Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Kyle (14 Lists)



Written In Wine by Diotima SophiaFrom the Roaring Deep by Rebecca BuchananQueen of Olympos by LykeiaWith Lyre and Bow by Jennifer LawrenceBearing Torches by Sannion
Pagan Devotionals
92 books — 9 voters
Beast by Donna Jo NapoliThe Phantom of the Opera by Gaston LerouxRose Daughter by Robin McKinleyThe Fire Rose by Mercedes Lackey
Best retellings of Beauty and the Beast
344 books — 1,126 voters

Argall by William T. VollmannThe Ice-Shirt by William T. Vollmann
William T. Vollmann
20 books — 22 voters
Le Morte d'Arthur by Thomas MaloryThe Winter King by Bernard CornwellEnemy of God by Bernard CornwellExcalibur by Bernard Cornwell
Best Arthurian Fiction
476 books — 1,442 voters

Angels in America by Tony KushnerThe Charioteer by Mary RenaultThe Last of the Wine by Mary RenaultThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar WildeThe Folded Leaf by William Maxwell
Best Gay Fiction
2,649 books — 3,866 voters
Alice in Wonderland by Jane CarruthArgall by William T. VollmannThe Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank BaumLord of the Flies by William GoldingPride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Best Books Ever
76,076 books — 282,651 voters

Return to the Secret Garden by Susan MoodyTwilight by Stephenie MeyerFifty Shades of Grey by E.L. JamesBlack House by Stephen KingThe 5th Wave by Rick Yancey
The Worst Books of All Time
8,104 books — 19,875 voters
Return to the Secret Garden by Susan Moody
Worst Rated Books on Goodreads
539 books — 309 voters

Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice SendakGreen Eggs and Ham by Dr. SeussThe Monster at the End of this Book by Jon StoneMadeline by Ludwig BemelmansCorduroy by Don Freeman
Best Picture Books
3,080 books — 1,984 voters
Two Boys Kissing by David LevithanEleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell
Mock Printz 2014
99 books — 811 voters

The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories by Angela CarterBeauty by Robin McKinleySnow White, Blood Red by Ellen DatlowRed as Blood, or Tales from the Sisters Grimmer by Tanith LeeMermaid by Carolyn Turgeon
The Best Fairytales and Retellings
2,797 books — 9,159 voters
Alice in Wonderland by Jane CarruthThe Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank BaumThe Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson BurnettThe Monster at the End of this Book by Jon StoneCharlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl
What Book Got You Hooked?
3,843 books — 10,493 voters

Jane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëThe Phantom of the Opera by Gaston LerouxDr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson
Best Gothic Books of All Time
585 books — 3,500 voters
The Exorcist by William Peter BlattyCommunion by Whitley StrieberHouse of Leaves by Mark Z. DanielewskiThe Silence of the Lambs by Thomas HarrisI Am Not a Serial Killer by Dan Wells
Books That Gave Me Nightmares
268 books — 473 voters