Big Books of 2026

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



Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. RowlingPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëGirl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier
The Book Was Better Than the Movie
1,561 books — 18,688 voters
Best Books Ever
76,166 books — 283,166 voters

The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. RowlingThe Lovely Bones by Alice SeboldWater for Elephants by Sara Gruen
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,189 books — 28,376 voters
A Tale of Two Cities by Charles DickensGone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
Best Historical Fiction
7,406 books — 25,586 voters

Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'DellAre You There God? It’s Me, Margaret by Judy BlumePrincess Academy by Shannon HaleA Little Princess by Frances Hodgson BurnettA Separate Peace by John Knowles
Best Young Adult Books
13,096 books — 80,177 voters
Tess of the D’Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy
The Worst Books of All Time
8,104 books — 19,874 voters

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryGone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,807 books — 49,788 voters
The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara KingsolverGirl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy ChevalierHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling
Best Books of the Decade: 1990s
3,129 books — 3,676 voters