Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by B-zee (19 Lists)



This Earth of Mankind by Pramoedya Ananta Toer
Around the World One Book from Each Country
1,068 books — 971 voters
The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil GaimanThe Martian by Andy WeirThe Casual Vacancy by J.K. RowlingWonderstruck by Brian Selznick
Best Books of the Decade: 2010s
7,686 books — 14,167 voters

Nyanyian Akar Rumput by Wiji ThukulGentayangan by Intan ParamadithaPada Suatu Hari Nanti & Malam Wabah by Sapardi Djoko DamonoSetan van Oyot by DjokolelonoLALITA by Abigail Limuria
Underrated: Buku Penulis Indonesia
42 books — 14 voters
The Graveyard Book by Neil GaimanCoraline by Neil GaimanCharmed Life by Diana Wynne JonesWitch Week by Diana Wynne JonesThe Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo
New Children's Classics
365 books — 482 voters

The Heart Speaks by Mimi GuarneriThe Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales by Oliver SacksThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark HaddonMy Sister's Keeper by Jodi PicoultDr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson
Medicine and Literature
1,845 books — 2,005 voters
The Sound and the Fury by William FaulknerGerminal by Émile ZolaDracula by Bram StokerThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsThe Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway
Most Difficult Novels
588 books — 2,043 voters

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis CarrollA Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan DoyleDr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis StevensonGerminal by Émile Zola
Best Books of the 19th Century
1,704 books — 6,872 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeAnimal Farm by George OrwellThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien1984 by George OrwellThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
1001 Books I Have Already Read
523 books — 459 voters

The Alchemist by Paulo CoelhoVeronika Decides to Die by Paulo CoelhoThe Zahir by Paulo Coelho
The Best of Paulo Coelho
31 books — 820 voters
1984 by George OrwellLife of Pi by Yann MartelThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryMockingjay by Suzanne CollinsNeverwhere by Neil Gaiman
Books that make you think.
1,116 books — 1,047 voters

Harry Potter Series Box Set by J.K. RowlingJ.R.R. Tolkien 4-Book Boxed Set by J.R.R. TolkienThe Complete Works by William ShakespeareThe Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. LewisThe Complete Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle
The Best Omnibuses and Box Sets
671 books — 1,501 voters
The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryAmerican Gods by Neil GaimanAnne of Green Gables by L.M. MontgomeryThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar WildeThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Best Books Ever
76,158 books — 283,127 voters

The Scarecrow and His Servant by Philip Pullman
Best Children's Books Most People Haven't Heard of...
1,688 books — 773 voters
Little Women by Louisa May AlcottThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryThe Giver by Lois LowryHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Best Young Adult Books
13,096 books — 80,179 voters

The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryThe Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. LewisThe Alchemist by Paulo Coelho1984 by George OrwellThe Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,807 books — 49,790 voters
The Remains of the Day by Kazuo IshiguroNorwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami
Most Heartbreaking
171 books — 129 voters

The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. LewisJ.R.R. Tolkien 4-Book Boxed Set by J.R.R. TolkienHowl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones
The Best Epic Fantasy (fiction)
4,209 books — 25,723 voters
American Gods by Neil GaimanThe Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil GaimanExtremely Loud & Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran FoerThe Help by Kathryn StockettThe Casual Vacancy by J.K. Rowling
Best Books of the 21st Century
9,832 books — 21,951 voters

The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryThe Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. LewisAlice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis CarrollThe Alchemist by Paulo CoelhoAnimal Farm by George Orwell
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,546 books — 120,084 voters