Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Sara (19 Lists)



The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Best Dystopian/Different Society Books!
312 books — 291 voters
Room by Emma DonoghueOdd Thomas by Dean KoontzThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerMockingjay by Suzanne CollinsA Child Called "It" by Dave Pelzer
Books that Made You Cry!
3,357 books — 7,916 voters

The Road by Cormac McCarthyRoom by Emma Donoghue
Books I wanted to Slit My Wrists After Reading
23 books — 8 voters
Heart-Shaped Box by Joe Hill
Best First Novels - Bram Stoker Award Winners
38 books — 31 voters

The Passage by Justin CroninUnder the Dome by Stephen KingThe Stand by Stephen KingI Know This Much Is True by Wally Lamb
Thickest Books Ever
889 books — 2,489 voters
In the Heart of the Sea by Nathaniel Philbrick
Best Non-Fiction (no biographies)
6,227 books — 8,062 voters

The Pesthouse by Jim Crace
Books for a Pandemic
698 books — 577 voters
The Perfect Storm by Sebastian JungerIsaac's Storm by Erik LarsonIn the Heart of the Sea by Nathaniel Philbrick
Non-fiction Disaster Books
321 books — 327 voters

Isaac's Storm by Erik Larson
Microhistory: Social Histories of Just One Thing
1,825 books — 2,213 voters
Angels & Demons by Dan Brown
Best Crime & Mystery Books
7,306 books — 15,547 voters

Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch AlbomThe Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch AlbomThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienEat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert
Everyone's Read It But Me
800 books — 4,325 voters
A Child Called "It" by Dave PelzerThe Road by Cormac McCarthyNever Let Me Go by Kazuo IshiguroI Know This Much Is True by Wally LambLord of the Flies by William Golding
Most Depressing Book of All Time
1,241 books — 3,908 voters

The Princess Bride by William GoldmanRomeo and Juliet by William ShakespeareThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
Best Books Ever
76,085 books — 282,710 voters
The Thirteenth Tale by Diane SetterfieldOdd Thomas by Dean KoontzThe Hundred Secret Senses by Amy Tan
Best Twists
8,352 books — 8,964 voters

Columbine by Dave Cullen
Best Books of 2009
1,769 books — 6,936 voters
The Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa Gregory
Favorite Historical Romance Novels
3,387 books — 6,018 voters

War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
I Should Probably Read This Sometime...
11,316 books — 10,115 voters
The BFG by Roald DahlTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeRoll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. TaylorFlowers in the Attic by V.C. Andrews
What Book Got You Hooked?
3,843 books — 10,496 voters

The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodThe Ruins by Scott SmithPractical Magic by Alice Hoffman
Entertainment Weekly New Classics
104 books — 258 voters