2026 Reading Challenge

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Unexpectedbookish (12 Lists)



Persuasion by Jane AustenThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryEmma by Jane AustenOf Mice and Men by John SteinbeckBrave New World by Aldous Huxley
Must Read Classics
1,861 books — 4,650 voters
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Lightning Thief by Rick RiordanThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Fault in Our Stars by John GreenCity of Bones by Cassandra Clare
Best Young Adult Books
13,093 books — 80,184 voters

The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. RowlingPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Best Books Ever
76,282 books — 283,705 voters
The Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Color Purple by Alice WalkerAll the Light We Cannot See by Anthony DoerrThe Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John BoyneCity of Thieves by David Benioff
Best Historical Fiction
7,408 books — 25,589 voters

Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëThe Fault in Our Stars by John GreenThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsAnna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins
Best Popular Romance Books on Goodreads
465 books — 105 voters
Warcross by Marie Lu
Books with ratings from 100 thousand to 150 thousand
878 books — 89 voters

Onyx by Jennifer L. Armentrout
Books with ratings from 150 thousand to 200 thousand
514 books — 47 voters
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienHarry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling
One Million Ratings!
229 books — 1,057 voters

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald DahlEmma by Jane Austen
Half a million ratings to a million ratings
314 books — 159 voters
Talking to Strangers by Malcolm GladwellJust Listen by Sarah Dessen
Books with ratings from 200,000 to 500,000
960 books — 146 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenAnimal Farm by George OrwellThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,575 books — 120,234 voters
The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsCatching Fire by Suzanne CollinsMockingjay by Suzanne CollinsLittle Women by Louisa May AlcottThe Fault in Our Stars by John Green
Best Book Boyfriends
10,732 books — 28,935 voters