Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Alex (20 Lists)



Musashi by Eiji YoshikawaShōgun by James Clavell
Top Samurai Novels
70 books — 102 voters
Flashman by George MacDonald Fraser
The Sun Never Sets on the British Empire (fiction)
313 books — 199 voters

War and Peace by Leo TolstoyLes Misérables by Victor Hugo
Big Page Count, Epic Historical Fiction
200 books — 242 voters
The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson
History and Cultures for the College Bound
69 books — 51 voters

The Name of the Rose by Umberto EcoThe Magic Mountain by Thomas Mann
Goodreads Top 100 Literary Novels of All Time
106 books — 990 voters
1984 by George OrwellThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Bell Jar by Sylvia PlathA Clockwork Orange by Anthony BurgessThe Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
Best Page-Turners with Redeeming Social Value
8,061 books — 5,730 voters

A Dance with Dragons by George R.R. MartinFall of Giants by Ken Follett
What's the Book You Can't Wait to Read This Summer?
13,844 books — 14,600 voters
A Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienGood Omens by Terry Pratchett
Books Every Human Being Should Read
2,989 books — 2,001 voters

Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
Dealbreakers: If You Like This Book, We Won't Get Along
2,028 books — 5,323 voters
Shōgun by James ClavellThe Witching Hour by Anne RiceShantaram by Gregory David RobertsThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienLes Misérables by Victor Hugo
Big Fat Books Worth the Effort
1,874 books — 7,001 voters

Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes SaavedraMoby-Dick or, The Whale by Herman MelvilleThe Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre DumasThe Three Musketeers by Alexandre DumasDoctor Faustus by Thomas Mann
The Great Classics You Have Not Read Yet
745 books — 1,812 voters
Ulysses by James JoyceThe Magic Mountain by Thomas Mann
Best Books of the Decade: 1920s
764 books — 1,134 voters

The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryLord of the Flies by William GoldingThe Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. LewisAlice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,461 books — 119,794 voters
Interview with the Vampire by Anne RiceLet the Right One In by John Ajvide LindqvistThe Vampire Lestat by Anne RiceThe Historian by Elizabeth Kostova’Salem’s Lot by Stephen King
The Ultimate List of Vampire Books
759 books — 387 voters

The Historian by Elizabeth KostovaAmerican Gods by Neil GaimanMiddlesex by Jeffrey EugenidesThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakWorld Without End by Ken Follett
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,189 books — 28,380 voters
Forrest Gump by Winston GroomThe Devil Wears Prada by Lauren WeisbergerJumanji by Chris Van AllsburgCatch Me If You Can by Frank W. AbagnaleThe Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum
I Only Watched the Movie!
1,222 books — 6,123 voters

The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,807 books — 49,786 voters
Middlesex by Jeffrey EugenidesLes Misérables by Victor HugoAnimal Farm by George OrwellThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodThe Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
Best Books Ever
76,035 books — 282,451 voters