Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Cheri (55 Lists)



Strangers on a Train by Patricia HighsmithThe Argonauts by Maggie NelsonPatternmaster by Octavia E. ButlerClay's Ark by Octavia E. ButlerMind of My Mind by Octavia E. Butler
Excellent Books By Women of All Stripes
114 books — 3 voters
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki MurakamiThe Master and Margarita by Mikhail BulgakovKafka on the Shore by Haruki MurakamiPerdido Street Station by China Miéville
Trippy Books
843 books — 897 voters

Cloud Atlas by David MitchellThe Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki MurakamiThe Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot DíazLove in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel García MárquezThe Road by Cormac McCarthy
Book Riot's Zero to Well-Read in 100 Books
99 books — 58 voters
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyFlowers for Algernon by Daniel KeyesThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodStranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. HeinleinParable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler
Best Science Fiction of the 20th Century
553 books — 481 voters

The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienDune by Frank Herbert1984 by George OrwellFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyBrave New World by Aldous Huxley
100 Science Fiction & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime: Readers' Picks
2,875 books — 3,251 voters
The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood1984 by George OrwellBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyThe Grapes of Wrath by John SteinbeckThe Color Purple by Alice Walker
Literature of Social Change
433 books — 314 voters

The Road by Cormac McCarthyWater for Elephants by Sara GruenNever Let Me Go by Kazuo IshiguroCloud Atlas by David MitchellKafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami
Best Books of the 21st Century
9,835 books — 21,938 voters
A Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter M. Miller Jr.Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami1Q84 by Haruki MurakamiBeloved by Toni MorrisonA Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
Quality Dark Fiction
2,508 books — 3,224 voters

The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodThe Color Purple by Alice WalkerPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenI Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya AngelouBeloved by Toni Morrison
Best Feminist Books
2,514 books — 3,516 voters
Popular Science Fiction on GoodReads with between 10000 and 24999 ratings
586 books — 53 voters

Silverthorn / A Darkness at Sethanon by Raymond E. Feist
Popular Fantasy on Goodreads with between 100 and 999 ratings
1,534 books — 130 voters
Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson
Classic Science Fiction - 1990-1999
326 books — 184 voters

Annihilation by Jeff Vandermeer
2015 Sci-Fi Award Nominees
59 books — 97 voters
The Blind Assassin by Margaret Atwood
Booker Prize Winners
60 books — 1,985 voters

Fahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodDhalgren by Samuel R. DelanyStranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. Heinlein1984 by George Orwell
Best Science Fiction
3,651 books — 6,977 voters
The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott LynchKushiel's Dart by Jacqueline CareyLeviathan Wakes by James S.A. CoreyThe Hundred Thousand Kingdoms by N.K. JemisinRevelation Space by Alastair Reynolds
New Speculative Fiction Stars
1,145 books — 2,717 voters

Kafka on the Shore by Haruki MurakamiThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodNeuromancer by William GibsonFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyThe Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami
Best Books Ever
76,097 books — 282,765 voters
Embassytown by China MiévilleLeviathan Wakes by James S.A. Corey
2012 Sci-Fi Award Nominees
33 books — 14 voters

The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms by N.K. JemisinWho Fears Death by Nnedi Okorafor
2011 Sci-Fi Award Nominees
41 books — 12 voters
The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. TolkienThe Stand by Stephen KingWinnie-the-Pooh by A.A. MilneMatilda by Roald DahlThe Princess Bride by William Goldman
Books With a Goodreads Average Rating of 4.2 and Above
908 books — 450 voters

The Stand by Stephen KingThe Martian by Andy Weir
Books With a Goodreads Average Rating of 4.3 and Above
3,128 books — 477 voters
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury1984 by George OrwellStranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. HeinleinA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleFlowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes
Most Popular Science Fiction on Goodreads
267 books — 508 voters

The Two Towers by J.R.R. TolkienThe Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. TolkienThe Return of the King by J.R.R. TolkienKafka on the Shore by Haruki MurakamiThe Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
The Most Popular Fantasy on Goodreads
672 books — 1,287 voters
Kafka on the Shore by Haruki MurakamiAmerican Gods by Neil GaimanThe City & the City by China MiévilleKushiel's Dart by Jacqueline CareyThe Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
Best Fantasy Books of the 21st Century
3,053 books — 9,893 voters

The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms by N.K. JemisinParable of the Sower by Octavia E. ButlerKindred by Octavia E. ButlerAnansi Boys by Neil GaimanA Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin
Non-Caucasian Protagonists in Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror, and Paranormal Romance
2,514 books — 2,757 voters
The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodNever Let Me Go by Kazuo IshiguroParable of the Sower by Octavia E. ButlerKindred by Octavia E. ButlerDawn by Octavia E. Butler
Best Science Fiction With a Female Protagonist
1,390 books — 2,823 voters

The Stand by Stephen KingThe Road by Cormac McCarthy1984 by George OrwellFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
Best Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
1,245 books — 3,414 voters
Embassytown by China MiévilleOryx and Crake by Margaret AtwoodThe City & the City by China Miéville1Q84 by Haruki MurakamiThe Road by Cormac McCarthy
Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century
1,208 books — 8,953 voters

Water for Elephants by Sara GruenLife of Pi by Yann MartelThe Road by Cormac McCarthyAmerican Gods by Neil GaimanNever Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,189 books — 28,379 voters
The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodStranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. HeinleinNever Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro1984 by George OrwellThe Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami
Unforgettables
11,629 books — 7,403 voters


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