Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Mary (29 Lists)



Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel SilversteinThe Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum
The Best Books Ever Written
108 books — 68 voters
Can You Keep a Secret? by Sophie KinsellaThe Notebook by Nicholas SparksThe Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
Books You Can't Put Down
150 books — 121 voters

Fences by August WilsonDoubt by John Patrick ShanleyThe Laramie Project by Moisés KaufmanMillennium Approaches by Tony KushnerPromises, Promises by Neil Simon
Favorite Plays!
37 books — 6 voters
The Laramie Project by Moisés KaufmanFences by August WilsonA Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine HansberryThe Glass Menagerie by Tennessee WilliamsDoubt, a Parable by John Patrick Shanley
The Best Plays or Musicals
340 books — 193 voters

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyThe Giver by Lois LowryHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. RowlingCharlotte’s Web by E.B. White
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,807 books — 49,791 voters
The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
Best Crime & Mystery Books
7,306 books — 15,555 voters

The Giver by Lois LowryMy Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult
Books that Blew Me Away and that I Still Think About
14,461 books — 14,668 voters
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants by Ann Brashares
Light but not (too) dumb
845 books — 838 voters

The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankMy Sister's Keeper by Jodi PicoultThe Lovely Bones by Alice SeboldOf Mice and Men by John SteinbeckFlowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes
Most Depressing Book of All Time
1,241 books — 3,908 voters
Wintergirls by Laurie Halse AndersonHarry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by J.K. RowlingFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyThe Giver by Lois LowrySpeak by Laurie Halse Anderson
Books I Will Never Ever Forget (YA Fiction and Everything)
7,572 books — 2,230 voters

Charlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteFahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Best Books of the Decade: 1950s
1,181 books — 1,507 voters
The Devil Wears Prada by Lauren WeisbergerMary Poppins by P.L. TraversCatch Me If You Can by Frank W. AbagnaleThe Pursuit of Happyness by Chris GardnerElla Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine
I Only Watched the Movie!
1,222 books — 6,121 voters

Where the Heart Is by Billie LettsShe’s Come Undone by Wally LambA Million Little Pieces by James FreyA Lesson Before Dying by Ernest J. Gaines
Oprah's Book Club Picks
124 books — 2,204 voters
The Giver by Lois LowryHoles by Louis SacharUglies by Scott WesterfeldSpeak by Laurie Halse AndersonStargirl by Jerry Spinelli
Best Young Adult Books
13,096 books — 80,178 voters

New Moon by Stephenie MeyerThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankPretties by Scott WesterfeldThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark HaddonEclipse by Stephenie Meyer
Commonly Loved Books I Hate
392 books — 525 voters
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingMy Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,189 books — 28,379 voters

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingAnne of Green Gables by L.M. MontgomeryRomeo and Juliet by William ShakespeareTwilight by Stephenie MeyerCharlotte’s Web by E.B. White
Books With Unforgettable Characters
9,438 books — 8,414 voters
Twilight by Stephenie MeyerHoles by Louis SacharThe Cat in the Hat by Dr. SeussConfessions of a Shopaholic by Sophie KinsellaAlong Came a Spider by James Patterson
The Book Was Better Than the Movie
1,561 books — 18,689 voters

Paper Towns by John Green
Best Audio Narration
1,519 books — 1,051 voters
Marley and Me by John GroganMy Sister's Keeper by Jodi PicoultHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingThe Memory Keeper's Daughter by Kim Edwards
Best Books of the 21st Century
9,832 books — 21,949 voters

The Notebook by Nicholas SparksMy Sister's Keeper by Jodi PicoultTwilight by Stephenie Meyer
Best Ending
8,035 books — 6,081 voters
The O'Reilly Factor for Kids by Bill O'ReillyThe Proper Care and Feeding of Husbands by Laura SchlessingerWoman Power by Laura Schlessinger
Books I Have No Intention of Reading
1,637 books — 5,993 voters

Among the Hidden by Margaret Peterson HaddixThe Angel Experiment by James Patterson
Books That Should Be Made Into Movies
32,220 books — 68,251 voters
Bridget Jones’s Diary by Helen Fielding
The Worst Books of All Time
8,104 books — 19,875 voters

Anne of Green Gables by L.M. MontgomeryWhere the Wild Things Are by Maurice SendakHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling
Best Books Ever
76,132 books — 283,030 voters
My Sister's Keeper by Jodi PicoultThe Birds by Daphne du MaurierCharlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald DahlThe Princess Diaries by Meg CabotA Walk to Remember by Nicholas Sparks
The MOVIE was BETTER than the BOOK
1,134 books — 10,101 voters

The Memory Keeper's Daughter by Kim EdwardsThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerThe Friday Night Knitting Club by Kate Jacobs
What To Read Next
20,287 books — 24,162 voters