2026 Reading Challenge

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The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre DumasWar and Peace by Leo TolstoyGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellLes Misérables by Victor Hugo
Over a 1000 Pages
231 books — 233 voters
Oath of Gold by Elizabeth MoonDivided Allegiance by Elizabeth MoonThe Red Wyvern by Katharine KerrRaven's Shadow by Patricia BriggsThe King of Elfland's Daughter by Lord Dunsany
Popular Fantasy on Goodreads with between 1000 and 9999 ratings
4,140 books — 165 voters

The Kingdom Lights by Steven V.S.City of Skies by Farah CookThe Last Dragon Slayer by Martyn StanleyCity of Vikings by Farah CookSky Ghosts by Alexandra Engellmann
Popular Fantasy on Goodreads with between 100 and 999 ratings
1,534 books — 130 voters
AI Doctor by Ronald M. RazmiLife 3.0 by Max TegmarkThe Book of Why by Judea PearlSuperintelligence by Nick BostromA Brief History of Intelligence by Max Solomon Bennett
Best Popular Computer Science Books on Goodreads
292 books — 129 voters

Our Lady of the Artilects by Andrew GillsmithHer Smoke Rose Up Forever by James Tiptree Jr.A World Out of Time by Larry NivenDragon's Egg by Robert L. ForwardThe Sentinel by Arthur C. Clarke
Best Science Fiction on Goodreads with between 1000 and 9999 ratings
2,178 books — 112 voters
Timepiece by Heather AlbanoThe Color of Distance by Amy ThomsonOff the Wall at Callahan's by Spider RobinsonTen Tales of a Dark Tomorrow by Kevin A. KuhnTriptych by J.M. Frey
Best Science Fiction on Goodreads with between 100 and 999 ratings
967 books — 83 voters

Stiff by Mary RoachThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootThe Origin of Species by Charles DarwinThe Emperor of All Maladies by Siddhartha MukherjeeThe Hot Zone by Richard Preston
Best Nonfiction Biology books on Goodreads
413 books — 75 voters
The Eustace Diamonds by Anthony TrollopeThe Appointment by Herta MüllerAshanti to Zulu by Margaret MusgroveThe Strange Career of Jim Crow by C. Vann WoodwardThe World Inside by Robert Silverberg
Books with 1,001 to 5,000 Ratings
1,074 books — 67 voters

Blood River by Tim ButcherA Walk in the Woods by Bill BrysonEat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth GilbertThe Alchemist by Paulo CoelhoTravels with Charley by John Steinbeck
Best Popular Travel Books on Goodreads
315 books — 52 voters
The Republic by PlatoLetters from a Stoic by SenecaThe Prince by Niccolò MachiavelliMeditations by Marcus AureliusBeyond Good and Evil by Friedrich Nietzsche
Best Popular Philosophy Books on Goodreads
332 books — 51 voters

The Prince by Niccolò MachiavelliThe Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm XU.S. Constitution (Saddlewire) by Founding FathersThe Communist Manifesto by Karl MarxFreakonomics by Steven D. Levitt
Best Popular Nonfiction Politics Books on Goodreads
425 books — 49 voters
Guns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondSapiens by Yuval Noah HarariCollapse by Jared DiamondDebt by David GraeberKon-Tiki by Thor Heyerdahl
Best Popular Anthropology Books on Goodreads
362 books — 46 voters

Cosmos by Carl SaganA Brief History of Time by Stephen W. HawkingPale Blue Dot by Carl SaganThe Demon-Haunted World by Carl SaganThe Elegant Universe by Brian Greene
Best Popular Astronomy Books on Goodreads
119 books — 42 voters
Storage Shed by Rich MurphyThe Night Before Christmas by Clement Clarke MooreMilk and honey by Rupi KaurGreen Eggs and Ham by Dr. SeussThe Cat in the Hat by Dr. Seuss
Best Popular Poetry Books on Goodreads
244 books — 40 voters

