Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Nivetha (15 Lists)



Life of Pi by Yann MartelInterpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri
Best South Asian Fiction
736 books — 1,896 voters
Franny and Zooey by J.D. Salinger
Tales of New York City
1,518 books — 1,226 voters

The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldPersuasion by Jane AustenThe Lady of Shalott by Alfred Tennyson
Books on Loneliness
514 books — 496 voters
Nine Stories by J.D. SalingerThe Complete Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan DoyleInterpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri
Best Short Stories
1,757 books — 1,040 voters

Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa LahiriMalgudi Days by R.K. Narayan
Best Indian Fiction Books
918 books — 2,425 voters
Catch-22 by Joseph HellerAtlas Shrugged by Ayn RandLes Misérables by Victor HugoMoby-Dick or, The Whale by Herman MelvilleAnna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
The Most Begun "Read but Unfinished" (Started) book ever
2,604 books — 13,149 voters

Life of Pi by Yann Martel
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,187 books — 28,370 voters
The Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix PotterThe Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
Best Books for a New Child's Library
433 books — 300 voters

The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsCatching Fire by Suzanne CollinsMockingjay by Suzanne CollinsThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
Books I'm Bringing to College
128 books — 126 voters
Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsLord of the Flies by William GoldingJane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
Best Books Ever
76,703 books — 285,236 voters

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Epic Dystopian Romances
43 books — 31 voters
Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerLord of the Flies by William Golding
Must Read Classics
1,866 books — 4,662 voters

Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine PatersonThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniA Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniThe Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Books That Made You Cry
1,606 books — 3,280 voters
A Curse Dark as Gold by Elizabeth C. BunceThe Goose Girl by Shannon HaleElla Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine
The Best Fairytales and Retellings
2,799 books — 9,155 voters

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Best Female Heroine Books (or books centered around girls)
368 books — 210 voters