Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Dora (26 Lists)



State of Terror by Hillary Rodham Clinton
Fiction Books Written by Celebrities
72 books — 14 voters
Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl
Best Books To Frame Thinking
1,278 books — 1,419 voters

The Giver by Lois LowryTwilight by Stephenie MeyerPride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
I'm glad someone made me read this book
10,657 books — 10,277 voters
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
NPR's Top 100 Romances
100 books — 28 voters

Educated by Tara WestoverWashington Black by Esi EdugyanIndianapolis by Lynn VincentElevation by Stephen KingThe Line Becomes a River by Francisco Cantú
2018 Amazon Editors' Pick
20 books — 6 voters
Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl
Best Page-Turners with Redeeming Social Value
8,061 books — 5,740 voters

Gone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellNight by Elie Wiesel
What To Read Next
20,203 books — 24,129 voters
The Road by Cormac McCarthy
Major Award-Winning Fiction Since 1990
252 books — 567 voters

Lord of the Flies by William GoldingThe Road by Cormac McCarthyThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodNight by Elie WieselPerfume by Patrick Süskind
The Most Disturbing Books Ever Written
3,191 books — 11,286 voters
Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl
Best Self Help Books
2,285 books — 2,326 voters

Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
Thrillers
4,605 books — 5,595 voters
1984 by George OrwellPersuasion by Jane AustenThe Road by Cormac McCarthyJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëRomeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,485 books — 119,945 voters

All Creatures Great and Small by James HerriotHowl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne JonesThe Thorn Birds by Colleen McCullough
Best Books Ever
76,086 books — 282,735 voters
Beloved by Toni MorrisonThe Road by Cormac McCarthyThe Thorn Birds by Colleen McCulloughAnd Then There Were None by Agatha ChristieThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
100 Books to Read in a Lifetime: Readers' Picks
15,172 books — 17,438 voters

The Awakening by Kate ChopinThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonTwilight by Stephenie MeyerJane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
Books That Exceeded Your Expectations
14,699 books — 16,425 voters
The Thorn Birds by Colleen McCulloughThe Color Purple by Alice WalkerRoots by Alex Haley
Best Historical Fiction
7,393 books — 25,577 voters

The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonThe Bourne Identity by Robert LudlumThe Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg LarssonAnd Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
Best Action-Adventure Novels
2,521 books — 2,707 voters
The Complete Maus by Art SpiegelmanThe Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm X
Must Read Non-Fiction
5,245 books — 4,415 voters

Freakonomics by Steven D. LevittMan's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. FranklPredictably Irrational by Dan Ariely
Best Non-Fiction (no biographies)
6,227 books — 8,061 voters
Ender’s Game by Orson Scott CardLord of the Flies by William GoldingLittle Women by Louisa May AlcottPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
Best Young Adult Books
13,124 books — 80,171 voters

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingMaus II by Art Spiegelman
Best Books of the Decade: 1990s
3,129 books — 3,678 voters
The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingTwilight by Stephenie MeyerThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonThe Road by Cormac McCarthy
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,189 books — 28,380 voters

Persuasion by Jane AustenThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
All Time Favorite Romance Novels
5,585 books — 12,536 voters
Tess of the D’Urbervilles by Thomas HardyPersuasion by Jane AustenThe Awakening by Kate ChopinWalden or, Life in the Woods by Henry David Thoreau
Best Books of the 19th Century
1,703 books — 6,872 voters

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonThe Road by Cormac McCarthyThe Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown
Best Books of the 21st Century
9,835 books — 21,937 voters
The Call of the Wild by Jack LondonThe Thorn Birds by Colleen McCullough1984 by George OrwellOne Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García MárquezGone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,807 books — 49,789 voters