Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Eleanor (28 Lists)



Romeo and Juliet by William ShakespeareShakespeare's Sonnets by William Shakespeare
Best of William Shakespeare
102 books — 1,239 voters
The Turn of the Screw by Henry James
Best Books of the 19th Century
1,703 books — 6,873 voters

1984 by George OrwellRomeo and Juliet by William ShakespeareAnimal Farm by George OrwellOf Mice and Men by John SteinbeckOne Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey
I'm glad someone made me read this book
10,636 books — 10,232 voters
Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë
I Should Probably Read This Sometime...
11,297 books — 10,072 voters

The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis
The Best Epic Fantasy (fiction)
4,201 books — 25,711 voters
Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
Books That Exceeded Your Expectations
14,681 books — 16,355 voters

Harry Potter Series Box Set by J.K. Rowling
Re-Readable
7,650 books — 2,326 voters
Harry Potter Series Box Set by J.K. RowlingThe Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Series Reading List
1,430 books — 2,976 voters

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
Best Series
3,351 books — 9,428 voters
Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenAnimal Farm by George OrwellRomeo and Juliet by William ShakespeareLord of the Flies by William Golding
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,456 books — 119,759 voters

1984 by George OrwellAnimal Farm by George Orwell
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
3,744 books — 25,982 voters
1984 by George OrwellThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon
The Best Use of Stylistic Language (best form/language)
561 books — 545 voters

The Lovely Bones by Alice SeboldMy Sister's Keeper by Jodi PicoultUlysses by James Joyce
Disappointing Books
2,735 books — 4,607 voters
Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling
Couldn't Put The Book Down
16,763 books — 16,530 voters

1984 by George OrwellBlindness by José Saramago
The Most Disturbing Books Ever Written
3,191 books — 11,286 voters
The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,189 books — 28,379 voters

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Seth Grahame-SmithI Was Told There'd Be Cake by Sloane CrosleyAre You There, Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea by Chelsea HandlerAn Arsonist's Guide to Writers' Homes in New England by Brock ClarkeStop Dressing Your Six-Year-Old Like a Skank by Celia Rivenbark
Best Book Titles
11,385 books — 7,789 voters
Godless by Ann CoulterHow to Talk to a Liberal (If You Must) by Ann CoulterIf Democrats Had Any Brains, They'd Be Republicans by Ann CoulterSlander by Ann CoulterThe Way Things Ought to Be by Rush Limbaugh
Books I Have No Intention of Reading
1,637 books — 5,994 voters

Wuthering Heights by Emily BrontëDracula by Bram StokerParadise Lost by John MiltonThe Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey ChaucerThe Historian by Elizabeth Kostova
The Most Begun "Read but Unfinished" (Started) book ever
2,603 books — 13,132 voters
Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson BurnettMatilda by Roald DahlPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling
What Book Got You Hooked?
3,837 books — 10,489 voters

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll
Weirdest Books Ever
1,193 books — 1,185 voters
Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenHarry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. RowlingThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerThe Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Five Stars
1,862 books — 326 voters

The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson BurnettMatilda by Roald DahlHeidi by Johanna SpyriJames and the Giant Peach by Roald DahlThe BFG by Roald Dahl
Favorite books from my childhood
4,424 books — 7,425 voters
Wuthering Heights by Emily BrontëThe Shack by William Paul YoungSpeak by Laurie Halse AndersonQ & A by Vikas Swarup
What To Read Next
20,182 books — 24,089 voters

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Golden Compass by Philip Pullman
Best Young Adult Books
13,122 books — 80,170 voters
1984 by George OrwellAnimal Farm by George OrwellOf Mice and Men by John SteinbeckOne Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,807 books — 49,785 voters

The Notebook by Nicholas SparksThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
The MOVIE was BETTER than the BOOK
1,133 books — 10,105 voters
The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerAnimal Farm by George OrwellRomeo and Juliet by William ShakespeareOf Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
Best Books Ever
76,025 books — 282,379 voters