Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Bill (8 Lists)



Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist by Rachel CohnThe Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael ChabonBright Lights, Big City by Jay McInerney
Tales of New York City
1,509 books — 1,219 voters
Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro1984 by George Orwell
The Most Disturbing Books Ever Written
3,192 books — 11,292 voters

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis CarrollChronicle of a Death Foretold by Gabriel García MárquezNever Let Me Go by Kazuo IshiguroCandide by VoltaireMicroserfs by Douglas Coupland
Best Books Ever
76,126 books — 282,999 voters
Howl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones
The MOVIE was BETTER than the BOOK
1,134 books — 10,101 voters

1984 by George OrwellBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyThe Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le GuinThe Man in the High Castle by Philip K. Dick
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,351 books — 24,666 voters
The Golden Compass by Philip PullmanStarship Troopers by Robert A. Heinlein
The Book Was Better Than the Movie
1,561 books — 18,689 voters

His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman
Best Fantasy Series, Trilogies, and Duologies
2,076 books — 11,670 voters
Never Let Me Go by Kazuo IshiguroOn the Beach by Nevil Shute
Most Depressing Book of All Time
1,241 books — 3,908 voters