Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by AustinT (17 Lists)



The Godfather by Mario PuzoJurassic Park by Michael CrichtonThe Green Mile by Stephen KingOne Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken KeseyThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
Books made into really good movies
575 books — 288 voters
The Pearl by John Steinbeck
What Book Got You Hooked?
3,844 books — 10,502 voters

Love Medicine by Louise ErdrichThe Round House by Louise ErdrichFools Crow by James WelchTracks by Louise ErdrichThe Last Report on the Miracles at Little No Horse by Louise Erdrich
Best Native American/First Nations Fiction
579 books — 353 voters
Long Time Gone by Carl GottliebI've Always Kept a Unicorn by Mick HoughtonRobert Plant by Paul ReesWonderful Tonight by Pattie BoydThe Universal Tone by Carlos Santana
Best Biographies/Memoirs of Popular Musicians
296 books — 173 voters

The Beguiled by Thomas CullinanFried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie FlaggFrom Here to Eternity by James Jones2010 by Arthur C. ClarkeA Time to Kill by John Grisham
I Saw the Movie & Read the Book
1,921 books — 1,761 voters
Sioux Dawn by Terry C. Johnston
Historical fiction series
117 books — 15 voters

The Round House by Louise ErdrichA Painted House by John GrishamHouse Made of Dawn by N. Scott Momaday
Best "HOUSE" Books
357 books — 39 voters
Song of Wovoka by Earl MurrayCheyenne Autumn by Mari SandozThere There by Tommy OrangeLove Medicine by Louise ErdrichTracks by Louise Erdrich
Native American Fiction
837 books — 639 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodThe Giver by Lois LowryThe Grapes of Wrath by John SteinbeckThe Color Purple by Alice Walker
PBS’s The Great American Read: List of America’s Top 100 Books
100 books — 2,378 voters
The Beguiled by Thomas CullinanThe Last Picture Show by Larry McMurtryA Time to Kill by John GrishamThe Short-Timers by Gustav Hasford2001 by Arthur C. Clarke
Novels to Movies
157 books — 11 voters

My Absolute Darling by Gabriel TallentFrom Here to Eternity by James JonesThe Handmaid's Tale by Margaret AtwoodThe Last Report on the Miracles at Little No Horse by Louise ErdrichBefore the Fall by Noah Hawley
The Greatest novels of all time
86 books — 8 voters
Tortilla Flat by John Steinbeck
Funniest Novels of All Time
1,418 books — 2,284 voters

Freedom by Jonathan Franzen
Best of Jonathan Franzen
19 books — 9 voters
'JESUS, THE SON OF MAN (ARKANA)' by Kahlil Gibran
The obscure: Best books most haven't read (or even heard of)
537 books — 361 voters

A Morning for Flamingos by James Lee BurkeTough Guys Don't Dance by Norman MailerThe Neon Rain by James Lee BurkeLive by Night by Dennis Lehane
Best Hardboiled & Noir fiction
701 books — 879 voters
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonIn Cold Blood by Truman CapoteThe Godfather by Mario PuzoThe Lovely Bones by Alice SeboldShutter Island by Dennis Lehane
Best Crime & Mystery Books
7,306 books — 15,553 voters

The Hermit of 69th Street by Jerzy KosińskiGuilty by Ann CoulterThe No Spin Zone by Bill O'ReillyAn Inconvenient Book by Glenn BeckLet Freedom Ring by Sean Hannity
The Worst Books of All Time
8,104 books — 19,875 voters