Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Chris Crumbley (10 Lists)



The Gunslinger by Stephen King
The Best Epic Fantasy (fiction)
4,206 books — 25,712 voters
Dune by Frank Herbert
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,350 books — 24,656 voters

Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace
Rabelais' Codpiece
135 books — 143 voters
1984 by George OrwellAnimal Farm by George OrwellFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyThe Giver by Lois LowryBrave New World by Aldous Huxley
Best Banned, Censored, and Challenged Books
924 books — 2,381 voters

The Road by Cormac McCarthyThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood1984 by George Orwell
Best Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
1,245 books — 3,412 voters
1984 by George OrwellThe Giver by Lois LowryBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyThe Road by Cormac McCarthyFahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
3,747 books — 25,986 voters

The Road by Cormac McCarthy
The Long and Winding Road
115 books — 44 voters
Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace
The 800+ page Gorillaz
459 books — 518 voters

Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand
The Most Begun "Read but Unfinished" (Started) book ever
2,603 books — 13,133 voters
Trainspotting by Irvine Welsh
Best Transgressive Fiction
868 books — 967 voters