Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by David O'Neal (18 Lists)



The Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Fault in Our Stars by John GreenLord of the Flies by William GoldingThe Outsiders by S.E. HintonOne Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey
Best Books Ever
76,029 books — 282,426 voters
Redeployment by Phil KlayAnnihilation by Jeff VandermeerThe Bone Clocks by David Mitchell
2015 Tournament of Books Short List
17 books — 159 voters

Ready Player One by Ernest ClineUnbroken by Laura HillenbrandA Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinThe Devil in the White City by Erik LarsonThe Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
Books for a Men's Book Group
305 books — 105 voters
Life After Life by Kate AtkinsonThe Golem and the Jinni by Helene WeckerDoctor Sleep by Stephen KingJoyland by Stephen KingRed Sparrow by Jason Matthews
Released in 2013
214 books — 165 voters

Doll Bones by Holly BlackZebra Forest by Adina Rishe GewirtzNavigating Early by Clare VanderpoolEscape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library by Chris Grabenstein
Newbery 2014
120 books — 471 voters
The Fault in Our Stars by John GreenBeautiful Ruins by Jess WalterWhere'd You Go, Bernadette by Maria SempleThe Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel JoyceBilly Lynn's Long Halftime Walk by Ben Fountain
2013 Tournament of Books Watch List
64 books — 379 voters

The Interestings by Meg WolitzerThe Lives of Tao by Wesley ChuVampires in the Lemon Grove by Karen RussellThe Golem and the Jinni by Helene WeckerLet's Explore Diabetes with Owls by David Sedaris
Interesting Books of 2013
308 books — 931 voters
The Fault in Our Stars by John GreenGone Girl by Gillian FlynnDefending Jacob by William LandayBeautiful Ruins by Jess WalterMatterhorn by Karl Marlantes
2013: What the Over 35s Have Read So Far
2,622 books — 326 voters

Beautiful Ruins by Jess WalterBlasphemy by Sherman AlexieBuilding Stories by Chris WareHow Music Works by David ByrneBilly Lynn's Long Halftime Walk by Ben Fountain
New York Times 100 Notable Books of 2012 (fiction and nonfiction)
100 books — 506 voters
Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson RawlsThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerMarley and Me by John GroganLittle Women by Louisa May AlcottThe Fault in Our Stars by John Green
Books that Made You Cry!
3,357 books — 7,915 voters

I Know This Much Is True by Wally LambMiddlesex by Jeffrey EugenidesThe Road by Cormac McCarthyA Fine Balance by Rohinton MistryThe Corrections by Jonathan Franzen
Oprah's Book Club Picks
124 books — 2,204 voters
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisOf Mice and Men by John SteinbeckLord of the Flies by William Golding
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,807 books — 49,785 voters

11/22/63 by Stephen King
Kirkus Best Books of 2011
88 books — 171 voters
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingOn Becoming a Person by Carl R. RogersLord of the Flies by William GoldingThe Outsiders by S.E. HintonNight by Elie Wiesel
Books That Could Change Your Life
2,882 books — 1,566 voters

Broken Harbor by Tana FrenchCriminal by Karin SlaughterShadow of Night by Deborah HarknessSomething Strange and Deadly by Susan Dennard
Best Books of July 2012
90 books — 190 voters
Third Grave Dead Ahead by Darynda Jones
Best Books of 2012
3,523 books — 9,204 voters

Matterhorn by Karl MarlantesThe Marriage Plot by Jeffrey EugenidesFreedom by Jonathan FranzenTurn of Mind by Alice LaPlanteThe Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
Powell's Indiespensable
92 books — 156 voters
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark HaddonThe Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg LarssonAngels & Demons by Dan BrownThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,189 books — 28,380 voters