Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Trish (27 Lists)



Down Among the Sticks and Bones by Seanan McGuireThe Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden
Hugo 2018 Eligible Works
171 books — 308 voters
Magic Binds by Ilona Andrews
Favorite Books That Released in 2016
224 books — 272 voters

Nineteen Eighty-Four by George OrwellAll Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria RemarqueThe Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark TwainThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark TwainThe Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
Classics That Every Bookworm Should Read
38 books — 9 voters
The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsDivergent by Veronica RothHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Help by Kathryn Stockett
Unmistakably Strong Female Characters!!
430 books — 337 voters

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child by J.K. RowlingThe Girl Who Raced Fairyland All the Way Home by Catherynne M. ValenteThe View from the Cheap Seats by Neil Gaiman
Can't Wait Books of 2016
1,359 books — 6,391 voters
Tomorrow, When the War Began by John MarsdenThe Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own M... by Catherynne M. ValenteThe Girl Who Fell Beneath Fairyland and Led the Revels There by Catherynne M. ValenteThe Girl Who Soared Over Fairyland and Cut the Moon in Two by Catherynne M. ValenteThe Girl Who Raced Fairyland All the Way Home by Catherynne M. Valente
Books that should get more attention
2,494 books — 1,767 voters

The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest HemingwayTwenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by Jules VerneTreasure Island by Robert Louis StevensonIn the Heart of the Sea by Nathaniel PhilbrickThe Odyssey by Homer
Oceans, Water, Ice
715 books — 171 voters
Charlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteThe Giving Tree by Shel SilversteinCharlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald DahlMatilda by Roald DahlHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
Best Kids Books Ever
1,044 books — 749 voters

Twelve Years a Slave by Solomon NorthupAmerican Slavery - American Freedom by Edmund S. MorganUncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe
Books White People Need to Read
1,305 books — 1,560 voters
The Origin of Species by Charles Darwin1984 by George OrwellThe Complete Works by William ShakespeareThe Odyssey by HomerThe Iliad by Homer
The Most Influential Books
1,479 books — 5,284 voters

Watchmen by Alan MooreV for Vendetta by Alan MooreThe League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Vol. 1 by Alan MooreThe Sandman, Vol. 1 by Neil GaimanMarvel 1602 by Neil Gaiman
Best Superhero Graphic Novels
632 books — 437 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 Half-Blood Prince by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling
Werewolves, Vampires, Angels, Faeries, and Ghosts! OH MY!
837 books — 602 voters

Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. JamesFifty Shades Darker by E.L. JamesFifty Shades Freed by E.L. JamesTwilight by Stephenie MeyerNew Moon by Stephenie Meyer
Books that seriously piss you off
940 books — 1,095 voters
Matched by Ally CondieCinder by Marissa MeyerInkspell by Cornelia FunkeThe Graveyard Book by Neil GaimanThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
Books That Should Be Made Into Movies
32,215 books — 68,212 voters

The Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Help by Kathryn StockettThe Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel HawthorneThe Once and Future King by T.H. WhiteThe Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare
Recommended Historical Fiction
3,647 books — 3,589 voters
Dracula by Bram StokerThe Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington IrvingFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyThe Complete Stories and Poems by Edgar Allan PoeHallowe'en Party by Agatha Christie
Best Books To Read In Autumn
876 books — 518 voters

Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson
Pirates!
654 books — 782 voters
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling
Books on the Worst Books of All Time List That I Love
268 books — 891 voters

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan DoyleDer Name der Rose by Umberto EcoNur der Tod bringt Vergebung by Peter TremayneThe House of the Vestals by Steven SaylorRoman Blood by Steven Saylor
Best historical-fiction mysteries
363 books — 165 voters
Last Seen in Massilia by Steven SaylorThe House of the Vestals by Steven SaylorThe Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco
Best Historical Crime Fiction
194 books — 72 voters

The Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Name of the Rose by Umberto EcoThe Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel HawthorneThe Color Purple by Alice Walker
Best Historical Fiction
7,397 books — 25,582 voters
Trigger Warning by Neil GaimanThe Shepherd's Crown by Terry PratchettThe Long Utopia by Terry PratchettOld Venus by George R.R. Martin
Most Anticipated: Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Novels of 2015
449 books — 1,510 voters

1984 by George OrwellHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingAnimal Farm by George OrwellThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,807 books — 49,789 voters
The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling
Best Books of the 21st Century
9,832 books — 21,945 voters

Insurgent by Veronica RothReached by Ally Condie
Can't Wait Books of 2012
2,516 books — 15,087 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeePride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryTolkien On Fairy-stories by J.R.R. TolkienFahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,530 books — 119,997 voters

World War Z by Max Brooks
Best Horror Novels
1,984 books — 5,447 voters