Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Oscar (13 Lists)



Lemprière's Dictionary by Lawrence NorfolkThe Pope's Rhinoceros by Lawrence Norfolk
Best Lawrence Norfolk Books
2 books — 4 voters
The Shadow of the Torturer by Gene WolfeLa Garra del Conciliador by Gene WolfeSoldier of the Mist by Gene Wolfe
Best Gene Wolfe Books
5 books — 3 voters

Norwegian Wood by Haruki MurakamiSouth of the Border, West of the Sun by Haruki MurakamiBlind Willow, Sleeping Woman by Haruki Murakami
Best Haruki Murakami Books
25 books — 840 voters
Moon Palace by Paul AusterIn the Country of Last Things by Paul AusterMr. Vertigo by Paul AusterThe New York Trilogy by Paul AusterThe Music of Chance by Paul Auster
Best Paul Auster Books
25 books — 117 voters

The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
Books With Unforgettable Characters
9,440 books — 8,416 voters
Red Mars by Kim Stanley RobinsonNever Let Me Go by Kazuo IshiguroPerdido Street Station by China MiévilleEngine Summer by John CrowleyThe Shadow of the Torturer by Gene Wolfe
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,351 books — 24,669 voters

Cloud Atlas by David MitchellBlack Swan Green by David MitchellGhostwritten by David Mitchell
David Mitchell
11 books — 107 voters
The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, the Unbeliever by Stephen R. DonaldsonThe Earthsea Trilogy by Ursula K. Le GuinThe Dragonbone Chair by Tad WilliamsSeventh Son by Orson Scott Card
The Best Epic Fantasy (fiction)
4,209 books — 25,725 voters

The Book of the New Sun by Gene WolfeRed Mars by Kim Stanley RobinsonRevelation Space by Alastair Reynolds
Best Science Fiction Series
414 books — 1,091 voters
The History of Love by Nicole KraussThe Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael ChabonEverything is Illuminated by Jonathan Safran FoerThe Neverending Story by Michael Ende
Stories For Book Lovers
8,343 books — 8,384 voters

The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerRabbit, Run by John UpdikeThe Silence of the Lambs by Thomas HarrisThe Talented Mr. Ripley by Patricia HighsmithThe Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, the Unbeliever by Stephen R. Donaldson
The Best Antiheroes
701 books — 585 voters