Big Books of 2026

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



Autobiography by MorrisseyMozipedia by Simon GoddardSongs That Saved Your Life by Simon GoddardMorrissey Shot by Linder SterlingPeepholism by Jo Slee
Morrissey & The Smiths
70 books — 34 voters
1984 by George OrwellThe Stranger by Albert CamusThe World of Jeeves by P.G. Wodehouse
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,807 books — 49,789 voters

In the Miso Soup by Ryū MurakamiThe Master of Go by Yasunari KawabataRashōmon and Seventeen Other Stories by Ryūnosuke AkutagawaThe Essential Haiku by Robert Hass
Best Japanese Books
771 books — 3,248 voters
A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William ShakespeareHamlet by William ShakespeareKing Lear by William ShakespeareTwelfth Night by William ShakespeareRomeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare
Best of William Shakespeare
103 books — 1,239 voters

J.R.R. Tolkien 4-Book Boxed Set by J.R.R. TolkienThe Silmarillion by J.R.R. TolkienHis Dark Materials by Philip PullmanThe Morgaine Saga by C.J. Cherryh
The Best Epic Fantasy (fiction)
4,207 books — 25,717 voters
La carte et le territoire by Michel HouellebecqL'Échappée belle by Anna GavaldaThe Evolution of Bruno Littlemore by Benjamin HaleWalking to Hollywood by Will SelfThe Piano Teacher by Elfriede Jelinek
Must-reads in 2011 and 2012
482 books — 573 voters

2001 by Arthur C. ClarkeFoundation by Isaac AsimovDune by Frank HerbertThe Ultimate Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsPlanet of the Apes by Pierre Boulle
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,350 books — 24,660 voters
A People's History of American Empire by Paul M. BuhleCollected Writings by Thomas PaineThe End of America by Naomi WolfHegemony or Survival by Noam ChomskyThe Corporation by Joel Bakan
Best Books to Become an Informed Voter
935 books — 1,100 voters