Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by David (24 Lists)



Soon I Will Be Invincible by Austin Grossman
Super Hero Books [Not Graphic Novels]
700 books — 1,034 voters
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark TwainSomething Wicked This Way Comes by Ray BradburyDandelion Wine by Ray BradburyThe Bell Jar by Sylvia PlathGreat Expectations by Charles Dickens
Coming of Age Stories
732 books — 573 voters

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. RowlingThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Graveyard Book by Neil GaimanThe Alchemist by Paulo CoelhoAmerican Gods by Neil Gaiman
Couldn't Put The Book Down
16,777 books — 16,578 voters
The Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein
Most emotional books
894 books — 948 voters

Watchmen by Alan MooreThe Complete Maus by Art SpiegelmanScott Pilgrim's Precious Little Life by Bryan Lee O'MalleyWelcome to Lovecraft by Joe Hill
Best Graphic Novels
3,450 books — 6,766 voters
The Golden Compass by Philip PullmanThe Eye of the World by Robert JordanJonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke
Most Interesting Magic System
2,645 books — 8,768 voters

Good Omens by Terry PratchettAmerican Gods by Neil Gaiman
Books with Angels, Gods, or Demons
2,315 books — 3,419 voters
His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman
Best Fantasy Series, Trilogies, and Duologies
2,072 books — 11,673 voters

J.R.R. Tolkien 4-Book Boxed Set by J.R.R. Tolkien
The Best Epic Fantasy (fiction)
4,208 books — 25,719 voters
Rant by Chuck PalahniukChoke by Chuck PalahniukLullaby by Chuck Palahniuk
Most Messed Up
845 books — 514 voters

Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury
DCPL's Teen Horror Booklist
84 books — 66 voters
Ghoul by Brian Keene
Best Horror Books by People Other Than Stephen King
1,550 books — 1,501 voters

The Graveyard Book by Neil GaimanManiac Magee by Jerry Spinelli
The Most Deserving Newbery
114 books — 2,999 voters
Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami
Best Japanese Books
771 books — 3,248 voters

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldWatchmen by Alan MooreSomething Wicked This Way Comes by Ray BradburyFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyGood Omens by Terry Pratchett
Read Them Twice...At Least
13,641 books — 11,269 voters
Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
Saddest Books
491 books — 721 voters

The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
Darkest Books of All Time
1,275 books — 1,716 voters
Neverwhere by Neil GaimanGood Omens by Terry PratchettAnansi Boys by Neil GaimanThe Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
The Best Urban Fantasy
4,404 books — 12,551 voters

Great Expectations by Charles DickensFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyThe Giving Tree by Shel SilversteinOh, the Places You’ll Go! by Dr. SeussThe Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,477 books — 119,898 voters
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyThe Ultimate Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsNever Let Me Go by Kazuo IshiguroJourney to the Center of the Earth by Jules Verne
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,351 books — 24,662 voters

American Gods by Neil GaimanKafka on the Shore by Haruki MurakamiJonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna ClarkeThe Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
Best Fantasy Books of the 21st Century
3,053 books — 9,893 voters
American Gods by Neil GaimanThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsGreat Expectations by Charles DickensA Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway
Books that Blew Me Away and that I Still Think About
14,374 books — 14,626 voters

Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick
Earth Is Room Enough--On-Planet SF
162 books — 66 voters
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyWatchmen by Alan MooreFight Club by Chuck PalahniukThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldThe Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,807 books — 49,789 voters