Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Jackie (10 Lists)



Jane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëThe Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
Best Gothic Books of All Time
589 books — 3,505 voters
The Thirteenth Tale by Diane SetterfieldThe Historian by Elizabeth Kostova
Modern Gothic
713 books — 1,360 voters

Jane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëThe Shining by Stephen KingPersuasion by Jane AustenThe Phantom of the Opera by Gaston LerouxThe Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Books to Read On a Rainy Day
766 books — 453 voters
Dark Places by Gillian FlynnFear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. ThompsonSharp Objects by Gillian FlynnBattle Royale by Koushun TakamiMockingjay by Suzanne Collins
The Most Disturbing Books Ever Written
3,214 books — 11,341 voters

Through a Glass Darkly by Karleen KoenAnd Only to Deceive by Tasha AlexanderThe Masque of the Black Tulip by Lauren WilligDark Angels by Karleen Koen
Best Historical Fiction
7,440 books — 25,629 voters
The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsDivergent by Veronica Roth
Best Dystopian Journey Novels
24 books — 19 voters

The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsA Dance with Dragons by George R.R. MartinDivergent by Veronica RothThe Help by Kathryn StockettWater for Elephants by Sara Gruen
What's the Book You Can't Wait to Read This Summer?
14,100 books — 14,846 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien
Best Young Adult Books
13,128 books — 80,201 voters

Norwegian Wood by Haruki MurakamiBattle Royale by Koushun TakamiOut by Natsuo KirinoHard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World by Haruki MurakamiKitchen by Banana Yoshimoto
Best Japanese Books
772 books — 3,249 voters
Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. JamesBreaking Dawn by Stephenie MeyerNew Moon by Stephenie MeyerEclipse by Stephenie MeyerTwilight by Stephenie Meyer
Terrible Books
246 books — 101 voters