Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Erika (15 Lists)



The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien
Collections of Short Stories
2,895 books — 2,040 voters
Ship of Magic by Robin Hobb
Science Fiction and Fantasy Must Reads
3,946 books — 5,018 voters

Assassin's Apprentice by Robin Hobb
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,351 books — 24,667 voters
Magic for Beginners by Kelly Link
Favorite Magical Realism Novels
1,304 books — 4,518 voters

Nimona by N.D. StevensonBuilding Stories by Chris Ware
Best Graphic Novels
3,451 books — 6,767 voters
Nimona by N.D. Stevenson
Required Reading Graphic Novels
1,173 books — 2,013 voters

Tenth of December by George Saunders
Badass Short Story Collections (Or So I Hear)
464 books — 261 voters
One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez
The Most Begun "Read but Unfinished" (Started) book ever
2,606 books — 13,136 voters

The Night Circus by Erin MorgensternThe Art of Fielding by Chad Harbach
Best Books of the Decade: 2010s
7,686 books — 14,168 voters
The Night Circus by Erin MorgensternEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardThe Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki MurakamiThe Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón1Q84 by Haruki Murakami
Recommended by Reading Challengers
6,128 books — 4,561 voters

Frankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyAlice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis CarrollWuthering Heights by Emily BrontëDr. Faustus by Christopher MarloweMacbeth by William Shakespeare
Books I Read At University/College
1,010 books — 142 voters
Beloved by Toni MorrisonThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar WildeGreat Expectations by Charles DickensThe Stranger by Albert CamusJane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
Glad my teacher made me read this book
340 books — 402 voters

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. RowlingLife of Pi by Yann MartelCatching Fire by Suzanne Collins
Best Books of the 21st Century
9,832 books — 21,949 voters
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakLife of Pi by Yann MartelThe Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,189 books — 28,379 voters

The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien
Best Literature About the Vietnam War
329 books — 636 voters