Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Patience Killinger (13 Lists)



Hey Nostradamus! by Douglas CouplandGirl, Interrupted by Susanna KaysenChoke by Chuck PalahniukThe Stranger by Albert CamusA Man Without a Country by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Best Transgressive Fiction
868 books — 967 voters
Psycho by Robert BlochGirl, Interrupted by Susanna KaysenAnd the Ass Saw the Angel by Nick CaveA Certain Age by Tama JanowitzBig Sur by Jack Kerouac
Let's Shake It Up A Bit
961 books — 570 voters

Little Birds by Anaïs NinRoom by Emma DonoghuePsycho by Robert BlochLullaby by Chuck PalahniukThe Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
Weird and Wonderful Stories
316 books — 155 voters
Dark Rooms by Lili Anolik
Cult fiction
538 books — 466 voters

The Coma by Alex GarlandThe Stranger by Albert CamusThe Bell Jar by Sylvia PlathThe Plague by Albert CamusA Certain Age by Tama Janowitz
Cult Classics
1,567 books — 2,120 voters
Psycho by Robert BlochRoom by Emma DonoghueDead Men's Trousers by Irvine WelshAnd the Ass Saw the Angel by Nick CaveA Certain Age by Tama Janowitz
Weird, Addictive, Psychological, Must Reads
466 books — 254 voters

Diary of a Drug Fiend by Aleister CrowleyCloser by Dennis CooperAngels by Denis JohnsonLullaby by Chuck PalahniukThe Insult by Rupert Thomson
Best EXPLICIT books
647 books — 267 voters
Diary of a Drug Fiend by Aleister CrowleyThe Stranger by Albert CamusThe Coma by Alex GarlandThe Mezzanine by Nicholson BakerGirl, Interrupted by Susanna Kaysen
Best Weird Fiction Books
1,200 books — 1,092 voters

Reheated Cabbage by Irvine Welsh4 3 2 1 by Paul AusterBig Sur by Jack KerouacGirl, Interrupted by Susanna KaysenChoke by Chuck Palahniuk
Transgressive and Bizzaro Fiction
319 books — 131 voters
Reheated Cabbage by Irvine WelshPsycho by Robert BlochAngels by Denis JohnsonDead Men's Trousers by Irvine WelshThe Insult by Rupert Thomson
Quality Dark Fiction
2,508 books — 3,224 voters

Hollywood by Charles BukowskiThe Stranger by Albert CamusDead Men's Trousers by Irvine WelshThe Coma by Alex GarlandThe Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
Twisted Tales
673 books — 399 voters
A Man Without a Country by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.The Coma by Alex GarlandDark Rooms by Lili AnolikBlood and Guts in High School by Kathy AckerDiary of a Drug Fiend by Aleister Crowley
Awful People Doing Awful Things
452 books — 210 voters

The Insult by Rupert ThomsonHollywood by Charles BukowskiBig Sur by Jack KerouacDead Men's Trousers by Irvine WelshThe Mezzanine by Nicholson Baker
Best Outside-the-box Speculative Fiction
885 books — 487 voters