Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Samantha Netzband (5 Lists)



Matilda by Roald Dahl
Best Books of the Decade: 1980s
2,257 books — 2,434 voters
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. RowlingMemoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenThe Giver by Lois Lowry
Best Books of the Decade: 1990s
3,130 books — 3,678 voters

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. RowlingThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,189 books — 28,380 voters
Gone Girl by Gillian FlynnClockwork Angel by Cassandra ClareThe Girl on the Train by Paula HawkinsThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootThe Nightingale by Kristin Hannah
Best Books of the Decade: 2010s
7,686 books — 14,157 voters

The Book Thief by Markus ZusakMemoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerThe Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen ChboskyThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Best Books Ever
76,045 books — 282,501 voters