Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Rob (19 Lists)



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Best JavaScript Books
40 books — 90 voters
Blindsight by Peter WattsA Fire Upon the Deep by Vernor VingeLife, the Universe and Everything by Douglas Adams
First Contact
260 books — 358 voters

Infinite Jest by David Foster WallaceMe Talk Pretty One Day by David SedarisLamb by Christopher MooreThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsFierce Invalids Home from Hot Climates by Tom Robbins
Best Humorous Books
4,322 books — 7,862 voters
Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice SendakGreen Eggs and Ham by Dr. SeussBear Snores On by Karma WilsonGuess How Much I Love You by Sam McBratneyThe Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
What...Again? Most requested Children's books
536 books — 464 voters

The Autumn of the Patriarch by Gabriel García MárquezThe Sound and the Fury by William FaulknerMason & Dixon by Thomas Pynchon
The Most Begun "Read but Unfinished" (Started) book ever
2,605 books — 13,134 voters
Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak
What Book Got You Hooked?
3,843 books — 10,493 voters

Magic for Beginners by Kelly LinkPerdido Street Station by China Miéville
Best Fantasy Books of the 21st Century
3,053 books — 9,893 voters
Idoru by William GibsonLamb by Christopher MooreFierce Invalids Home from Hot Climates by Tom RobbinsBurning Chrome by William GibsonRed Storm Rising by Tom Clancy
Books That Should Be Made Into Movies
32,228 books — 68,127 voters

The Minority Report by Philip K. DickDo Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. DickDifferent Seasons by Stephen King
The MOVIE was BETTER than the BOOK
1,133 books — 10,102 voters
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Essential Programming Books
183 books — 525 voters

The Wasp Factory by Iain BanksShōgun by James ClavellA Clockwork Orange by Anthony BurgessFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyPerfume by Patrick Süskind
The Best Antiheroes
701 books — 585 voters
Infinite Jest by David Foster WallaceSnow Crash by Neal Stephenson
Best Books of the Decade: 1990s
3,130 books — 3,678 voters

The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood1984 by George OrwellGun, with Occasional Music by Jonathan LethemJennifer Government by Max Barry
Dystopia!
1,218 books — 2,752 voters
Wastelands by John Joseph AdamsMirrorshades by Bruce SterlingBurning Chrome by William GibsonSelected Stories of Philip K. Dick by Philip K. Dick
Best Science Fiction Anthologies/Collections
531 books — 255 voters

Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice SendakMake Way for Ducklings by Robert McCloskeyThe Lorax by Dr. SeussThe Giving Tree by Shel SilversteinGreen Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss
Best Children's Books
5,309 books — 6,704 voters
This Time of Darkness by Helen Mary HooverPatterns by Pat Cadigan
Most Under-rated Science Fiction
2,080 books — 2,161 voters

House of Leaves by Mark Z. DanielewskiThe Shining by Stephen KingFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
Best Horror Novels
1,984 books — 5,447 voters
The Sound and the Fury by William FaulknerMason & Dixon by Thomas PynchonAll Families Are Psychotic by Douglas Coupland
The Worst Books of All Time
8,104 books — 19,875 voters

Idoru by William GibsonSnow Crash by Neal StephensonUbik by Philip K. DickThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodBlindsight by Peter Watts
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,350 books — 24,660 voters