Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Kevin (31 Lists)



The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey ChaucerHard Times by Charles Dickens
Favorite Poorly Rated Books
1,519 books — 261 voters
I Am a Cat by Natsume SōsekiThe Temple of the Golden Pavilion by Yukio Mishima
UNESCO Collection of Representative Works: Novels
224 books — 46 voters

Fables, Vol. 1 by Bill WillinghamThe Complete Persepolis by Marjane SatrapiMaus I by Art SpiegelmanFables, Vol. 2 by Bill WillinghamMaus II by Art Spiegelman
Great Graphic Novels Without Superheroes
1,011 books — 442 voters
Animal Man, Vol. 3 by Grant MorrisonAmerican Born Chinese by Gene Luen YangFables, Vol. 1 by Bill WillinghamSaga of the Swamp Thing by Alan MooreBatman by Frank Miller
Graphic Novel for Adults and young adults(helpful for librarians or educators)
188 books — 66 voters

The Giver by Lois LowryBridge to Terabithia by Katherine PatersonThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien
Top 100 Middle School Must-Reads
2,264 books — 3,651 voters
Midnight’s Children by Salman RushdieSiddhartha by Hermann Hesse
India
1,013 books — 862 voters

Watchmen by Alan MooreBatman by Frank MillerAnimal Man, Vol. 1 by Grant MorrisonAmerican Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang
Best Graphic Novels
3,453 books — 6,767 voters
What Would God's Pottery Do? by GOD'S POTTERYThe Zombie Survival Guide by Max BrooksCatch-22 by Joseph HellerM. Butterfly by David Henry HwangAmerica (The Book) by Jon Stewart
Best Humorous Books
4,328 books — 7,890 voters

Things Fall Apart by Chinua AchebeMidnight’s Children by Salman RushdieCry, the Beloved Country by Alan PatonThe Stranger by Albert CamusJude the Obscure by Thomas Hardy
Non-American books that every American should read
695 books — 495 voters
Watchmen by Alan MooreBatman by Frank MillerAnimal Man, Vol. 1 by Grant MorrisonAnimal Man, Vol. 3 by Grant MorrisonAnimal Man, Vol. 2 by Grant Morrison
Best Superhero Graphic Novels
632 books — 437 voters

A Change Is Gonna Come by Craig Werner
Best Music Books
410 books — 183 voters
Sugar Ray by Dave AndersonShoeless Joe by W.P. KinsellaFever Pitch by Nick HornbyHave a Nice Day! by Mick FoleyPersonal Foul by Tim Donaghy
Top reads for sports fans
955 books — 769 voters

Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch AlbomPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
Popular Books that Annoy You
1,032 books — 2,011 voters
The Lorax by Dr. SeussA Fly Went By by Mike McClintockThe Butter Battle Book by Dr. SeussDid I Ever Tell You How Lucky You Are? by Dr. SeussThere's a Wocket in My Pocket! by Dr. Seuss
Best Children's Books
5,310 books — 6,706 voters

Fahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyBrave New World by Aldous Huxley
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,351 books — 24,667 voters
The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
Best Literature in Portuguese
476 books — 488 voters

Every Little Thing Gonna Be Alright by Hank BordowitzOne Nation Under A Groove by Gerald EarlyA Change Is Gonna Come by Craig Werner
Best Non Fiction About Music
1,440 books — 1,343 voters
Requiem for a Dream by Hubert Selby Jr.Last Exit to Brooklyn by Hubert Selby Jr.
Tales of New York City
1,509 books — 1,219 voters

Catch-22 by Joseph HellerCyrano de Bergerac by Edmond RostandAmerica (The Book) by Jon Stewart
Books that Make you Laugh
3,505 books — 5,030 voters
The Temple of the Golden Pavilion by Yukio Mishima
Best Japanese Books
771 books — 3,248 voters

Cyrano de Bergerac by Edmond RostandHamlet by William ShakespeareA Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee WilliamsM. Butterfly by David Henry HwangOthello by William Shakespeare
Best Plays Ever
853 books — 1,129 voters
The Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm XEvery Little Thing Gonna Be Alright by Hank BordowitzSugar Ray by Dave AndersonThe Audacity of Hope by Barack ObamaJarhead by Anthony Swofford
Best Memoir / Biography / Autobiography
5,817 books — 6,347 voters

Le Morte d'Arthur by Thomas MaloryA Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court by Mark TwainSir Gawain and the Green Knight by UnknownLancelot by Walker Percy
Best Arthurian Fiction
476 books — 1,442 voters
Dracula by Bram Stoker
Best Horror Novels
1,984 books — 5,447 voters

M. Butterfly by David Henry HwangAmerican Born Chinese by Gene Luen YangAmerica Is in the Heart by Carlos Bulosan
Asian-American Books
544 books — 328 voters
The Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm XThe Collected Poems by Langston HughesFences by August WilsonOne Nation Under A Groove by Gerald EarlyDutchman & The Slave by Amiri Baraka
Best African American Books
1,043 books — 1,138 voters

Cry, the Beloved Country by Alan PatonThings Fall Apart by Chinua AchebeTriomf by Marlene van NiekerkTsotsi by Athol FugardWelcome to Our Hillbrow by Phaswane Mpe
Africa (fiction and nonfiction)
1,754 books — 1,633 voters
Requiem for a Dream by Hubert Selby Jr.Jude the Obscure by Thomas HardyThe Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
The Best Books of All Time
406 books — 175 voters

Requiem for a Dream by Hubert Selby Jr.Cry, the Beloved Country by Alan PatonThings Fall Apart by Chinua AchebeBrave New World by Aldous Huxley
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,807 books — 49,791 voters
Watchmen by Alan MooreBatman by Frank MillerUnderstanding Comics by Scott McCloudAmerican Born Chinese by Gene Luen YangArkham Asylum by Dan Slott
Required Reading Graphic Novels
1,173 books — 2,013 voters


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