Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Elizabeth (11 Lists)



The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy
Booker Prize Winners
61 books — 1,990 voters
The Corrections by Jonathan FranzenA Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius by Dave Eggers
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,187 books — 28,370 voters

Atonement by Ian McEwanThe Memory Keeper's Daughter by Kim EdwardsThe Shack by William Paul Young
Huh? I Thought That Book Would Be Better Than It Was
878 books — 748 voters
A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniThe Giver by Lois LowryNight by Elie WieselLittle Women by Louisa May AlcottThe Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver
Best Page-Turners with Redeeming Social Value
8,081 books — 5,746 voters

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald DahlAnne of Green Gables by L.M. MontgomeryThe Paper Bag Princess by Robert MunschJust Go To Bed by Mercer MayerDanny the Champion of the World by Roald Dahl
Best children's books EVER
2,108 books — 2,099 voters
Anne of Green Gables by L.M. MontgomeryRomeo and Juliet by William ShakespeareLittle Women by Louisa May AlcottThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisMatilda by Roald Dahl
Books With Unforgettable Characters
9,446 books — 8,499 voters

A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniThe Glass Castle by Jeannette WallsThe Corrections by Jonathan FranzenWhat Is the What by Dave EggersSaturday by Ian McEwan
Best Books of the 21st Century
9,847 books — 22,043 voters
The Memory Keeper's Daughter by Kim EdwardsThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark HaddonThe Shack by William Paul YoungAtonement by Ian McEwan
Disappointing Books
2,732 books — 4,602 voters

The Memory Keeper's Daughter by Kim EdwardsZen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance by Robert M. Pirsig
Books So Bad I Couldn't Finish...
640 books — 577 voters
Matilda by Roald DahlCharlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald DahlIsland of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'DellJames and the Giant Peach by Roald DahlThe Witches by Roald Dahl
Best Books Ever
76,692 books — 285,199 voters

The Little House Collection by Laura Ingalls WilderThe Diving Bell and the Butterfly by Jean-Dominique BaubyA Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius by Dave EggersThe Witches by Roald DahlThe Giver by Lois Lowry
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,759 books — 120,846 voters