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The Most Read Books of the 2025 Reading Challenge So Far

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by sslyb (31 Lists)



Past Lying by Val McDermidThe Last Remains by Elly Griffiths
COVID-19 Pandemic 2020 Books
265 books — 98 voters
The Crossing Places by Elly Griffiths
Great Archeological Thrillers
162 books — 32 voters

The Narrowboat Summer by Anne YoungsonThe Horse's Mouth by Joyce Cary
Books about Canals
239 books — 14 voters
The Coral Island by R.M. BallantyneThe Mysterious Island by Jules VerneRobinson Crusoe by Daniel DefoeMasterman Ready by Frederick Marryat
Best New Desert island / Castaway / Lost at sea / Rafts and Lifeboats books
58 books — 58 voters

A Prayer for Owen Meany by John IrvingA Pussycat's Christmas by Margaret Wise Brown
Favorite Christmas Books
1,471 books — 1,544 voters
Independent People by Halldór LaxnessKristin Lavransdochter by Sigrid UndsetThe Summer Book by Tove JanssonThe Redbreast by Jo Nesbø
Best Nordic Fiction
321 books — 117 voters

Catherine the Great by Robert K. MassieThe Metaphysical Club by Louis Menand1491 by Charles C. MannAngel in the Whirlwind by Benson Bobrick
History as Literature
727 books — 534 voters
The Metaphysical Club by Louis MenandPatriotic Gore by Edmund WilsonBeneath the American Renaissance by David S. Reynolds
US Intellectual History
254 books — 78 voters

Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieTheir Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale HurstonFidelity by Susan GlaspellKristin Lavransdatter by Sigrid UndsetAlberta and Jacob by Cora Sandel
Interesting, Well Written Books that are not by Dead/Old White Men
1,194 books — 339 voters
The Redbreast by Jo NesbøThe Dogs of Riga by Henning MankellSpring Tide by Cilla BörjlindArctic Chill by Arnaldur IndriðasonThree Seconds by Anders Roslund
Scandinavian/Nordic Mysteries
312 books — 672 voters

The Dragon Keeper by Robin Hobb
Most original
1,201 books — 664 voters
Stoner by John WilliamsThe Pure and the Impure by Colette Gauthier-Villars
Books that SHOULD be on the 1001-list but aren't
444 books — 123 voters

Parade's End by Ford Madox FordOne of Ours by Willa CatherThe Return of the Soldier by Rebecca WestThree Soldiers by John Dos PassosNot So Quiet... by Helen Zenna Smith
World War One Literature
224 books — 358 voters
The Sleepwalkers by Christopher ClarkParade's End by Ford Madox Ford
The Great War
673 books — 596 voters

The White Guard by Mikhail BulgakovDoctor Zhivago by Boris Pasternak
Fiction Set During Russian Revolution
21 books — 15 voters
Independent People by Halldór LaxnessKristin Lavransdatter by Sigrid Undset
Best Scandinavian and Nordic Literature
1,216 books — 1,244 voters

Still Life by Louise PennyThe Redbreast by Jo NesbøArctic Chill by Arnaldur IndriðasonThe Dogs of Riga by Henning MankellThe Blackhouse by Peter May
Best Detective/Mystery Series
2,181 books — 2,264 voters
Parade's End by Ford Madox FordA Long Long Way by Sebastian BarryThree Soldiers by John Dos PassosOne of Ours by Willa Cather
Best World War I Fiction
152 books — 182 voters

Parade's End by Ford Madox FordOne of Ours by Willa Cather
Vintage Novels & Memoirs About World War I
80 books — 54 voters
Burial Rites by Hannah Kent
Best Books of 2013 (Excluding Paranormal Fantasy, Paranormal Romance, Erotica and Contemporary Romance)
84 books — 68 voters

Jar City by Arnaldur IndriðasonThe Blackhouse by Peter MayStill Midnight by Denise MinaNow May You Weep by Deborah CrombieFrozen Assets by Quentin Bates
CRIME WRITERS WHO DESERVE MORE ATTENTION
645 books — 389 voters
Turtle Diary by Russell Hoban
New York Review Books - Classics
513 books — 864 voters

Kristin Lavransdatter by Sigrid UndsetThe Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss1491 by Charles C. MannThe Tin Drum by Günter GrassThe Glass Bead Game by Hermann Hesse
Big Fat Books Worth the Effort
1,866 books — 7,001 voters
The Archer's Tale by Bernard CornwellByzantium by Stephen R. LawheadThe Skystone by Jack WhyteThe Last Kingdom by Bernard Cornwell
A&M Historical Fiction Group Recommended Reading
167 books — 483 voters

All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria RemarqueA Farewell to Arms by Ernest HemingwayTo the Last Man by Jeff ShaaraJimmie Higgins by Upton Sinclair
WWI: The Great War (Historical Fiction)
443 books — 372 voters
The Woman in White by Wilkie CollinsThe Blackhouse by Peter May
The Best British Crime/Mystery Fiction
1,208 books — 1,255 voters

The Sunne in Splendour by Sharon Kay PenmanThe Last Kingdom by Bernard CornwellThe Long Ships by Frans G. BengtssonThe Archer's Tale by Bernard CornwellThe Scarlet Lion by Elizabeth Chadwick
Best Middle Ages Books
1,208 books — 1,671 voters
Assassin's Apprentice by Robin HobbFool's Errand by Robin HobbShaman's Crossing by Robin HobbA Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinThe Crystal Shard by R.A. Salvatore
High on high-fantasy
94 books — 61 voters

Assassin's Apprentice by Robin HobbThe Archer's Tale by Bernard Cornwell
Best Series
3,215 books — 9,344 voters
Arctic Chill by Arnaldur IndriðasonDreaming of the Bones by Deborah CrombieThe Redbreast by Jo NesbøThe Snowman by Jo NesbøA Share in Death by Deborah Crombie
Best Police Procedurals - Mystery Fiction
1,069 books — 796 voters


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