Just Kids by Patti SmithMusicophilia by Oliver SacksPlease Kill Me by Legs McNeilWho Hears Here? by Guthrie P. Ramsey Jr.Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Best Popular Music Books on Goodreads
279 books — 33 voters
Daredevil, Vol. 5 by Brian Michael BendisAlice in Sunderland by Bryan TalbotKill Shakespeare, Vol. 1 by Conor McCreeryThe Compleat Moonshadow by J.M. DeMatteisBatman by Kevin Smith
All Graphic Novels with 1,000 to 1,999 ratings
921 books — 33 voters

Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel KahnemanOutliers by Malcolm GladwellCapital in the Twenty First Century by Thomas PikettyThe Big Short by Michael LewisNudge by Richard H. Thaler
Best Popular Economics Books on Goodreads
202 books — 31 voters
Dune by Frank HerbertThe Warrior's Apprentice by Lois McMaster BujoldThe Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky ChambersOn Basilisk Station by David WeberThe Vor Game by Lois McMaster Bujold
Best Popular Space Opera Books on Goodreads
205 books — 27 voters

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyDune by Frank HerbertLord of the Flies by William GoldingThe Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
The Guardian: 1000 Books Everyone Must Read (Science Fiction & Fantasy I: A to Na)
101 books — 18 voters
Clockwork Angel by Cassandra ClareSenlin Ascends by Josiah BancroftClockwork Prince by Cassandra ClareSoulless by Gail CarrigerClockwork Princess by Cassandra Clare
Best Popular Steampunk Books on Goodreads
215 books — 18 voters

Perdido Street Station by China MiévilleThe Metamorphosis by Franz KafkaWe Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley JacksonThe Call of Cthulhu and Other Weird Stories by H.P. LovecraftThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
The Most Popular Weird Books on Goodreads
111 books — 17 voters
The Ear of the Heart by Dolores HartAmerican Son by Richard BlowNow They Call Me Infidel by Nonie DarwishGranuaile by Anne ChambersFifth Chinese Daughter by Jade Snow Wong
Biography/Memoir/Autobiography on Goodreads with 500 to 999 ratings
123 books — 10 voters

Z213 by Dimitris LyacosThe First Death by Dimitris LyacosWith the people from the bridge by Dimitris LyacosTitus Groan by Mervyn PeakeThe Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie
The Guardian: 1000 Books Everyone Must Read (Science Fiction & Fantasy II)
57 books — 9 voters
Sister Mother Warrior by Vanessa RileyInvisible Man by Ralph EllisonRedemption by Regina M. JosephThose Bones Are Not My Child by Toni Cade BambaraRails Under My Back by Jeffery Renard Allen
Long and Large African-American Literature
13 books — 8 voters

The Speckled People by Hugo HamiltonThis Is Paradise! My North Korean Childhood by Hyok KangThe Dog Who Rescues Cats by Philip GonzálezStoryteller by Donald SturrockHave You Found Her by Janice Erlbaum
Biography/Autobiography/Memoirs with 1,000 to 1499 ratings on Goodreads
8 books — 7 voters
Used and Rare by Lawrence GoldstoneOn Human Nature by Edward O. WilsonTechnopoly by Neil PostmanWerewolves of Montpellier by JasonCoup de Grâce by Marguerite Yourcenar
Books with 1,001 - 5,000 Ratings (OVERFLOW)
100 books — 2 voters

Ulises by James JoyceLa broma infinita by David Foster WallaceDon Quijote de la Mancha by Miguel de Cervantes SaavedraEn busca del tiempo perdido by Marcel ProustLa montaña mágica by Thomas Mann
Debolsillo - Rojo ≈ 1,000 páginas
53 books — 1 voter
Right as Rain by George P. PelecanosThe Sugar House by Laura LippmanOrdinary Thunderstorms by William BoydFantasyland by Kurt AndersenTrust by Domenico Starnone
Books with 5,001 - 10,000 Ratings (OVERFLOW)
29 books — 1 voter

Felicia's Journey by William TrevorYou Have the Right to Remain Innocent by James J. DuaneWays of Curating by Hans Ulrich ObristPsychoanalysis by Janet MalcolmBlack Plumes by Margery Allingham
Books with 1,001 - 5,000 Ratings (2nd Overflow)
63 books — 1 voter

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