Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Gabrielle (20 Lists)



Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 1 by Hiromu ArakawaDeath Note, Vol. 1 by Tsugumi OhbaBleach, Vol. 1 by Tite KuboBlack Butler, Vol. 1 by Yana TobosoOne Piece, Volume 1 by Eiichiro Oda
Best Shounen Series
144 books — 579 voters
Kimi ni Todoke by Karuho ShiinaMaid-sama! Vol. 01 by Hiro FujiwaraOuran High School Host Club, Vol. 1 by Bisco HatoriDeath Note, Vol. 1 by Tsugumi OhbaDengeki Daisy, Vol. 01 by Kyousuke Motomi
Favorite Male Manga Character
131 books — 60 voters

When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead
The Most Deserving Newbery
107 books — 2,991 voters
Kimi ni Todoke by Karuho ShiinaSkip Beat!, Vol. 1 by Yoshiki NakamuraSpecial A, Vol. 1 by Maki MinamiLove★Com, Vol. 1 by Aya NakaharaSoul Eater, Vol. 1 by Atsushi Ohkubo
Favorite Female Manga Character
129 books — 77 voters

Hope Was Here by Joan BauerDivergent by Veronica RothSpeak by Laurie Halse AndersonThe Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny HanThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
Best Books for a Female Teen
458 books — 349 voters
The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldLife of Pi by Yann MartelThe Help by Kathryn Stockett
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,759 books — 120,865 voters

The Shining by Stephen KingMisery by Stephen King’Salem’s Lot by Stephen KingThe Green Mile by Stephen KingCarrie by Stephen King
Best of Stephen King
178 books — 3,875 voters
The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen ChboskyWill Grayson, Will Grayson by John Green
Best YA Fiction with GLBTQQI themes / characters
1,962 books — 5,986 voters

The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsVampire Academy by Richelle MeadA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleFire by Kristin Cashore
Best Kick-Ass Female Characters From YA and Children's Fantasy and Science Fiction
3,097 books — 8,694 voters
The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsTwilight by Stephenie MeyerBreaking Dawn by Stephenie MeyerCatching Fire by Suzanne CollinsEclipse by Stephenie Meyer
Young Adult Romance
4,026 books — 9,663 voters

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling
Best Books of the 21st Century
9,847 books — 22,043 voters
J.R.R. Tolkien 4-Book Boxed Set by J.R.R. TolkienThe Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis
The Best Epic Fantasy (fiction)
4,235 books — 25,866 voters

The Giver by Lois LowryThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsUglies by Scott WesterfeldThe Maze Runner by James DashnerUnwind by Neal Shusterman
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
3,767 books — 26,024 voters
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. RowlingNew Moon by Stephenie Meyer
The Book Was Better Than the Movie
1,561 books — 18,686 voters

The Frenzy by Francesca Lia Block
Girls with Red Hair
466 books — 188 voters
Shiver by Maggie StiefvaterGraceling by Kristin CashoreThe Angel Experiment by James PattersonFrostbite by Richelle Mead
Books That Should Be Made Into Movies
32,242 books — 68,812 voters

The Shining by Stephen KingMisery by Stephen KingPet Sematary by Stephen KingCarrie by Stephen KingCujo by Stephen King
The Most Disturbing Books Ever Written
3,214 books — 11,342 voters
Shutter Island by Dennis LehanePay It Forward by Catherine Ryan HydeLegally Blonde by Amanda BrownThe Godfather by Mario PuzoSchindler’s List by Thomas Keneally
I Only Watched the Movie!
1,221 books — 6,121 voters

A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleThe Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. LewisThe Outsiders by S.E. HintonThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,899 books — 49,787 voters
Fallen by Lauren KateTorment by Lauren KateSpeak by Laurie Halse Anderson
Best Book Cover Art
12,378 books — 7,093 voters