Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Lori Demko (51 Lists)



My Sweet Audrina by V.C. AndrewsFlowers in the Attic by V.C. AndrewsPetals on the Wind by V.C. AndrewsHeaven by V.C. AndrewsDark Angel by V.C. Andrews
Best Of V.C. Andrews
46 books — 85 voters
The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
Favorite Translated Literature
1,029 books — 497 voters

The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryLet the Right One In by John Ajvide LindqvistLes Misérables by Victor Hugo
English Translated Fiction
278 books — 26 voters
The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryOf Mice and Men by John SteinbeckWe Were Liars by E. LockhartThe Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch AlbomNight Flight by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Great Short Short Books
585 books — 510 voters

A Man Called Ove by Fredrik BackmanMy Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry by Fredrik BackmanUs Against You by Fredrik BackmanAnd Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer and Longer by Fredrik BackmanThe Storyteller by Jodi Picoult
Best Inspirational Books
659 books — 840 voters
The Chalk Man by C.J. TudorThe Death of Mrs. Westaway by Ruth WareThe Woman in the Window by A.J. FinnThe Last Time I Lied by Riley SagerBaby Teeth by Zoje Stage
2018 Mystery Thriller Horror
288 books — 291 voters

The Tenth Circle by Jodi PicoultA Day No Pigs Would Die by Robert Newton PeckInto the Wild by Jon KrakauerDark Places by Gillian FlynnThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
Best Depressing Books
429 books — 429 voters
The Devil in the White City by Erik LarsonThe Paris Wife by Paula McLain
2016: What Women Born In The 1970s Read in 2016
6,075 books — 686 voters

Flowers in the Attic by V.C. Andrews
The Best Disturbing Thrillers You Must Read
270 books — 268 voters
We Were Liars by E. LockhartGone Girl by Gillian FlynnGone Girl by Gillian Flynn
Twisted
221 books — 50 voters

Never Let Me Go by Kazuo IshiguroThe Last Time They Met by Anita Shreve
Best Twists
8,345 books — 8,953 voters
Gone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellBridge to Terabithia by Katherine PatersonFlowers in the Attic by V.C. Andrews
Best Banned, Censored, and Challenged Books
924 books — 2,381 voters

Les Misérables by Victor Hugo
Books Every Human Being Should Read
2,989 books — 2,001 voters
Gone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellDracula by Bram StokerThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Older Books You Were Surprised You Liked
26 books — 11 voters

Ramona Quimby, Age 8 by Beverly Cleary
Best Books of 1981
326 books — 159 voters
The Giver by Lois LowryThe Year of Magical Thinking by Joan DidionA Prayer for Owen Meany by John IrvingThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodThe Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
Entertainment Weekly New Classics
104 books — 257 voters

Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides
Family Saga Novels
817 books — 858 voters
Petals on the Wind by V.C. AndrewsIf There Be Thorns by V.C. AndrewsValley of the Dolls by Jacqueline SusannSeeds of Yesterday by V.C. AndrewsThe Secret Diary of Laura Palmer by Jennifer Lynch
Guilty Pleasures - Crap You're Embarrassed to Love
401 books — 420 voters

The Cider House Rules by John IrvingValley of the Dolls by Jacqueline Susann
Best Trashy Novels
236 books — 80 voters
A Prayer for Owen Meany by John IrvingInfinite Jest by David Foster WallaceThe Cider House Rules by John IrvingThe Hours by Michael CunninghamThe Love Machine by Jacqueline Susann
The Great American Novel
670 books — 1,091 voters

Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
Major Award-Winning Fiction Since 1990
252 books — 567 voters
Atonement by Ian McEwanThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
It Should Have Won an Award
58 books — 60 voters

Water for Elephants by Sara GruenAtonement by Ian McEwanMiddlesex by Jeffrey EugenidesNever Let Me Go by Kazuo IshiguroThe History of Love by Nicole Krauss
Best Books of the 21st Century
9,835 books — 21,937 voters
Interview with the Vampire by Anne RiceThe Stranger Beside Me by Ann RuleFlowers in the Attic by V.C. Andrews
Best Gothic Novels/Suspense Novels
418 books — 452 voters

My Cousin Rachel by Daphne du MaurierRebecca by Daphne du MaurierFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
Best Gothic Books of All Time
585 books — 3,500 voters
Handle with Care by Jodi PicoultRebecca by Daphne du Maurier
What To Read Next
20,184 books — 24,097 voters

White Oleander by Janet Fitch
Books That Made You Cry
1,606 books — 3,272 voters
Water for Elephants by Sara GruenNever Let Me Go by Kazuo IshiguroThe Shack by William Paul Young
Books that Made You Cry!
3,357 books — 7,915 voters

Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine PatersonThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankNight by Elie WieselOf Mice and Men by John SteinbeckThe Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
Most Depressing Book of All Time
1,240 books — 3,906 voters
Flowers in the Attic by V.C. AndrewsGo Ask Alice by Beatrice SparksHeaven by V.C. AndrewsForever... by Judy BlumeDark Angel by V.C. Andrews
Scandalous books you STILL can't believe your parents let you read
156 books — 343 voters


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