2026 Reading Challenge

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Jack (11 Lists)



Ender’s Game by Orson Scott CardA Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter M. Miller Jr.The Stand by Stephen KingRingworld by Larry NivenContact by Carl Sagan
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,332 books — 24,670 voters
The Silver Pigs by Lindsey Davis
Best Books About Ancient Rome
738 books — 1,083 voters

The Name of the Rose by Umberto EcoMaster & Commander by Patrick O'BrianThe Dante Club by Matthew PearlFaded Coat of Blue by Owen Parry
Best Historical Fiction
7,406 books — 25,586 voters
Blind Justice by Bruce Alexander
Best Detective/Mystery Series
2,206 books — 2,294 voters

The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
Favorites from 1001 Books You Should Read Before You Die
503 books — 1,055 voters
The Name of the Rose by Umberto EcoThe Silver Pigs by Lindsey Davis
Best Literary Mysteries
2,551 books — 4,597 voters

Blind Justice by Bruce AlexanderBy the Rivers of Babylon by Nelson DeMilleEat the Rich by P.J. O'RourkeEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
Books that scored a five by me
9,439 books — 2,372 voters
Finger Lickin' Fifteen by Janet Evanovich
What To Read Next
20,286 books — 24,170 voters

By the Rivers of Babylon by Nelson DeMilleThe Stand by Stephen King
Best Books Ever
76,217 books — 283,413 voters
The Name of the Rose by Umberto EcoThe Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. TolkienThe Two Towers by J.R.R. TolkienThe Return of the King by J.R.R. Tolkien
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,807 books — 49,782 voters

The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. TolkienThe Two Towers by J.R.R. TolkienThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Return of the King by J.R.R. TolkienThe Stand by Stephen King
Read Them Twice...At Least
13,709 books — 11,312 voters