Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Brad (22 Lists)



Anna Karenina by Leo TolstoyInfinite Jest by David Foster WallacePride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Best Books Ever
76,088 books — 282,839 voters
The Color of Magic by Terry PratchettThe Way of Kings by Brandon SandersonThe Eyre Affair by Jasper FfordeThe Fourth Bear by Jasper FfordeMistborn by Brandon Sanderson
Most Interesting World
8,086 books — 4,741 voters

A Little Hatred by Joe Abercrombie
Goodreads Choice Awards 2019 (eligible for write-in only)
1,118 books — 1,362 voters
The Fifth Season by N.K. JemisinThe Shepherd's Crown by Terry PratchettShadows of Self by Brandon SandersonFirefight by Brandon Sanderson
Hugo 2016 Eligible Works
476 books — 1,085 voters

The Holy Bible by AnonymousDon Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedraالقرآن الكريم by AnonymousThe Communist Manifesto by Karl MarxThe Iliad by Homer
The Most Influential Books
1,479 books — 5,283 voters
We by Yevgeny ZamyatinLord of the Flies by William GoldingBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyThe Trial by Franz KafkaShades of Grey by Jasper Fforde
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
3,749 books — 25,991 voters

Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency by Douglas AdamsThe Martian by Andy Weir
Best Tongue-in-Cheek Heroes
31 books — 10 voters
War and Peace by Leo TolstoyNorth and South by Elizabeth GaskellLittle House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls WilderAll Creatures Great and Small / All Things Bright and Beautiful by James HerriotThe Agony and the Ecstasy by Irving Stone
Books with Antonym Titles
460 books — 150 voters

Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
Best Book Of All Time
26 books — 15 voters
Coraline by Neil GaimanThe Last of the Mohicans by James Fenimore CooperHoles by Louis SacharCloudy with a Chance of Meatballs by Judi BarrettThe Princess Diaries by Meg Cabot
The MOVIE was BETTER than the BOOK
1,134 books — 10,102 voters

Holes by Louis SacharHomicidal Psycho Jungle Cat by Bill WattersonGood Omens by Terry Pratchett
Best Books of the Decade: 1990s
3,129 books — 3,677 voters
Bleak House by Charles DickensThe Far Pavilions by M.M. KayeAnna Karenina by Leo TolstoyThe Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward GibbonWar and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
Thickest Books Ever
889 books — 2,489 voters

The Milagro Beanfield War by John NicholsTime Enough for Love by Robert A. Heinlein
Best Books of the Decade: 1970s
1,946 books — 1,879 voters
Lord of the Flies by William GoldingThe Moon Is a Harsh Mistress by Robert A. HeinleinThe Milagro Beanfield War by John Nichols
Best Books for Teen Boys
1,430 books — 1,551 voters

Starship Troopers by Robert A. HeinleinThe Cat in the Hat by Dr. SeussThe Return of the King by J.R.R. TolkienThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsInkheart by Cornelia Funke
The Book Was Better Than the Movie
1,561 books — 18,689 voters
Infinite Jest by David Foster WallaceLord of the Flies by William GoldingBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyThe Milagro Beanfield War by John NicholsThe Moon Is a Harsh Mistress by Robert A. Heinlein
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,807 books — 49,787 voters

Jesus the Christ by James E. TalmageLord of the Flies by William GoldingHamlet by William ShakespeareThe Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsKing Lear by William Shakespeare
Influential Books
293 books — 144 voters
The Book of Mormon by Joseph Smith Jr.The Essential Calvin and Hobbes by Bill WattersonThe Moon Is a Harsh Mistress by Robert A. HeinleinJingo by Terry PratchettCatch-22 by Joseph Heller
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,499 books — 119,971 voters

The Thief Lord by Cornelia Funke
Best Young Adult Books
13,096 books — 80,174 voters
Uneasy Money by P.G. WodehousePsmith in the City by P.G. WodehouseUncle Fred in the Springtime by P.G. Wodehouse
Best P.G. Wodehouse
106 books — 144 voters

Thud! by Terry PratchettA Hat Full of Sky by Terry PratchettJingo by Terry PratchettPyramids by Terry PratchettFeet of Clay by Terry Pratchett
The Best of Discworld!
90 books — 996 voters
Henry V by William ShakespeareKing Lear by William Shakespeare
Best of William Shakespeare
103 books — 1,239 voters