Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Shayla (18 Lists)



The Help by Kathryn StockettAlong Came a Spider by James PattersonKiss the Girls by James PattersonRebecca by Daphne du MaurierThe Lake House by James Patterson
What Should I Read in 2012?
452 books — 478 voters
1Q84 by Haruki MurakamiThe Bird with the Broken Wing by D.L. RichardsonThe Peach Keeper by Sarah Addison AllenThe Wandering Bird by Michael Lee FundMusic City Murder by Matthew Dunn
Best Cover Art 2011 (Non-YA)
292 books — 1,539 voters

Water for Elephants by Sara GruenPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenBridget Jones’s Diary by Helen FieldingLittle Women by Louisa May AlcottP.S. I Love You by Cecelia Ahern
ONE DAY Best Summer Reads
1,666 books — 5,992 voters
Pretties by Scott Westerfeld
Books That Should Be Made Into Movies
32,226 books — 68,037 voters

In Cold Blood by Truman CapoteOne for the Money by Janet Evanovich
Best Crime & Mystery Books
7,306 books — 15,545 voters
The Giver by Lois LowryV for Vendetta by Alan Moore
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
3,745 books — 25,983 voters

The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. LewisThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Purpose Driven Life by Rick WarrenMy Utmost for His Highest by Oswald ChambersThe Shack by William Paul Young
Recommended Books (Besides the Bible) Written by Christian Authors
4,308 books — 3,510 voters
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John BerendtOutliers by Malcolm Gladwell
Best Non-Fiction (no biographies)
6,227 books — 8,065 voters

Gone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellThe Red Tent by Anita DiamantThe Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Best Historical Fiction
7,388 books — 25,575 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëThe Outsiders by S.E. HintonThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
Books With Unforgettable Characters
9,436 books — 8,406 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeePride and Prejudice by Jane AustenNight by Elie WieselThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,462 books — 119,800 voters
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
Best Books Ever
76,036 books — 282,468 voters

The Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa GregoryThe Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann ShafferThe Poisonwood Bible by Barbara KingsolverThe Shack by William Paul YoungHandle with Care by Jodi Picoult
What To Read Next
20,184 books — 24,100 voters
Breaking Dawn by Stephenie MeyerThe Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann ShafferChange of Heart by Jodi Picoult
Best Books of 2008
1,631 books — 6,783 voters

Twilight by Stephenie MeyerThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisRomeo and Juliet by William ShakespeareTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeMatilda by Roald Dahl
I Saw the Movie & Read the Book
1,922 books — 1,762 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleThe Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,807 books — 49,786 voters

Girl, Interrupted by Susanna KaysenThe Princess Bride by William GoldmanFight Club by Chuck PalahniukChocolat by Joanne HarrisA Walk to Remember by Nicholas Sparks
The MOVIE was BETTER than the BOOK
1,133 books — 10,103 voters
Night by Elie Wiesel
Best Memoir / Biography / Autobiography
5,803 books — 6,342 voters