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Goodreads Winter Challenge 2026: Persona Picks

What kind of reader are you?

That's the thesis question for our Personality Picks collection of book recommendations, an experimental new sorting technique that we're developing here in the Goodreads Labs. Our editorial team is constantly researching better and more efficient ways to turn a big pile of books into lots of littler piles of books.

As such, the categories below are based on common reader types we've observed in the Goodreads ecosystem and in the wild. This is a carefully curated collection and can be useful in a couple of different ways. If you think you know your reader type (or the reader type for whom you are buying a gift), then just jump to the appropriate header below: the Eternal Optimist Reader, for instance, or the Vibes Reader.
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Bleak House (Charles Dickens)
Bleak House
1
Charles Dickens
The Count of Monte Cristo (Alexandre Dumas)
The Count of Monte Cristo
2
Alexandre Dumas
Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
Frankenstein
3
Mary Shelley
The Romance of the Three Kingdoms (Luo Guanzhong)
The Romance of the Three Kingdoms
4
Luo Guanzhong
One Hundred Years of Solitude (Gabriel Garcia Marquez)
One Hundred Years of Solitude
5
Gabriel Garcia Marquez
So Long a Letter (Mariama Bâ)
So Long a Letter
6
Mariama Bâ
The Brothers Karamazov (Fyodor Dostoyevsky)
The Brothers Karamazov
7
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Song of Solomon (Toni Morrison)
Song of Solomon
8
Toni Morrison
Project Hail Mary (Andy Weir)
Project Hail Mary
9
Andy Weir
Sunrise on the Reaping (Suzanne Collins)
Sunrise on the Reaping
10
Suzanne Collins
People We Meet on Vacation (Emily Henry)
People We Meet on Vacation
11
Emily Henry
Postmortem (Patricia Cornwall)
Postmortem
12
Patricia Cornwall
An Offer From a Gentleman (Julia Quinn)
An Offer From a Gentleman
13
Julia Quinn
Wuthering Heights (Emily Bronte)
Wuthering Heights
14
Emily Bronte
Broken (Don Winslow)
Broken
15
Don Winslow
The Odyssey (Homer)
The Odyssey
16
Homer
Before the Coffee Gets Cold (Toshikazu Kawaguchi)
Before the Coffee Gets Cold
17
Toshikazu Kawaguchi
A Curious Kind of Magic (Mara Rutherford)
A Curious Kind of Magic
18
Mara Rutherford
A Psalm for the Wild-Built (Becky Chambers)
A Psalm for the Wild-Built
19
Becky Chambers
We'll Prescribe You a Cat (Syou Ishida)
We'll Prescribe You a Cat
20
Syou Ishida
Theo of Golden (Allen Levi)
Theo of Golden
21
Allen Levi
The Keeper of Magical Things (Julie Leong)
The Keeper of Magical Things
22
Julie Leong
The Reading List (Sara Nisha Adams)
The Reading List
23
Sara Nisha Adams
A Witch's Guide to Magical Innkeeping (Sangu Mandanna)
A Witch's Guide to Magical Innkeeping
24
Sangu Mandanna
This House Will Feed (Maria Tureaud)
This House Will Feed
25
Maria Tureaud
Dead in the Water (John Marrs)
Dead in the Water
26
John Marrs
Anatomy of an Alibi (Ashley Elston)
Anatomy of an Alibi
27
Ashley Elston
A Box Full of Darkness (Simone St. James)
A Box Full of Darkness
28
Simone St. James
We Are All Guilty Here (Karin Slaughter)
We Are All Guilty Here
29
Karin Slaughter
All the Sinners Bleed (S. A. Crosby)
All the Sinners Bleed
30
S. A. Crosby
The Only One Left (Riley Sager)
The Only One Left
31
Riley Sager
None of This Is True (Lisa Jewell)
None of This Is True
32
Lisa Jewell
Burn Down Master's House (Clay Cane)
Burn Down Master's House
33
Clay Cane
Hemlock (Melissa Faliveno)
Hemlock
34
Melissa Faliveno
Workhorse (Caroline Palmer)
Workhorse
35
Caroline Palmer
Wood Working (Emily St. James)
Wood Working
36
Emily St. James
Dominion (Addie Citchens)
Dominion
37
Addie Citchens
This Is the Only Kingdom (Jaquira Díaz)
This Is the Only Kingdom
38
Jaquira Díaz
Junie (Erin Crosby Eckstine)
Junie
39
Erin Crosby Eckstine
Once Upon a Time in Dollywood (Ashley Jordan)
Once Upon a Time in Dollywood
40
Ashley Jordan
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