Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Em (18 Lists)



A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
The Must-Have Series for Children Ages 6 to 12
875 books — 1,305 voters
A Christmas Carol by Charles DickensSmilla's Sense of Snow by Peter HøegThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisThe Night Before Christmas by Clement Clarke Moore
Winter Reads
10,121 books — 2,755 voters

Cloud Atlas by David MitchellBlack Swan Green by David MitchellGhostwritten by David Mitchell
David Mitchell
11 books — 106 voters
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
My absolute favourite contemporary books
110 books — 68 voters

Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenEmma by Jane AustenSense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
Best Jane Austen Novels
20 books — 478 voters
The Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniThe House of the Spirits by Isabel AllendeThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodSmilla's Sense of Snow by Peter Høeg
Favorite World Fiction & Literature
733 books — 435 voters

Romeo and Juliet by William ShakespearePride and Prejudice by Jane AustenJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëThe English Patient by Michael Ondaatje
Best Love Stories
5,171 books — 9,632 voters
The Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Historian by Elizabeth KostovaThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerNever Let Me Go by Kazuo IshiguroPossession by A.S. Byatt
Stories For Book Lovers
8,337 books — 8,375 voters

The Alchemist by Paulo CoelhoThe Tipping Point by Malcolm GladwellWar and Peace by Leo TolstoyThe Road by Cormac McCarthy
Everyone's Read It But Me
800 books — 4,325 voters
The Book Thief by Markus ZusakNever Let Me Go by Kazuo IshiguroRestless by William BoydThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,189 books — 28,380 voters

The English Patient by Michael OndaatjeLife of Pi by Yann MartelAmsterdam by Ian McEwanPaddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha by Roddy DoyleWolf Hall by Hilary Mantel
Booker Prize Winners
60 books — 1,985 voters
Romeo and Juliet by William ShakespeareA Midsummer Night’s Dream by William ShakespeareMuch Ado About Nothing by William ShakespeareTwelfth Night by William ShakespeareThe Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare
Best of William Shakespeare
103 books — 1,239 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeePride and Prejudice by Jane AustenAnimal Farm by George Orwell
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,477 books — 119,898 voters
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley1984 by George OrwellThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodLife of Pi by Yann MartelA Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess
Books that make you think.
1,116 books — 1,047 voters

1984 by George OrwellBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodNever Let Me Go by Kazuo IshiguroThe Stand by Stephen King
Dystopia!
1,218 books — 2,752 voters
Best Books Ever
76,081 books — 282,669 voters