Big Books of 2026

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



S. by J.J. AbramsThe Solitaire Mystery by Jostein GaarderHomer & Langley by E.L. DoctorowAll the Light We Cannot See by Anthony DoerrA Long Way Down by Nick Hornby
Good Books (Almost) Without Any Romance
161 books — 29 voters
Me Before You by Jojo MoyesSimon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky AlbertalliAristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire SáenzClockwork Princess by Cassandra ClareCarry the Ocean by Heidi Cullinan
Books That Really Are Romantic
36 books — 11 voters

Life of Pi by Yann MartelAtonement by Ian McEwanThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonNineteen Minutes by Jodi PicoultThe Secret History by Donna Tartt
Best Twists
8,353 books — 8,967 voters
The Graveyard Book by Neil GaimanGo Jump in the Pool! by Gordon KormanThe Lost Colony by Eoin ColferFar From the Madding Crowd by Thomas HardyThe Potato Factory by Bryce Courtenay
Books that Sound So Much More Interesting If One Removes the Last Letter of the Title
1,188 books — 245 voters

The Goldfinch by Donna TarttFangirl by Rainbow RowellThe Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil GaimanEleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell& Sons by David Gilbert
Interesting Books of 2013
308 books — 930 voters
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Fault in Our Stars by John GreenThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen ChboskyThe Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Best Young Adult Books
13,096 books — 80,181 voters

The Help by Kathryn StockettThe Sea of Tranquility by Katja MillayThe Fault in Our Stars by John GreenThe Night Circus by Erin MorgensternForbidden by Tabitha Suzuma
TO DIE FOR 2000 - 2015 STAND-ALONES
1,979 books — 5,353 voters
The Book Thief by Markus ZusakInkheart by Cornelia FunkeThe Neverending Story by Michael EndeMr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin SloanThe Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin
Books about Books
1,384 books — 1,519 voters

Jane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëA Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Ultimate Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
Big Fat Books Worth the Effort
1,874 books — 6,998 voters
Catch-22 by Joseph Heller
Wall Bangers!
754 books — 464 voters

A Thousand Pieces of You by Claudia GrayWe All Fall Down by Eric WaltersEve & Adam by Michael Grant
Stunning, Beautiful Book Covers
431 books — 149 voters
Uncle Tom’s Cabin by Harriet Beecher StoweThe Color Purple by Alice WalkerTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Racial, Ethnic, and Religious Prejudice in America
425 books — 145 voters

The Giver by Lois Lowry1984 by George OrwellMaking Money by Terry Pratchett
Books That Need Sequels
85 books — 57 voters
American Psycho by Bret Easton EllisLord of the Flies by William GoldingLolita by Vladimir NabokovIt by Stephen KingPerfume by Patrick Süskind
The Most Disturbing Books Ever Written
3,191 books — 11,291 voters

The Tournament by Matthew ReillyGentlemen and Players by Joanne Harris
Chess-themed Fiction
104 books — 139 voters
Clarissa, or, The History of a Young Lady by Samuel RichardsonMiddlesex by Jeffrey EugenidesJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëA Storm of Swords by George R.R. MartinThe Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Thickest Books Ever
889 books — 2,489 voters

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling
Favorite Book in the Harry Potter Series
27 books — 1,801 voters
J.R.R. Tolkien 4-Book Boxed Set by J.R.R. TolkienA Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinThe Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. LewisHis Dark Materials by Philip PullmanThe Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley
The Best Epic Fantasy (fiction)
4,208 books — 25,723 voters