Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by S. (14 Lists)



Gone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellThe Golden Compass by Philip PullmanMatilda by Roald DahlPippi Longstocking by Astrid LindgrenThe Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley
Best Female Lead Characters
4,845 books — 5,873 voters
Charlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteWhere the Sidewalk Ends by Shel SilversteinPippi Longstocking by Astrid LindgrenThe Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric CarleThe Boxcar Children by Gertrude Chandler Warner
Favorite books from my childhood
4,425 books — 7,426 voters

Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. James
Dealbreakers: If You Like This Book, We Won't Get Along
2,028 books — 5,323 voters
Gone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellAnimal Farm by George OrwellLord of the Flies by William GoldingThe Princess Bride by William GoldmanThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
Best Books Ever
76,085 books — 282,706 voters

Fahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyThe Giving Tree by Shel SilversteinNight by Elie WieselThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienBrave New World and Brave New World Revisited by Aldous Huxley
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,479 books — 119,920 voters
Lord of the Flies by William GoldingThe Trial by Franz KafkaFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyAnimal Farm / 1984 by George OrwellSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Best Philosophical Literature
1,167 books — 2,724 voters

The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre DumasThe Lightning Thief by Rick RiordanThe Queen of the Damned by Anne Rice
The Book Was Better Than the Movie
1,561 books — 18,690 voters
Dune by Frank Herbert
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,351 books — 24,664 voters

Gone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellThe Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre DumasInterview with the Vampire by Anne RiceThe Princess Bride by William GoldmanThe Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas
Books With Unforgettable Characters
9,437 books — 8,413 voters
It by Stephen KingThe Exorcist by William Peter BlattyThe Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson
Best Horror Novels
1,984 books — 5,447 voters

The Talisman by Stephen KingOn Writing by Stephen King
Best of Stephen King
178 books — 3,876 voters
1984 by George OrwellFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyAnimal Farm by George OrwellGone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,807 books — 49,790 voters

Gone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellLord of the Flies by William GoldingThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar WildeThe Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónOne Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey
Best Literary Fiction
1,548 books — 1,328 voters
The Tao of Pooh by Benjamin Hoffthe te of piglet by Benjamin Hoff
Best Books on Taoism
108 books — 130 voters