Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Johnna (9 Lists)



The Odyssey by HomerThe Iliad by Homer
Best Books About Mythology
1,395 books — 2,219 voters
The Discovery of King Arthur by Geoffrey AsheThe Oxford Guide to Arthurian Literature and Legend by Alan Lupack
Best Arthurian Non-Fiction
17 books — 21 voters

Wicked by Gregory Maguire
Mythologies and Retellings of Fairy Tales & Classics
1,778 books — 1,972 voters
Atlas Shrugged by Ayn RandLord of the Flies by William GoldingThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienOf Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,479 books — 119,910 voters

The Complete Stories and Poems by Edgar Allan PoeFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyThe Mysteries of Udolpho by Ann RadcliffeThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
The best gothic novels, ghost stories and early horror 1764-1937
361 books — 717 voters
Ender’s Game by Orson Scott CardDune by Frank HerbertI, Robot by Isaac Asimov
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,351 books — 24,664 voters

War and Peace by Leo TolstoyUlysses by James JoyceThe Jungle by Upton Sinclair
The Most Begun "Read but Unfinished" (Started) book ever
2,605 books — 13,134 voters
The Historian by Elizabeth KostovaThe Clan of the Cave Bear by Jean M. Auel
Best Historical Fiction
7,392 books — 25,577 voters

1984 by George OrwellBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyAnthem by Ayn RandThe Handmaid's Tale by Margaret AtwoodThe Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
3,748 books — 25,990 voters