Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Beth Horton (6 Lists)



Jack by Marilynne RobinsonUtopia Avenue by David Mitchell
Best Books of 2020
1,564 books — 1,933 voters
Cold Mountain by Charles Frazier
Disappointing Books
2,735 books — 4,607 voters

A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole
Best Eccentric Characters
169 books — 85 voters
Swing Time by Zadie SmithChristodora by Tim MurphyBarkskins by Annie ProulxCommonwealth by Ann PatchettMy Name Is Lucy Barton by Elizabeth Strout
Goodreads Picks for Tournament of Books 2017
511 books — 1,999 voters

Infinite Jest by David Foster WallaceThe Gold Bug Variations by Richard Powers
Most Difficult Novels
588 books — 2,044 voters
Edgar and Lucy by Victor LodatoA Piece of the World by Christina Baker KlineExit West by Mohsin HamidAnything Is Possible by Elizabeth StroutThe Changeling by Victor LaValle
Best Books of 2017
1,737 books — 3,082 voters