Big Books of 2026

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



The Name of the Rose by Umberto EcoCatch-22 by Joseph HellerThe Trial by Franz KafkaHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. RowlingThe Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle
Conspiracy Fiction
1,278 books — 1,329 voters
Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine PatersonThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankThe Lovely Bones by Alice SeboldLittle Women by Louisa May AlcottThe Last Battle by C.S. Lewis
The kid(s) die! (another cautionary list)
243 books — 120 voters

Born Standing Up by Steve Martin
Biography and Memoirs that are BETTER than Fiction
2,435 books — 2,956 voters
The Aeneid by Virgil
Best Books About Ancient Rome
738 books — 1,084 voters

The Ugly Duckling by Jerry PinkneyThe Story of Doctor Dolittle by Hugh LoftingBlack Beauty by Anna SewellBambi by Walt Disney CompanyWalt Disney's 101 Dalmatians by Walt Disney Company
Best Animal Adventures
102 books — 116 voters
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyLittle Women by Louisa May AlcottAnimal Farm by George OrwellLord of the Flies by William Golding
Books That Changed My World
3,277 books — 3,185 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald1984 by George OrwellFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyOf Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
Books I should have read in school but didn't
124 books — 29 voters
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsCatch-22 by Joseph HellerThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark HaddonI Am America by Stephen ColbertThe Bad Beginning by Lemony Snicket
Books that Make you Laugh
3,495 books — 5,003 voters

The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank1984 by George OrwellNight by Elie WieselOf Mice and Men by John SteinbeckLord of the Flies by William Golding
Most Depressing Book of All Time
1,240 books — 3,906 voters
A Christmas Carol by Charles DickensHow the Grinch Stole Christmas! by Dr. SeussThe Gift of the Magi by O. HenryThe Little Match Girl by Hans Christian AndersenThe Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams Bianco
Favorite Christmas Books
1,495 books — 1,564 voters

Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenTheir Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
Most Proactive Female Protagonist
238 books — 167 voters
The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisThe Lovely Bones by Alice SeboldThe Adventures of Pippi Longstocking by Astrid Lindgren
Unforgettable Female Protagonists
374 books — 136 voters

The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling
Best Kick-Ass Female Characters From YA and Children's Fantasy and Science Fiction
3,073 books — 8,673 voters
Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls WilderCharlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleLittle House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder
What Book Got You Hooked?
3,839 books — 10,489 voters

The Red Tent by Anita DiamantGuilty by Ann CoulterThe O'Reilly Factor by Bill O'ReillyZen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance by Robert M. Pirsig
The Worst Books of All Time
8,104 books — 19,876 voters
Witness for the Prosecution and Selected Plays by Agatha ChristieMrs. McGinty's Dead by Agatha ChristieHercule Poirot's Christmas by Agatha ChristieCrooked House by Agatha ChristieTowards Zero by Agatha Christie
Agatha Christie Mysteries
71 books — 52 voters

The Speckled Band by Arthur Conan Doyle
Locked Room Mysteries
160 books — 150 voters
The Pale Horse by Agatha ChristieAnd Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
Best of Non-Poirot/Non-Marple Agatha Christie
24 books — 40 voters

4 by Agatha ChristieThe Hollow by Agatha ChristieLord Edgware Dies by Agatha ChristieFive Little Pigs by Agatha Christie
Most Shocking Agatha Christie Ending
43 books — 78 voters
Hercule Poirot's Christmas by Agatha ChristieDeath on the Nile by Agatha Christie
Agatha Christie Top 5
16 books — 10 voters

And Then There Were None by Agatha ChristieMurder on the Orient Express by Agatha ChristieDeath on the Nile by Agatha ChristieThe Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha ChristieFive Little Pigs by Agatha Christie
Best Agatha Christie Book
110 books — 1,373 voters
1984 by George OrwellPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark TwainLolita by Vladimir Nabokov
Goodreads Top 100 Literary Novels of All Time
106 books — 990 voters

East of Eden by John SteinbeckLes Misérables by Victor HugoThe Ultimate Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsThe Odyssey by Homer
Big Fat Books Worth the Effort
1,874 books — 7,001 voters
1984 by George OrwellBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyThe Handmaid's Tale by Margaret AtwoodAnimal Farm by George Orwell
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
3,747 books — 25,986 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee1984 by George OrwellThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldLolita by Vladimir Nabokov
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,807 books — 49,787 voters
V for Vendetta by Alan MooreA Clockwork Orange by Anthony BurgessThe Green Mile by Stephen KingThe Firm by Robin Waterfield
The MOVIE was BETTER than the BOOK
1,133 books — 10,103 voters