Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Nancy (5 Lists)



Bel Canto by Ann PatchettShantaram by Gregory David RobertsYear of Wonders by Geraldine BrooksThree Cups of Tea by Greg MortensonEat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,189 books — 28,380 voters
The Last Lecture by Randy PauschUnaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa LahiriPeople of the Book by Geraldine BrooksMudbound by Hillary JordanA Mercy by Toni Morrison
Best Books of 2008
1,631 books — 6,783 voters

The Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakHarry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by J.K. RowlingMiddlesex by Jeffrey EugenidesThe Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver
Books That Exceeded Your Expectations
14,694 books — 16,410 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeNight by Elie WieselAlice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,479 books — 119,895 voters

Cutting for Stone by Abraham VergheseHalf of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieNine Lives by Dan BaumThe Help by Kathryn StockettLet the Great World Spin by Colum McCann
Best Books of 2009
1,769 books — 6,936 voters