Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Blair (11 Lists)



Life of Pi by Yann MartelWater for Elephants by Sara GruenThe Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
Best Beach Reads 2013
2,203 books — 4,188 voters
On the Road by Jack Kerouac1984 by George OrwellThe Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
Books That Changed My World
3,277 books — 3,185 voters

The Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniA Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark HaddonLife of Pi by Yann Martel1984 by George Orwell
Best for Book Clubs
14,620 books — 18,453 voters
Atonement by Ian McEwan
Best Historical Fiction
7,406 books — 25,586 voters

The Complete Persepolis by Marjane SatrapiThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankMe Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris
Favorite Memoirs/Autobiographies
2,102 books — 1,950 voters
The Road by Cormac McCarthyThe Poisonwood Bible by Barbara KingsolverThe Power of Myth by Joseph Campbell
What To Read Next
20,287 books — 24,165 voters

Fahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyAnimal Farm by George Orwell
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,807 books — 49,789 voters
Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card1984 by George OrwellFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburySlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,351 books — 24,668 voters

A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniThe Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre DumasThe Poisonwood Bible by Barbara KingsolverA Child Called "It" by Dave PelzerGirl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier
I Should Probably Read This Sometime...
11,412 books — 10,149 voters
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisHarry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by J.K. RowlingCharlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteFantastic Mr. Fox by Roald Dahl
What Book Got You Hooked?
3,845 books — 10,506 voters

On the Road by Jack KerouacLife of Pi by Yann MartelIshmael by Daniel QuinnIn Cold Blood by Truman CapoteOne Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey
Best Books Ever
76,166 books — 283,149 voters