Big Books of 2026

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



Shantaram by Gregory David Roberts
Biographic Fiction
734 books — 304 voters
A Walk in the Woods by Bill BrysonNotes from a Small Island by Bill BrysonI'm a Stranger Here Myself by Bill BrysonEats, Shoots & Leaves by Lynne TrussThe Sweet Potato Queens' Book of Love by Jill Conner Browne
Best Humorous Books
4,326 books — 7,864 voters

The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienUlysses by James Joyce
The Most Begun "Read but Unfinished" (Started) book ever
2,605 books — 13,134 voters
Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel García Márquez
Disappointing Books
2,735 books — 4,605 voters

I Am David by Anne Holm
Books that Made You Cry!
3,357 books — 7,916 voters
Moloka'i by Alan BrennertLord of the Flies by William GoldingA Walk in the Woods by Bill BrysonPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenPeace Like a River by Leif Enger
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,479 books — 119,912 voters

Into Thin Air by Jon KrakauerA Walk in the Woods by Bill BrysonInto the Wild by Jon Krakauer
Tales of Adventure
513 books — 474 voters
Shantaram by Gregory David RobertsEast of Eden by John Steinbeck
Thickest Books Ever
889 books — 2,489 voters

Moloka'i by Alan BrennertCold Mountain by Charles FrazierMemoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden
Best Historical Fiction
7,392 books — 25,577 voters
Bridget Jones’s Diary by Helen FieldingDivine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood by Rebecca WellsAngry Housewives Eating Bon Bons by Lorna LandvikGood in Bed by Jennifer WeinerConfessions of a Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella
Favorite Chick-Lit
2,398 books — 4,617 voters

Holes by Louis SacharHatchet by Gary PaulsenThe Watsons Go to Birmingham - 1963 by Christopher Paul CurtisWalk Two Moons by Sharon Creech
Best Young Adult Books
13,123 books — 80,171 voters