Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Abby (24 Lists)



Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson
Books That Had Me Bawling My Eyes Out
858 books — 1,597 voters
A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson BurnettHarriet the Spy by Louise FitzhughFrom the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L. KonigsburgBridge to Terabithia by Katherine PatersonThe Lonely Doll by Dare Wright
What Book Got You Hooked?
3,847 books — 10,510 voters

The Egypt Game by Zilpha Keatley SnyderAlice in Wonderland by Jane Carruth
Favorite books from my childhood
4,421 books — 7,428 voters
Kindred by Octavia E. ButlerFledgling by Octavia E. ButlerWild Seed by Octavia E. Butler
Fantasy Books by African-American Authors
33 books — 22 voters

The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson BurnettInto The Wild by Jon Krakauer
Books made into really good movies
575 books — 288 voters
The Mistress of Spices by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
Favorite Magical Realism Novels
1,304 books — 4,518 voters

Zami by Audre Lorde
Best Feminist Books
2,517 books — 3,519 voters
The Year of the Flood by Margaret AtwoodThe Edible Woman by Margaret AtwoodMaddAddam by Margaret Atwood
Best of Margaret Atwood
101 books — 251 voters

Kindred by Octavia E. ButlerMind of My Mind by Octavia E. Butler
Speculative Fiction Classics (pre-1980) by Female Authors
170 books — 97 voters
The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer BradleyElla Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine
Strong Female Characters Written by Female Authors
1,676 books — 1,399 voters

Kindred by Octavia E. ButlerOryx and Crake by Margaret AtwoodThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerThe Year of the Flood by Margaret AtwoodWild Seed by Octavia E. Butler
Science Fiction Books by Female Authors
1,710 books — 1,556 voters
The Year of the Flood by Margaret Atwood
Speculative fiction heroines who are 40+
127 books — 56 voters

Letters to a Young Poet by Rainer Maria RilkeWomen Who Run With the Wolves by Clarissa Pinkola EstésOn the Road by Jack KerouacThe Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen ChboskySiddhartha by Hermann Hesse
Books That Changed My World
3,277 books — 3,185 voters
Lolita by Vladimir NabokovDelta of Venus by Anaïs NinWifey by Judy BlumeAmerican Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis
Books you read that you weren't supposed to read
148 books — 206 voters

The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara KingsolverCat’s Eye by Margaret AtwoodThe Year of the Flood by Margaret Atwood
women writers
614 books — 262 voters
The Holy Bible by AnonymousLolita by Vladimir NabokovSophie’s World by Jostein GaarderA Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius by Dave EggersLook Homeward, Angel by Thomas Wolfe
The Most Begun "Read but Unfinished" (Started) book ever
2,606 books — 13,135 voters

The Princess Bride by William Goldman
Best Humorous Books
4,328 books — 7,892 voters
Stardust by Neil GaimanThe Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley
The Best of Mythic Fiction
683 books — 709 voters

Tao Te Ching by Lao Tzu
Best Holy Books
269 books — 533 voters
Oryx and Crake by Margaret AtwoodThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,189 books — 28,376 voters

The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer BradleyThe Edible Woman by Margaret Atwood
Best Feminist Fiction
1,504 books — 2,673 voters
The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson BurnettCat’s Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.Demian by Hermann Hesse
Favorite Books
14,362 books — 9,966 voters

The Rose and the Beast by Francesca Lia Block
The Best Fairytales and Retellings
2,797 books — 9,158 voters
White Oleander by Janet FitchThe Little Mermaid by Hans Christian AndersenStardust by Neil GaimanElla Enchanted by Gail Carson LevineThe Nanny Diaries by Emma McLaughlin
The Book Was Better Than the Movie
1,561 books — 18,688 voters