Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Brennan (26 Lists)



Lolita by Vladimir NabokovThe Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka
Let's Shake It Up A Bit
961 books — 570 voters
In Search of Lost Time by Marcel ProustThe Magic Mountain by Thomas Mann
DIFFICULT BUT REWARDING
158 books — 69 voters

Independent People by Halldór Laxness
Best Scandinavian and Nordic Literature
1,210 books — 1,244 voters
Never Let Me Go by Kazuo IshiguroKafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami2666 by Roberto Bolaño
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,189 books — 28,379 voters

Eugene Onegin by Alexander Pushkin
Best Russian Literature
512 books — 2,276 voters
Shōgun by James Clavell
World's Greatest Epics
204 books — 134 voters

The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre DumasAnna Karenina by Leo TolstoySwann’s Way by Marcel ProustWithin a Budding Grove by Marcel ProustOnafhankelijke mensen by Halldór Laxness
Big Fat Fiction - Best of the Heavyweights
292 books — 156 voters
The Stand by Stephen King
Most Over-Written Book
57 books — 20 voters

1984 by George OrwellLolita by Vladimir NabokovCrime and Punishment by Fyodor DostoevskyHeart of Darkness by Joseph ConradTo the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf
The Great Classics You Have Not Read Yet
745 books — 1,811 voters
1984 by George OrwellWuthering Heights by Emily BrontëThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar WildeThe Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre DumasLolita by Vladimir Nabokov
The Guardian's "1000 Novels Everyone Must Read"
1,016 books — 594 voters

To the Lighthouse by Virginia WoolfWuthering Heights by Emily BrontëThe Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre DumasLolita by Vladimir Nabokov
Most Difficult Novels
588 books — 2,043 voters
1984 by George OrwellAnna Karenina by Leo TolstoyLolita by Vladimir NabokovDon Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra
100 Best Books of All Time: The World Library List
100 books — 1,710 voters

The Metamorphosis by Franz KafkaFaust, First Part by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Best German/Austrian/Swiss Literature
1,028 books — 955 voters
1984 by George OrwellLolita by Vladimir NabokovThe Metamorphosis by Franz KafkaThe Sound and the Fury by William FaulknerTo the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,807 books — 49,788 voters

1984 by George Orwell
Best Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
1,245 books — 3,412 voters
Blindness by José SaramagoIndependent People by Halldór Laxness
Nobel Laureates
660 books — 566 voters

The Tale of Genji by Murasaki ShikibuThe Odyssey by Homer
Big Fat Books Worth the Effort
1,874 books — 7,000 voters
Wuthering Heights by Emily BrontëJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëThe Odyssey by Homer
Best Books Ever
76,069 books — 282,624 voters

The Tale of Genji by Murasaki ShikibuSnow Country by Yasunari KawabataThe Sound of the Mountain by Yasunari KawabataNorwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami
Best Japanese Books
771 books — 3,248 voters
1984 by George OrwellThe Principia by Isaac NewtonHeart of Darkness by Joseph ConradThe Odyssey by Homer
The Most Influential Books
1,479 books — 5,283 voters

Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov
Goodreads Filipino Group - Favorite Modern Fiction/Contemporary Books
86 books — 166 voters
The Tale of Genji by Murasaki Shikibu
Best Books of the 11th Century
24 books — 112 voters

The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre DumasThe Red and the Black by StendhalIn Search of Lost Time by Marcel Proust
Best French Literature
872 books — 1,573 voters
Faust, First Part by Johann Wolfgang von GoetheDead Souls by Nikolai GogolJane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
Best Books of the 19th Century
1,703 books — 6,872 voters

Snow Country by Yasunari KawabataThe Tale of Genji by Murasaki ShikibuThe Sound of the Mountain by Yasunari Kawabata
Japanese Literature
310 books — 388 voters
Wuthering Heights by Emily BrontëThe Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre DumasAnd Then There Were None by Agatha ChristieThe Trial by Franz KafkaBlindness by José Saramago
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,474 books — 119,879 voters