Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Bird (15 Lists)



Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. RowlingThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
Causes of Ugly Crying
1,403 books — 3,928 voters
Words of Radiance by Brandon SandersonAristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire SáenzReady Player One by Ernest ClineAll the Light We Cannot See by Anthony DoerrThe Martian by Andy Weir
Best Books of the Decade: 2010s
7,686 books — 14,166 voters

We Were the Lucky Ones by Georgia HunterThe Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Historical Fiction - Central/Eastern Europe
236 books — 116 voters
The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. TolkienMemoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerThe Help by Kathryn StockettThe Green Mile by Stephen King
The Movie Made You Want to Read the Book
634 books — 495 voters

The Book Thief by Markus ZusakHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerFlowers for Algernon by Daniel KeyesOf Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
Books that Made You Cry!
3,359 books — 7,920 voters
A Dance with Dragons by George R.R. Martin
Best Fantasy of the 2010s
1,630 books — 1,908 voters

The Book Thief by Markus ZusakAll the Light We Cannot See by Anthony DoerrSchindler’s List by Thomas KeneallyEverything is Illuminated by Jonathan Safran FoerThe Reader by Bernhard Schlink
Well-Written Holocaust Books
891 books — 2,885 voters
Les Misérables by Victor HugoJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar WildeCrime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky
Best Books of the 19th Century
1,703 books — 6,872 voters

1984 by George OrwellHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,807 books — 49,790 voters
The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared by Jonas Jonasson
Best Books of the 21st Century
9,832 books — 21,949 voters

All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony DoerrThe Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin
Book Group Worthy Titles for 2014
243 books — 1,193 voters
The Secret History by Donna Tartt
Favorite Novels About Professors or Academics
498 books — 606 voters

The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónThe Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel JoyceThe Secret History by Donna TarttEverything is Illuminated by Jonathan Safran FoerA Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman
Reading-list for summer 2015
11 books — 5 voters
Gone Girl by Gillian FlynnThe Girl on the Train by Paula HawkinsEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardAll the Light We Cannot See by Anthony DoerrThe Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce
Summer Reading List 2015
82 books — 42 voters

The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienLes Misérables by Victor HugoThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar WildeOne Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,530 books — 120,015 voters