best Books of the Decade: 1950s
1,181 books — 1,510 voters

Siddhartha by Hermann HesseA Passage to India by E.M. Forster
Best Books of the Decade: 1920s
765 books — 1,131 voters
Catch-22 by Joseph HellerThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsCat’s Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Funniest Novels of All Time
1,418 books — 2,317 voters

Catch-22 by Joseph HellerThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.Small Gods by Terry PratchettCat’s Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Best Humorous Books
4,336 books — 7,930 voters
Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.Cat’s Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.Galápagos by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Vonnegut's Best
37 books — 630 voters

Catch-22 by Joseph HellerAnimal Farm by George OrwellSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest HemingwayThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die
1,318 books — 5,842 voters
1984 by George OrwellLolita by Vladimir Nabokov
100 Best Books of All Time: The World Library List
100 books — 1,709 voters

Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes
Books that SHOULD be on the 1001-list but aren't
444 books — 123 voters
The Mindful Way through Depression by J. Mark G. Williams
Best Meditation Books
112 books — 143 voters

Contact by Carl Sagan
best hard science fiction
392 books — 718 voters
The Greatest Show on Earth by Richard DawkinsA Brief History of Time by Stephen W. HawkingA Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondThe Demon-Haunted World by Carl Sagan
Best Science Books - Non-Fiction Only
1,837 books — 3,600 voters

The Road to Serfdom by Friedrich A. HayekThe Wealth and Poverty of Nations by David S. LandesA Random Walk Down Wall Street by Burton G. Malkiel
Best Economics Books
451 books — 520 voters
The Origin of Species by Charles DarwinThus Spoke Zarathustra by Friedrich Nietzsche
The Most Influential Books
1,461 books — 5,284 voters

How to Win Friends & Influence People by Dale Carnegie
Best Self Help Books
2,284 books — 2,325 voters