Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Javier (8 Lists)



The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar WildeFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyI Am Legend and Other Stories by Richard MathesonPerfume by Patrick SüskindThe Call of Cthulhu by H.P. Lovecraft
Quality Dark Fiction
2,508 books — 3,224 voters
Guns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondCollapse by Jared Diamond
Best Science Books - Non-Fiction Only
1,837 books — 3,599 voters

Common Sense, The Rights of Man and Other Essential Writings by Thomas PaineAnimal Farm by George Orwell
The Most Influential Books
1,479 books — 5,284 voters
The Prize by Daniel YerginTeam of Rivals by Doris Kearns GoodwinThe Rise and Fall of the Third Reich by William L. ShirerGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondCommon Sense and Other Writings by Thomas Paine
Best History Books
3,701 books — 3,734 voters

Les Liaisons dangereuses by Pierre Choderlos de LaclosBlindness by José SaramagoThe Unconsoled by Kazuo IshiguroAll Fires the Fire by Julio Cortázar
Read The World - The Peirene 100 Essential Classics From Around The Globe
120 books — 61 voters
House of Leaves by Mark Z. DanielewskiTeam of Rivals by Doris Kearns Goodwin
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,189 books — 28,378 voters

American Tabloid by James EllroyGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondAbout a Boy by Nick Hornby
Best Books of the Decade: 1990s
3,129 books — 3,677 voters
Foucault’s Pendulum by Umberto EcoThe Name of the Rose by Umberto EcoPerfume by Patrick SüskindDictionary of the Khazars by Milorad Pavić
Best Books of the Decade: 1980s
2,257 books — 2,433 voters