Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Lea Messerman (18 Lists)



The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
Commonly Loved Books I Hate
392 books — 525 voters
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeLolita by Vladimir NabokovOne Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García MárquezLord of the Flies by William Golding
I Should Probably Read This Sometime...
11,303 books — 10,092 voters

Everything is Illuminated by Jonathan Safran Foer
The Most Begun "Read but Unfinished" (Started) book ever
2,603 books — 13,133 voters
The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar WildeVeronika Decides to Die by Paulo Coelho
Books that will change your life
209 books — 172 voters

Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer
Books That Exceeded Your Expectations
14,682 books — 16,383 voters
The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
Stories For Book Lovers
8,336 books — 8,368 voters

The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar WildeWuthering Heights by Emily BrontëThe Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónAnne of Green Gables by L.M. MontgomeryVeronika Decides to Die by Paulo Coelho
Best Literary Fiction
1,548 books — 1,328 voters
Wuthering Heights by Emily BrontëExtremely Loud & Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer
I'm glad someone made me read this book
10,645 books — 10,250 voters

Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami
1001 Books To Read Before You Die (2008)
51 books — 23 voters
The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
Must Read Classics
1,858 books — 4,647 voters

Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami
Best Love Stories
5,171 books — 9,632 voters
Midnight Sun [2008 Draft] by Stephenie MeyerHer Fearful Symmetry by Audrey Niffenegger
The "Can't Wait" Book of '09
443 books — 2,031 voters

The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
Books you wish they would teach in high school
118 books — 208 voters
The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerThe Notebook by Nicholas Sparks
Books That Made You Cry
1,606 books — 3,272 voters

The Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
Most Depressing Book of All Time
1,240 books — 3,906 voters
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling
Books You Can't Live Without
1,655 books — 1,184 voters

The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingBreaking Dawn by Stephenie MeyerExtremely Loud & Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,189 books — 28,380 voters
The Devil Wears Prada by Lauren WeisbergerThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniThe Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants by Ann Brashares
The Book Was Better Than the Movie
1,561 books — 18,691 voters