Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Emma (20 Lists)



The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienDavita's Harp by Chaim PotokRebecca by Daphne du MaurierThe Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor DostoevskyThe Man Who Was Thursday by G.K. Chesterton
Top Ten Books You've Read with the Classics Club
52 books — 10 voters
The Swedish Cavalier by Leo PerutzThe Diary of a Country Priest by Georges BernanosJoy of Man's Desiring by Jean GionoA Cat, a Man, and Two Women by Jun'ichirō TanizakiA City of Bells by Elizabeth Goudge
Best Books 1936
116 books — 52 voters

Wolf Hall by Hilary MantelAll the Light We Cannot See by Anthony DoerrNever Let Me Go by Kazuo IshiguroThe Great Swindle by Pierre Lemaitre
The Sunday Times 100 21st-Century Novels to Love
108 books — 31 voters
All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony DoerrThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisCry, The Beloved Country by Alan Paton
Fiction Set in 1940s
267 books — 64 voters

Killing Commendatore by Haruki MurakamiThe Plotters by Un-Su KimHear Our Defeats by Laurent GaudéLittle Culinary Triumphs by Pascale PujolSmoking Kills by Antoine Laurain
Man Booker International Prize: Eligible Books 2019
164 books — 118 voters
The Return of the King by J.R.R. Tolkien
Books With a Goodreads Average Rating of 4.5 and above and With At Least 100 Ratings
1,945 books — 2,690 voters

George's Grand Tour by Caroline VermalleThe Room by Jonas KarlssonLaurus by Eugene VodolazkinThe Great Swindle by Pierre LemaitreSo You Don't Get Lost in the Neighbourhood by Patrick Modiano
Man Booker International Prize: Eligible Books 2016
152 books — 97 voters
In Another Life by Julie Christine JohnsonI'll See You in Paris by Michelle Gable
Historical Fiction 2016
340 books — 878 voters

Rodin's Lover by Heather Webb
Historical Fiction 2015
387 books — 2,088 voters
The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre DumasNineteen Eighty-Four by George OrwellLife of Pi by Yann MartelKokoro by Natsume Sōseki
superb fiction - books you will not regret reading
120 books — 16 voters

The Harlot's Tale by Sam ThomasI Always Loved You by Robin Oliveira
Historical Fiction 2014
378 books — 1,972 voters
Gone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellThe Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett
Best Historical Fiction
7,391 books — 25,576 voters

The Chalice by Nancy BilyeauThe Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth SteinThe Language of Flowers by Vanessa DiffenbaughThe Help by Kathryn StockettThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon
Smart Summer Reads
12,621 books — 10,587 voters
Fall of Giants by Ken FollettBefore I Go to Sleep by S.J. WatsonThe Distant Hours by Kate MortonIn the Garden of Beasts by Erik LarsonBring Up the Bodies by Hilary Mantel
Best Books of the Decade: 2010s
7,686 books — 14,161 voters

The Secret History by Stephanie Marie ThorntonThe Chalice by Nancy BilyeauParis by Edward Rutherfurd
Historical Fiction 2013
386 books — 2,105 voters
The Devotion of Suspect X by Keigo Higashino
Best "World" Mysteries, Thrillers, Detectives, and Suspense...
1,124 books — 880 voters

1Q84 by Haruki Murakami
Best Japanese Books
771 books — 3,248 voters
Madame Tussaud by Michelle MoranDoc by Mary Doria Russell
Historical Fiction 2011
108 books — 573 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee1984 by George OrwellThe Grapes of Wrath by John SteinbeckThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,807 books — 49,789 voters
Romeo and Juliet by William ShakespeareLes Misérables by Victor HugoThe Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis
Best Books Ever
76,076 books — 282,650 voters