Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Mats (22 Lists)



De schandalen by Simon VestdijkHet verdriet van België by Hugo ClausMoby-Dick or, The Whale by Herman Melville
Books That Deserve a Higher Rating (Avg Rating < 4)
733 books — 253 voters
Good to Great by Jim CollinsThe 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. CoveyTheory U by C. Otto ScharmerBeyond Performance by Scott KellerThe One Minute Manager by Kenneth H. Blanchard
Best Business Books
999 books — 1,684 voters

Het innerlijk behang en andere gedichten by Hans LodeizenHet verdriet van België by Hugo ClausKroniek van een karakter by Jeroen BrouwersHersenschimmen by J. BernlefBezonken rood by Jeroen Brouwers
Beste Nederlandse Literatuur
208 books — 57 voters
Death on the Installment Plan by Louis-Ferdinand Céline
Books With a Goodreads Average Rating of 4.2 and Above
908 books — 450 voters

Anna Karenina by Leo TolstoyCrime and Punishment by Fyodor DostoevskyMoby-Dick or, The Whale by Herman MelvilleThe Old Man and the Sea by Ernest HemingwayThe Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov
Goodreads Top 100 Literary Novels of All Time
106 books — 988 voters
Pippi Longstocking by Astrid LindgrenThe Loner by Ester WierKees de jongen by Theo ThijssenThe Children of Noisy Village by Astrid LindgrenBlack Beauty by John Davage
Best Children's Books
5,319 books — 6,714 voters

A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le GuinThe Tombs of Atuan by Ursula K. Le GuinThe Farthest Shore by Ursula K. Le GuinThe Martian Chronicles by Ray BradburyFoundation by Isaac Asimov
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,487 books — 24,761 voters
The House of the Dead by Fyodor DostoevskyLes Misérables by Victor HugoHet innerlijk behang en andere gedichten by Hans LodeizenThe Complete Stories and Poems by Edgar Allan Poe
Best Books Ever
76,692 books — 285,199 voters

Mein Kampf by Adolf HitlerThe 120 Days of Sodom by Marquis de Sade
Scary People Who Write Books
98 books — 69 voters
The End of Ideology by Daniel BellA Brief History of Time by Stephen W. Hawking
TLS The Hundred Most Influential Books Since the Second World War
101 books — 88 voters

Het verdriet van België by Hugo Claus
Belgian Literature
236 books — 71 voters
Kroniek van een karakter by Jeroen BrouwersHet innerlijk behang en andere gedichten by Hans LodeizenHet verdriet van België by Hugo ClausDe donkere kamer van Damokles by Willem Frederik HermansVan oude menschen, de dingen, die voorbij gaan... by Louis Couperus
Great Dutch Books
348 books — 131 voters

Het verdriet van België by Hugo ClausMax Havelaar, or the Coffee Auctions of the Dutch Trading Com... by Multatuli
Dutch Literary Canon
122 books — 92 voters
Kroniek van een karakter by Jeroen BrouwersHet verdriet van België by Hugo ClausHet innerlijk behang en andere gedichten by Hans LodeizenMax Havelaar, or the Coffee Auctions of the Dutch Trading Com... by MultatuliThe Assault by Harry Mulisch
The best Dutch literature
414 books — 387 voters

The Origin of Species by Charles DarwinGood to Great by Jim CollinsThe Executioner's Song by Norman Mailer
Best Non-Fiction (no biographies)
6,239 books — 8,069 voters
Gone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellWuthering Heights by Emily Brontë
All Time Favorite Romance Novels
5,603 books — 12,551 voters

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. CoveyGood to Great by Jim CollinsSix Thinking Hats by Edward de Bono
The 100 Best Business Books of All Time
472 books — 804 voters
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonThe Complete Stories and Poems by Edgar Allan PoeThe Poet by Michael Connelly
Best Crime & Mystery Books
7,318 books — 15,669 voters

The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankLes Misérables by Victor HugoCrime and Punishment by Fyodor DostoevskyAnna Karenina by Leo TolstoyThe Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,759 books — 120,846 voters
Les Misérables by Victor HugoThe Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettAnna Karenina by Leo TolstoyThe World According to Garp by John IrvingThe Complete Stories and Poems by Edgar Allan Poe
Big Fat Books Worth the Effort
1,873 books — 6,998 voters