2026 Reading Challenge

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Reta Goldtooth (24 Lists)



The Bedroom Secrets of the Master Chefs by Irvine WelshGlamorama by Bret Easton EllisThe Largesse of the Sea Maiden by Denis JohnsonUbik by Philip K. Dick
Best Unappreciated Books
4,356 books — 2,202 voters
The Secret History by Donna TarttThe Demon by Hubert Selby Jr.Clown Girl by Monica Drake
New Adult Literature
7,159 books — 3,941 voters

High-Rise by J.G. BallardSkagboys by Irvine WelshThe Master and Margarita by Mikhail BulgakovThe Demon by Hubert Selby Jr.Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
Best Book Titles
11,482 books — 7,875 voters
Howl and Other Poems by Allen GinsbergBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyInvisible by Paul AusterMoon Tiger by Penelope LivelyThe Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky
Books that Changed the Way You View Life
10,492 books — 5,744 voters

Glue by Irvine WelshAnd the Ass Saw the Angel by Nick CaveGlamorama by Bret Easton EllisTree of Smoke by Denis JohnsonSometimes a Great Notion by Ken Kesey
MUST READS!!!
14,546 books — 10,176 voters
Invisible Monsters by Chuck PalahniukThe Blade Artist by Irvine WelshCrash by J.G. BallardOne Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken KeseyCoin Locker Babies by Ryū Murakami
Must Read Books- Different Genres
13,869 books — 10,007 voters

Tropic of Capricorn by Henry MillerGlamorama by Bret Easton EllisLullaby by Chuck PalahniukCoin Locker Babies by Ryū MurakamiYou Will Know Me by Megan Abbott
Favorite Books
14,385 books — 9,977 voters
The 120 Days of Sodom by Marquis de SadeThe Sex Lives of Siamese Twins by Irvine WelshKilling Yourself to Live by Chuck KlostermanThe New York Trilogy by Paul Auster
Smart Summer Reads
12,713 books — 10,638 voters

The Wasp Factory by Iain BanksClown Girl by Monica DrakeTampa by Alissa NuttingCat’s Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.Skagboys by Irvine Welsh
Stories For Book Lovers
8,341 books — 8,386 voters
The Sluts by Dennis CooperClown Girl by Monica DrakeRequiem for a Dream by Hubert Selby Jr.Moon Palace by Paul AusterHowl and Other Poems by Allen Ginsberg
Books With Unforgettable Characters
9,438 books — 8,416 voters

Tree of Smoke by Denis JohnsonThe Goldfinch by Donna TarttLord of the Flies by William GoldingNobody Move by Denis JohnsonHell's Angels by Hunter S. Thompson
Must Read Classics
1,861 books — 4,650 voters
Hell's Angels by Hunter S. ThompsonThe End of Everything by Megan AbbottBig Sur by Jack KerouacNaked Lunch by William S. BurroughsCrime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky
I'm glad someone made me read this book
10,712 books — 10,324 voters

Cat’s Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.Money by Martin AmisThe Master and Margarita by Mikhail BulgakovHunger by Knut HamsunDead Men's Trousers by Irvine Welsh
Read Them Twice...At Least
13,711 books — 11,322 voters
The Cement Garden by Ian McEwanInvisible by Paul AusterHell's Angels by Hunter S. ThompsonWomen by Charles BukowskiThe Children Act by Ian McEwan
Best Book Cover Art
12,382 books — 7,090 voters

Dead Babies by Martin AmisCoin Locker Babies by Ryū MurakamiThe Rules of Attraction by Bret Easton EllisHam on Rye by Charles Bukowski
Best Twists
8,350 books — 8,971 voters
Frisk by Dennis CooperMoon Palace by Paul AusterSnuff by Chuck PalahniukThe Bedroom Secrets of the Master Chefs by Irvine Welsh
What Book Would You Like To Live In?
8,742 books — 8,884 voters

Big Sur by Jack KerouacOne Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn4 3 2 1 by Paul AusterDelta of Venus by Anaïs NinDarkness at Noon by Arthur Koestler
Original Stories . . . a Breath of Fresh Air
12,070 books — 12,190 voters
Coin Locker Babies by Ryū MurakamiTampa by Alissa NuttingThe 120 Days of Sodom by Marquis de SadeNovel with Cocaine by M. Agueev
Couldn't Put The Book Down
16,851 books — 16,636 voters

A Scanner Darkly by Philip K. DickTime's Arrow by Martin AmisNotes from Underground by Fyodor DostoevskyMoon Palace by Paul AusterThe Demon by Hubert Selby Jr.
Books That Exceeded Your Expectations
14,778 books — 16,478 voters
Tropic of Capricorn by Henry MillerAngels by Denis JohnsonRequiem for a Dream by Hubert Selby Jr.Ubik by Philip K. DickThe Fall by Albert Camus
Judge A Book By Its Cover!
15,219 books — 17,098 voters

On the Road by Jack KerouacThe Sex Lives of Siamese Twins by Irvine WelshThe Man in the High Castle by Philip K. DickThe Doors of Perception & Heaven and Hell by Aldous HuxleyHunger by Knut Hamsun
Best for Book Clubs
14,651 books — 18,485 voters
Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
What To Read Next
20,289 books — 24,173 voters

Queer by William S. BurroughsChoke by Chuck PalahniukThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerTime's Arrow by Martin AmisHigh-Rise by J.G. Ballard
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,567 books — 120,219 voters
The Drowned World by J.G. BallardHunger by Knut HamsunQueer by William S. BurroughsThe Elephant Tree by R.D. RonaldThe Information by Martin Amis
Best Books Ever
76,258 books — 283,635 voters