Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Andrew Cleaver (30 Lists)



The Armour of Light by Ken FollettThe Shadow of What Was Lost by James IslingtonWool Omnibus by Hugh HoweyLast Argument of Kings by Joe AbercrombieThe Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris
2024: What the Over-35s Are Reading
1,656 books — 72 voters
Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins ReidFairy Tale by Stephen KingThe Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. SchwabThe Blade Itself by Joe AbercrombieWhere the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
2023: What the Over-35s Are Reading
2,067 books — 112 voters

Boy Swallows Universe by Trent DaltonFool's Fate by Robin HobbThe Last Kingdom by Bernard CornwellSword Song by Bernard CornwellBroken Harbor by Tana French
2022: What the Over-35s Are Reading
2,331 books — 128 voters
The Evening and the Morning by Ken FollettFairy Tale by Stephen KingThe Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. SchwabThe Armour of Light by Ken Follett
Best Books of the Decade: 2020's
2,924 books — 5,411 voters

The Evening and the Morning by Ken FollettThe Wise Man's Fear by Patrick RothfussThe Hero of Ages by Brandon SandersonThe Wife and the Widow by Christian WhiteFool's Errand by Robin Hobb
2021: What the Over-35s Are Reading
2,537 books — 163 voters
Elantris by Brandon SandersonThis Was a Man by Jeffrey ArcherGenghis by Conn IgguldenThe Well of Ascension by Brandon SandersonConfessor by Terry Goodkind
2020: What the Over-35s are Reading
2,870 books — 188 voters

The Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettIt by Stephen KingThe Stand by Stephen KingEdge of Eternity by Ken FollettWorld Without End by Ken Follett
Best Books Ever
76,047 books — 282,535 voters
Only Time Will Tell by Jeffrey ArcherThe Clan of the Cave Bear by Jean M. AuelShip of Destiny by Robin HobbShip of Magic by Robin HobbThe Institute by Stephen King
2019: What the Over-35s Are Reading
2,509 books — 187 voters

Edge of Eternity by Ken FollettWinter of the World by Ken FollettA Column of Fire by Ken FollettWizard's First Rule by Terry GoodkindFall of Giants by Ken Follett
2018: What the Over-35s Are Reading
2,747 books — 302 voters
I Am Pilgrim by Terry Hayes1Q84 by Haruki MurakamiEnemy of God by Bernard CornwellBreath by Tim WintonThe Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman
2015: What the Over 35's Are Reading
2,556 books — 313 voters

The Passage by Justin CroninThe Gathering Storm by Robert JordanSomething Wicked This Way Comes by Ray BradburyTowers of Midnight by Robert JordanThe Art of Fielding by Chad Harbach
2014: What the Over 35's Are Reading
2,476 books — 520 voters
Dracula by Bram StokerFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
Best Books of the 19th Century
1,703 books — 6,873 voters

The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien
Best Books of the Decade: 1930s
904 books — 1,257 voters
Animal Farm by George Orwell1984 by George Orwell
Best Books of the Decade: 1940s
819 books — 1,144 voters

Lolita by Vladimir NabokovLord of the Flies by William GoldingFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyBreakfast at Tiffany’s and Three Stories by Truman Capote
Best Books of the Decade: 1950s
1,181 books — 1,509 voters
The Godfather by Mario PuzoSomething Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury2001 by Arthur C. ClarkeTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeOne Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey
Best Books of the Decade: 1960s
1,356 books — 1,780 voters

The Stand by Stephen KingThe Exorcist by William Peter BlattyInterview with the Vampire by Anne RiceChildren of Dune by Frank Herbert
Best Books of the Decade: 1970s
1,946 books — 1,880 voters
The Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettIt by Stephen KingMisery by Stephen KingThe Drawing of the Three by Stephen KingThe Clan of the Cave Bear by Jean M. Auel
Best Books of the Decade: 1980s
2,257 books — 2,434 voters

Invisible Monsters by Chuck PalahniukCloudstreet by Tim WintonThe Waste Lands by Stephen KingFight Club by Chuck PalahniukWizard's First Rule by Terry Goodkind
Best Books of the Decade: 1990s
3,130 books — 3,678 voters
11/22/63 by Stephen KingEdge of Eternity by Ken FollettWinter of the World by Ken FollettOnly Time Will Tell by Jeffrey ArcherA Column of Fire by Ken Follett
Best Books of the Decade: 2010s
7,686 books — 14,157 voters

The Dark Tower by Stephen KingThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniUnder the Dome by Stephen KingThe Gathering Storm by Robert JordanWorld Without End by Ken Follett
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,189 books — 28,379 voters
The Dark Tower by Stephen KingThe Drawing of the Three by Stephen KingThe Waste Lands by Stephen KingWolves of the Calla by Stephen KingThe Gunslinger by Stephen King
Best Novel In The "Dark Tower" Series
11 books — 75 voters

The Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettThe Dark Tower by Stephen KingThe Godfather by Mario PuzoInvisible Monsters by Chuck PalahniukThe Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
Your Top 5 Reads in 2013
1,301 books — 1,093 voters
The Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettThe Dark Tower by Stephen KingThe Godfather by Mario PuzoInvisible Monsters by Chuck PalahniukThe Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
2013: What the Over 35s Have Read So Far
2,622 books — 326 voters

A Storm of Swords by George R.R. MartinA Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinA Dance with Dragons by George R.R. MartinA Clash of Kings by George R.R. MartinA Feast for Crows by George R.R. Martin
Which is the best book in the ASOIAF?
6 books — 157 voters
The Dark Tower by Stephen KingThe Gathering Storm by Robert JordanTowers of Midnight by Robert JordanAmerican Gods by Neil GaimanWolves of the Calla by Stephen King
Five Star Fantasy Books
1,813 books — 2,140 voters

Fahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyHorns by Joe HillThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniDo Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. DickThe Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls
Books I want to read in 2012
406 books — 356 voters
11/22/63 by Stephen KingRoom by Emma DonoghueFight Club by Chuck PalahniukThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakA Storm of Swords by George R.R. Martin
2012: What the Over 35s Have Read So Far
3,300 books — 728 voters

It by Stephen KingThe Stand by Stephen King
Books You've Read At Least Three Times
140 books — 20 voters
The Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettIt by Stephen KingUnder the Dome by Stephen KingThe Stand by Stephen KingWorld Without End by Ken Follett
Big Fat Books Worth the Effort
1,874 books — 7,001 voters