Big Books of 2026

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If on a Winter’s Night a Traveler by Italo CalvinoHouse of Leaves by Mark Z. DanielewskiSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.The Name of the Rose by Umberto EcoThe Princess Bride by William Goldman
Metafiction
442 books — 578 voters
A Clockwork Orange by Anthony BurgessFight Club by Chuck Palahniuk1984 by George OrwellThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Best Experimental Books Ever
1,105 books — 1,718 voters

House of Leaves by Mark Z. DanielewskiNaked Lunch by William S. BurroughsThe Wasp Factory by Iain BanksAmerican Psycho by Bret Easton EllisThe Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka
Now That's REALLY Freakin' Weird...
714 books — 552 voters
The Shining by Stephen KingIt by Stephen King’Salem’s Lot by Stephen KingDracula by Bram StokerPet Sematary by Stephen King
Best Horror Novels
1,984 books — 5,447 voters

House of Leaves by Mark Z. DanielewskiS. by J.J. AbramsCloud Atlas by David MitchellIf on a Winter’s Night a Traveler by Italo CalvinoExtremely Loud & Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer
Books with Innovative Book Design / Structure
304 books — 549 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee1984 by George OrwellHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingAnimal Farm by George OrwellThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,807 books — 49,787 voters

American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis1984 by George OrwellLord of the Flies by William GoldingA Story of Yesterday by Sergio CoboA Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess
The Most Disturbing Books Ever Written
3,191 books — 11,288 voters
House of Leaves by Mark Z. DanielewskiS. by J.J. AbramsHorrorstör by Grady HendrixGriffin & Sabine by Nick BantockThe Forgetting Room by Nick Bantock
Interesting Facsimiles and Ephemera
127 books — 36 voters