Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Sara (61 Lists)



Captive Prince by C.S. Pacat
Favorite Gay Couples
3,715 books — 4,159 voters
Christmas Shopaholic by Sophie KinsellaRed, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston
Most Anticipated 2019 Books
125 books — 82 voters

Lord of the White Hell, Book 1 by Ginn Hale
Best Fantasy Books with Gay Main Characters
1,265 books — 2,644 voters
Captive Prince by C.S. Pacat
Best Gay Historical Romance
915 books — 1,530 voters

The Great Influenza by John M. Barry
Microbes - Viruses, Bacteria & Diseases
69 books — 34 voters
Catch-22 by Joseph Heller
World War II Fiction
1,384 books — 2,019 voters

Rebecca by Daphne du MaurierThe Complete Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle
100 Mysteries and Thrillers to Read in a Lifetime: Readers' Picks
2,206 books — 4,464 voters
Confessions of a Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella
Best Chick-Lit I've Ever Read
1,485 books — 2,688 voters

Matilda by Roald Dahl
Best Female Lead Characters
4,846 books — 5,877 voters
Bridget Jones’s Diary by Helen Fielding
Humorous Romance Books
3,149 books — 6,698 voters

Giovanni’s Room by James Baldwin
Best LGBTQIA literature
1,761 books — 2,167 voters
Giovanni’s Room by James Baldwin
Best Gay Fiction
2,649 books — 3,865 voters

Cat’s Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Vonnegut's Best
37 books — 631 voters
The Great Influenza by John M. Barry
Best Science Books - Non-Fiction Only
1,837 books — 3,599 voters

In Cold Blood by Truman CapoteA Child Called "It" by Dave PelzerWuthering Heights by Emily BrontëThe Stranger by Albert CamusGone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
What a Downer...
331 books — 117 voters
Giovanni's Room by James BaldwinThe Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen ChboskyNew Moon by Stephenie Meyer
Books on Loneliness
513 books — 494 voters

The Ghost Map by Steven JohnsonThe Great Influenza by John M. Barry
Best Books on Flu and Other Devastating Outbreaks
169 books — 123 voters
Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
The Best of the Best Romance Novels of the Twentieth Century
641 books — 2,231 voters

The Great Influenza by John M. BarryAlive by Piers Paul Read
Non-fiction Disaster Books
321 books — 327 voters
The Healing of America by T.R. ReidUnder the Banner of Heaven by Jon KrakauerThe God Delusion by Richard Dawkins
Best Non-Fiction (no biographies)
6,227 books — 8,061 voters

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. RowlingJurassic Park by Michael CrichtonWhere the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein
Light but not (too) dumb
845 books — 838 voters
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Female characters you wouldn't want to get in a fight with
829 books — 726 voters

Child 44 by Tom Rob SmithRebecca by Daphne du MaurierIn Cold Blood by Truman CapoteIn the Woods by Tana French
Best Crime & Mystery Books
7,306 books — 15,550 voters
The Golden Compass by Philip PullmanThe Complete Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan DoyleThe Terror by Dan SimmonsFive Complete Hercule Poirot Novels by Agatha ChristieWhite Fang by Jack London
Winter Reads
10,115 books — 2,759 voters

Ender’s Game by Orson Scott CardHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. RowlingAtlas Shrugged by Ayn RandHoles by Louis Sachar
Best Twists
8,353 books — 8,965 voters
Matilda by Roald DahlBridge to Terabithia by Katherine PatersonCharlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteElla Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine
Best Books Ever For Young Girls
96 books — 31 voters

Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenAtlas Shrugged by Ayn RandThe Complete Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan DoyleA Little Princess by Frances Hodgson BurnettHarry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling
If I Were Stranded On a Desert Island...
1,203 books — 432 voters
D'Aulaires' Book of Greek Myths by Ingri d'AulaireMythology by Edith Hamilton
Best Books About Mythology
1,395 books — 2,218 voters

The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Books I wouldn't have discovered without Goodreads
2,678 books — 1,034 voters
Harry Potter Series Box Set by J.K. RowlingPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerGone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
Books that scored a five by me
9,435 books — 2,368 voters


« previous 1 3