Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Barbara Monk (19 Lists)



The Iliad by HomerThe Shining by Stephen KingThe Screwtape Letters by C.S. LewisRosemary’s Baby by Ira Levin
Books with Angels, Gods, or Demons
2,315 books — 3,419 voters
Lord of the Flies by William GoldingAmerican Psycho by Bret Easton EllisFlowers in the Attic by V.C. AndrewsMisery by Stephen KingThe Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka
The Most Disturbing Books Ever Written
3,191 books — 11,288 voters

The Night Circus by Erin MorgensternThe Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonA Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy TooleWatchers by Dean Koontz
Read Them Twice...At Least
13,651 books — 11,277 voters
Already Toast by Kate Washington
Care & Interdependence
19 books — 7 voters

The Snow Child by Eowyn IveyThe Girl Who Chased the Moon by Sarah Addison Allen
[ATY 2021] - "My Favorite Things" from Sound of Music
523 books — 116 voters
How to Avoid a Climate Disaster by Bill Gates
Non-Fiction Published in Year: 2021
1,013 books — 202 voters

Rebecca by Daphne du MaurierFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyShattered Silk by Barbara Michaels
Gothic Romance Musts
13 books — 35 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettAlice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis CarrollA Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy TooleThe Clan of the Cave Bear by Jean M. Auel
PBS’s The Great American Read: List of America’s Top 100 Books
100 books — 2,378 voters

The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger11/22/63 by Stephen KingKindred by Octavia E. ButlerA Discovery of Witches by Deborah HarknessA Knight in Shining Armor by Jude Deveraux
The Best Time-Travel Romance Novels
991 books — 4,124 voters
A God in Ruins by Kate Atkinson
Wow! Didn't See That Ending Coming.
9 books — 3 voters

The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey
Based on Russian Folklore
28 books — 28 voters
Rebecca by Daphne du MaurierThis Rough Magic by Mary StewartMy Brother Michael by Mary StewartThe Moon-Spinners by Mary Stewart
Best Gothic Novels/Suspense Novels
418 books — 452 voters

Night by Elie WieselLucky by Alice SeboldLittle Bee by Chris Cleave
Most Depressing Book of All Time
1,241 books — 3,908 voters
Odd Thomas by Dean KoontzLife Expectancy by Dean KoontzThe City by Dean Koontz
Best Dean Koontz Books
91 books — 902 voters

Redeeming Love by Francine RiversAlice in Wonderland by Jane CarruthAll the Light We Cannot See by Anthony DoerrGone Girl by Gillian FlynnThe Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain
What We're Reading at Goodreads: September 2015
750 books — 816 voters
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer
Best Adult Female Friendship Books
700 books — 1,190 voters

Sweet Tooth by Ian McEwan
New York Times 100 Notable Books of 2012 (fiction and nonfiction)
100 books — 506 voters
Edge of Eternity by Ken FollettMr. Mercedes by Stephen KingThe Silkworm by Robert GalbraithThe Thousand-Dollar Tan Line by Rob Thomas
The "Can't Wait" Books of 2014
1,967 books — 5,291 voters

The Night Circus by Erin MorgensternA Reliable Wife by Robert Goolrick
Powell's Indiespensable
92 books — 156 voters