Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Lex Javier (15 Lists)



Holes by Louis SacharA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleThe Westing Game by Ellen Raskin
The Most Deserving Newbery
106 books — 2,990 voters
The Princess Bride by William GoldmanThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsBridget Jones’s Diary by Helen FieldingThe Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde
Best Humorous Books
4,348 books — 7,950 voters

Winnie-the-Pooh by A.A. MilneAlice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll
The Must-Have Series for Children Ages 6 to 12
892 books — 1,310 voters
Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank1984 by George OrwellThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsThe Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle
100 Books to Read in a Lifetime: Readers' Picks
15,438 books — 17,765 voters

JavaScript by Douglas Crockford
Best JavaScript Books
40 books — 90 voters
A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson
Best Science Books - Non-Fiction Only
1,839 books — 3,601 voters

A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondThe Professor and the Madman by Simon Winchester
Best Non-Fiction (no biographies)
6,239 books — 8,069 voters
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsThe Star Wars Trilogy by George LucasThe Millennium Trilogy by Stieg Larsson
Computers in Literature
241 books — 242 voters

The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar WildeAlice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis CarrollThe Importance of Being Earnest and Other Plays by Oscar WildeThe Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis StevensonAn Ideal Husband by Oscar Wilde
Nineteenth Century British: Victorian List
48 books — 31 voters
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Books about Books
1,384 books — 1,519 voters

Quiet by Susan Cain
books from TED
95 books — 367 voters
Meditations by Marcus AureliusA Guide to the Good Life by William B. IrvineThe Enchiridion of Epictetus by Epictetus
Books on Stoic Philosophy
40 books — 61 voters

Gandhi the Man by Eknath EaswaranMeditations by Marcus Aurelius
Best Memoir / Biography / Autobiography
5,860 books — 6,382 voters
Flatland by Edwin A. AbbottThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,482 books — 24,756 voters

1984 by George OrwellThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryThe Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan KunderaThe Complete Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,899 books — 49,792 voters