Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by kate (13 Lists)



Vali Myers, A Memoir by Gianni Menichetti
Portals to Dreamland
21 books — 15 voters
The Stranger by Albert CamusSpring Snow by Yukio MishimaThe Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
The ACTUAL 100 Best Novels of the 20th Century
218 books — 319 voters

Spring Snow by Yukio MishimaThe Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea by Yukio Mishima
Best Japanese Books
771 books — 3,248 voters
The Consumer by Michael GiraAnd the Ass Saw the Angel by Nick Cave
Henry Rollins' 2.13.61
63 books — 19 voters

The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley JacksonThreshold by Caitlín R. KiernanThe Red Tree by Caitlín R. KiernanWe Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson
Ladies of Horror and Dark Fiction Writing
437 books — 212 voters
The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen CraneGreat Expectations by Charles DickensThe Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel HawthorneThe Pearl/The Red Pony by John SteinbeckOf Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
Forced to read in school, but hated
321 books — 559 voters

Giovanni’s Room by James Baldwin
Jeff Buckley's Bookshelf
158 books — 41 voters
The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Best Philosophical Literature
1,167 books — 2,724 voters

Nausea by Jean-Paul SartreThe Stranger by Albert Camus
Best Existential Fiction
449 books — 767 voters
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleThe Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor DostoevskyAre You There God? It’s Me, Margaret by Judy Blume
LOST Book Club
80 books — 119 voters

The Bell Jar by Sylvia PlathLittle Women by Louisa May AlcottDelta of Venus by Anaïs NinRebecca by Daphne du Maurier
Jezebel's Books All Women Should Read
772 books — 1,399 voters
The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley JacksonHouse of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski
Best Horror Novels
1,984 books — 5,447 voters

The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
Required Reading in High School
813 books — 1,288 voters