Big Books of 2026

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



The Castle of 1,000 Doors by Kenny Gould
SPFBO 9 Fantasy-Faction
30 books — 3 voters
Mistborn by Brandon Sanderson
The Color Purple
1,558 books — 407 voters

Seeds of War by João F. SilvaObsidian by Sienna Frost
SPFBO 9 The Weatherwax Report
30 books — 8 voters
Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-GarciaThe Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo
Popsugar 2022 #6 - A Book By a Latinx Author
249 books — 218 voters

The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
The Worst Books of All Time
8,104 books — 19,875 voters
Circe by Madeline Miller
Best Books from Book Tok
215 books — 223 voters

The Shining by Stephen KingMisery by Stephen KingThe Long Walk by Richard BachmanBird Box by Josh Malerman
Best Horror Novels
1,984 books — 5,447 voters
Matilda by Roald DahlThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien
Best Chapter Books to Read Out Loud
789 books — 830 voters

Beartown by Fredrik BackmanLove and Other Consolation Prizes by Jamie FordSleeping Beauties by Stephen KingBefore We Were Yours by Lisa WingateDaring to Drive by Manal Al-Sharif
Best Books of 2017
1,737 books — 3,084 voters
11/22/63 by Stephen KingAnd the Mountains Echoed by Khaled HosseiniStation Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
Best Books of the Decade: 2010s
7,686 books — 14,168 voters

The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienMemoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden1984 by George OrwellFlowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,807 books — 49,791 voters
The Lovely Bones by Alice SeboldWater for Elephants by Sara GruenMemoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenThe Help by Kathryn StockettThe Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
Books That Exceeded Your Expectations
14,772 books — 16,462 voters

The Poisoner's Handbook by Deborah BlumThe Sex Lives of Cannibals by J. Maarten Troost
You Read a Book about What?
4,049 books — 2,110 voters
Graceling by Kristin Cashore
Magic, Adventure, Romance
2,346 books — 5,139 voters

The Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Help by Kathryn Stockett
Best Books of the 21st Century
9,832 books — 21,949 voters
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Help by Kathryn StockettMemoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenThe Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,536 books — 120,041 voters