Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by VICTORIA VAN VLEAR (15 Lists)



The Holy Bible by AnonymousA Tale of Two Cities by Charles DickensHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,758 books — 120,824 voters
Unbroken by Laura HillenbrandInto the Wild by Jon Krakauer
Best Biographies
1,675 books — 2,951 voters

Eragon by Christopher PaoliniHis Majesty's Dragon by Naomi NovikHarry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. RowlingSeraphina by Rachel HartmanDragonSpell by Donita K. Paul
Dragons
1,786 books — 2,541 voters
A Christmas Carol by Charles DickensThe Polar Express by Chris Van AllsburgThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisA Charlie Brown Christmas by Charles M. SchulzSkipping Christmas by John Grisham
Best Christmas-Themed Books/Stories
842 books — 719 voters

The Night Circus by Erin MorgensternCinder by Marissa MeyerThe Selection by Kiera CassThe Graveyard Book by Neil GaimanThrone of Glass by Sarah J. Maas
Books That Should Be Made Into Movies
32,237 books — 68,780 voters
Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Help by Kathryn StockettFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyWater for Elephants by Sara Gruen
I'm glad someone made me read this book
10,857 books — 10,477 voters

The Glass Castle by Jeannette WallsInto the Wild by Jon KrakauerEat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth GilbertNight by Elie WieselThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
Best Memoir / Biography / Autobiography
5,860 books — 6,382 voters
Jane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëThe Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre DumasLes Misérables by Victor HugoA Tale of Two Cities by Charles DickensPride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Best Books of the 19th Century
1,704 books — 6,878 voters

Mistborn by Brandon SandersonHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingGraceling by Kristin CashoreThe Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. TolkienHowl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones
Most Interesting Magic System
2,651 books — 8,770 voters
J.R.R. Tolkien 4-Book Boxed Set by J.R.R. TolkienThe Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. LewisEragon by Christopher PaoliniMistborn by Brandon SandersonThe Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss
The Best Epic Fantasy (fiction)
4,238 books — 25,848 voters

The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
Best Steampunk Books
1,250 books — 4,095 voters
Orthodoxy by G.K. ChestertonBeloved Dust by Jamin Goggin
Lent Reading List
235 books — 75 voters

The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. TolkienThe Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre DumasDivergent by Veronica Roth
Best Action-Adventure Novels
2,556 books — 2,728 voters
The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde
Original Stories . . . a Breath of Fresh Air
12,094 books — 12,213 voters

The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George SpeareA Northern Light by Jennifer DonnellyThe True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle by AviElizabeth I by Kathryn LaskyA Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
Teen Historical Novels
962 books — 1,323 voters