Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Jess (28 Lists)



The Stand by Stephen King1984 by George OrwellLife As We Knew It by Susan Beth PfefferThe War of the Worlds by H.G. WellsThe Gunslinger by Stephen King
Post Apocalyptic
252 books — 306 voters
Gone by Michael GrantThe Graveyard Book by Neil GaimanDelirium by Lauren OliverCoraline by Neil Gaiman
YA Novels by Goodreads Authors
1,833 books — 2,831 voters

Ulysses by James JoyceMoby-Dick or, The Whale by Herman MelvilleThe Holy Bible by AnonymousAtlas Shrugged by Ayn RandWar and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
The Most Begun "Read but Unfinished" (Started) book ever
2,606 books — 13,135 voters
The Greatest Show on Earth by Richard DawkinsThe Blind Watchmaker by Richard Dawkins
Best Science Books - Non-Fiction Only
1,837 books — 3,600 voters

Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë
Favorite Historical Romance Novels
3,403 books — 6,021 voters
1984 by George OrwellThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
David Bowie's Top 100 Must Read Books
100 books — 311 voters

1984 by George OrwellFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyDo Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. DickNeuromancer by William Gibson
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,351 books — 24,668 voters
Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëWuthering Heights by Emily BrontëFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
Best Woman-Authored Books
8,221 books — 5,217 voters

Haunted by Chuck PalahniukCarrie by Stephen KingPerfume by Patrick SüskindFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
Most Messed Up
848 books — 515 voters
’Salem’s Lot by Stephen KingDracula by Bram Stoker
Best Adult Vampire Books
1,771 books — 4,918 voters

The Night Circus by Erin MorgensternCoraline by Neil Gaiman
TO DIE FOR 2000 - 2015 STAND-ALONES
1,979 books — 5,353 voters
The Origin of Species by Charles DarwinThe Holy Bible by Anonymousالقرآن الكريم by AnonymousThe Odyssey by HomerThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
The Most Influential Books
1,479 books — 5,284 voters

Delirium by Lauren OliverThe Night Circus by Erin MorgensternA Dance with Dragons by George R.R. Martin
Best Books of 2011
2,669 books — 6,705 voters
Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson BurnettHarry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. RowlingHoles by Louis Sachar
What Book Got You Hooked?
3,845 books — 10,506 voters

1984 by George OrwellBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyAnimal Farm by George OrwellThe Time Machine by H.G. Wells
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
3,751 books — 25,990 voters
Animal Farm by George OrwellJ.R.R. Tolkien 4-Book Boxed Set by J.R.R. TolkienAlice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis CarrollFahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Best Books Ever
76,166 books — 283,150 voters

Fallen by Lauren KateGraceling by Kristin CashoreThe Luxe by Anna GodbersenNeed by Carrie JonesThe Selection by Kiera Cass
Judge A Book By Its Cover!
15,190 books — 17,082 voters
The Book Thief by Markus ZusakHatchet by Gary Paulsen
Best Teen Books About Real Problems
2,981 books — 12,434 voters

A Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinJ.R.R. Tolkien 4-Book Boxed Set by J.R.R. TolkienThe Name of the Wind by Patrick RothfussThe Gunslinger by Stephen King
The Best Epic Fantasy (fiction)
4,209 books — 25,724 voters
The Tombs of Atuan by Ursula K. Le GuinEqual Rites by Terry PratchettTehanu by Ursula K. Le Guin
Best "Strong Female" Fantasy Novels
4,457 books — 18,211 voters

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingJane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
Best Book Boyfriends
10,726 books — 28,934 voters
Perfume by Patrick SüskindThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakKidnapped by Robert Louis StevensonThe Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux
Best Historical Fiction
7,406 books — 25,586 voters

Blindness by José SaramagoThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsCharlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald DahlThe Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson BurnettThe Stand by Stephen King
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,807 books — 49,789 voters
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienHoles by Louis SacharCharlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald DahlThe Bad Beginning by Lemony Snicket
Best Young Adult Books
13,096 books — 80,178 voters

Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth GilbertThe Secret by Rhonda ByrneMen Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus by John GrayThe Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch AlbomFifty Shades of Grey by E.L. James
Everyone's Read It But Me
800 books — 4,323 voters
The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre DumasFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyDon Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,546 books — 120,090 voters

Dracula by Bram Stoker’Salem’s Lot by Stephen KingGood Omens by Terry PratchettHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingEqual Rites by Terry Pratchett
Vampires and Werewolves and Witches...Oh My!
1,946 books — 2,999 voters
Harry Potter Series Box Set by J.K. RowlingThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien
What Book Would You Like To Live In?
8,742 books — 8,877 voters