Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Erik (10 Lists)



Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad
100 Classic Must-Reads
143 books — 35 voters
The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryTolkien On Fairy-stories by J.R.R. TolkienAnimal Farm by George OrwellLord of the Flies by William GoldingThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,546 books — 120,104 voters

Fermat's Enigma by Simon SinghThe Grand Design by Stephen W. HawkingThe Code Book by Simon SinghBig Bang by Simon Singh
Best Science Books - Non-Fiction Only
1,837 books — 3,600 voters
The Name of the Rose by Umberto EcoThe Complete Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan DoyleThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsTo the Lighthouse by Virginia WoolfTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,807 books — 49,785 voters

Watchmen by Alan Moore
Best Graphic Novels
3,453 books — 6,767 voters
Doctor Zhivago by Boris Pasternak
Best Russian (Soviet 1917-1991) Literature
199 books — 268 voters

The Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienOliver Twist by Charles DickensRonia, the Robber's Daughter by Astrid LindgrenDeath on the Nile by Agatha Christie
Thieves
659 books — 1,257 voters
Into Thin Air by Jon KrakauerInto the Wild by Jon KrakauerThe Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin by Benjamin FranklinAlive by Piers Paul ReadThe Life of Mahatma Gandhi by Louis Fischer
Best Memoir / Biography / Autobiography
5,819 books — 6,347 voters

The Firm by Robin WaterfieldThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonClear and Present Danger by Tom ClancyThe Hunt for Red October by Tom ClancySmilla's Sense of Snow by Peter Høeg
The Book Was Better Than the Movie
1,561 books — 18,687 voters
One Day by David NichollsWild by Cheryl StrayedThe Help by Kathryn StockettLife of Pi by Yann MartelTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Best Beach Reads 2013
2,203 books — 4,188 voters