Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Matt (16 Lists)



The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsCatching Fire by Suzanne CollinsThe Giver by Lois LowryGone by Michael GrantHunger by Michael Grant
YA Dystopia Novels
1,788 books — 11,241 voters
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
Best Series
3,351 books — 9,428 voters

The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton JusterMatilda by Roald DahlHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Golden Compass by Philip Pullman
Best Children's Fantasy
967 books — 1,112 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. Rowling
Best Fantasy Books of the 21st Century
3,052 books — 9,892 voters

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. RowlingWater for Elephants by Sara GruenThe Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
Best Books of the 21st Century
9,835 books — 21,938 voters
The Giver by Lois LowryThe Road by Cormac McCarthyThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsV for Vendetta by Alan Moore
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
3,744 books — 25,982 voters

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. RowlingA Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniHarry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,189 books — 28,379 voters
Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingThe Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
Books You Would Recommend to Strangers
12,266 books — 7,849 voters

The Ruins by Scott Smith
The Goriest Books Ever
409 books — 626 voters
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniMy Sister's Keeper by Jodi PicoultNight by Elie WieselA Child Called "It" by Dave Pelzer
Most emotional books
894 books — 948 voters

The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienWicked by Gregory MaguireLife of Pi by Yann MartelThe Grapes of Wrath by John SteinbeckThe Iliad by Homer
The Most Begun "Read but Unfinished" (Started) book ever
2,603 books — 13,132 voters
The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis
The Best Epic Fantasy (fiction)
4,201 books — 25,711 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeNight by Elie WieselHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,456 books — 119,761 voters
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingHoles by Louis SacharThe Giver by Lois Lowry
Best Young Adult Books
13,122 books — 80,170 voters

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling
Best Books Ever
76,025 books — 282,382 voters
Water for Elephants by Sara GruenThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniThe Lovely Bones by Alice SeboldHarry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by J.K. RowlingMy Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult
Books That Exceeded Your Expectations
14,682 books — 16,358 voters