Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Jessica (7 Lists)



The Memoirs of Cleopatra by Margaret George
Books about Cleopatra (fiction and nonfiction)
61 books — 151 voters
The Memoirs of Cleopatra by Margaret GeorgeThe Crimson Petal and the White by Michel FaberShanghai Girls by Lisa See
Best Historical Fiction
7,405 books — 25,585 voters

The Light Between Oceans by M.L. StedmanAhab's Wife, or The Star-Gazer by Sena Jeter NaslundThe Edge of the Earth by Christina Schwarz
Lighthouses
454 books — 154 voters
Fingersmith by Sarah WatersThe Crimson Petal and the White by Michel Faber
Best neo-victorian novels
117 books — 206 voters

The Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Poisonwood Bible by Barbara KingsolverWhite Oleander by Janet FitchShanghai Girls by Lisa SeeAhab's Wife, or The Star-Gazer by Sena Jeter Naslund
Books that Blew Me Away and that I Still Think About
14,456 books — 14,666 voters
1984 by George OrwellThe Handmaid's Tale by Margaret AtwoodFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyOryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
3,749 books — 25,989 voters

Oryx and Crake by Margaret AtwoodThe Road by Cormac McCarthy1984 by George OrwellThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodBrave New World by Aldous Huxley
Settings You Would Not Want to Be In
344 books — 230 voters