Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Sam (23 Lists)



The Hot Zone by Richard PrestonThe Andromeda Strain by Michael CrichtonThe Demon in the Freezer by Richard PrestonI Am Legend by Richard MathesonThe Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales by Oliver Sacks
These Books Will Kill You
359 books — 320 voters
Onward by Howard SchultzElon Musk by Ashlee VanceHatching Twitter by Nick BiltonThe Facebook Effect by David Kirkpatrick
Business Biographies and Memoirs
232 books — 266 voters

Welcome to Night Vale by Joseph FinkChristine by Stephen KingHemlock Grove by Brian McGreevyThe Stepford Wives by Ira LevinTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Small Towns with Secrets
258 books — 187 voters
Good Omens by Terry PratchettMr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan
What We're Reading at Goodreads: September 2015
750 books — 816 voters

The Book Thief by Markus ZusakGirl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy ChevalierThe Crucible by Arthur MillerPerfume by Patrick Süskind
Best Historical Fiction
7,391 books — 25,576 voters
Half Wild by Sally GreenThe Winner's Crime by Marie RutkoskiLair of Dreams by Libba Bray
The "Can't Wait" Books of 2015
2,182 books — 11,530 voters

Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by Jules VerneTreasure Island by Robert Louis StevensonThe Inventions, Researches and Writings of Nikola Tesla by Nikola TeslaOne Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez
Barnes & Noble Leatherbound Classics
137 books — 324 voters
Fangirl by Rainbow RowellFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyThe Messenger by Markus ZusakBlue Is the Warmest Color by Jul MarohForgive Me, Leonard Peacock by Matthew Quick
What Women Born in the 90's Have Read in 2014
1,053 books — 186 voters

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass by Lewis CarrollDracula by Bram StokerBleak House by Charles DickensFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyThe Jungle Books by Rudyard Kipling
Penguin Clothbound Classics
97 books — 362 voters
Heart of Darkness by Joseph ConradRomeo and Juliet by William ShakespeareFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyAnimal Farm by George Orwell1984 by George Orwell
Books Daria Read
70 books — 65 voters

Frankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyDr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis StevensonThe Monk by Matthew Gregory LewisThe Turn of the Screw by Henry James
Best Gothic Books of All Time
585 books — 3,500 voters
The Fault in Our Stars by John GreenTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen ChboskyThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Smart Summer Reads
12,621 books — 10,587 voters

The Historian by Elizabeth KostovaInterview with the Vampire by Anne Rice’Salem’s Lot by Stephen KingDracula by Bram StokerLet the Right One In by John Ajvide Lindqvist
Best Adult Vampire Books
1,771 books — 4,918 voters
Entwined by Heather Dixon WallworkAlice in Zombieland by Gena ShowalterWither by Lauren DeStefanoReincarnate, Beloved by Loren MannsThe Unnaturalists by Tiffany Trent
Best Girl in a Dress Cover of 2012
460 books — 1,750 voters

Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging by Louise RennisonE.T. the Extra-Terrestrial in His Adventure on Earth by William KotzwinkleThe Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson BurnettAtlas Shrugged by Ayn RandThe Thin Red Line by James Jones
I Only Watched the Movie!
1,222 books — 6,122 voters
Fight Club by Chuck PalahniukThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis CarrollAnimal Farm by George Orwell
Best Experimental Books Ever
1,107 books — 1,719 voters

The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil GaimanDoctor Sleep by Stephen KingJoyland by Stephen KingInferno by Dan BrownNOS4A2 by Joe Hill
Can't Wait Books of 2013
2,492 books — 11,693 voters
The Slap by Christos TsiolkasShantaram by Gregory David RobertsThe Rosie Project by Graeme SimsionYou'll Be Sorry When I'm Dead by Marieke HardyNine Days by Toni Jordan
Books About Melbourne and Victoria
324 books — 109 voters

The Siren by Tiffany ReiszThe Angel by Tiffany ReiszThe Prince by Tiffany ReiszHonor Student by Teresa Mummert
Smut for the Smart
1,593 books — 2,035 voters
Bill the Bastard by Roland Perry
Military History of the First World War
304 books — 118 voters

Choke by Chuck PalahniukThe Master and Margarita by Mikhail BulgakovFRICTION by Joe StretchLess Than Zero by Bret Easton EllisLolita by Vladimir Nabokov
Contemporary Cult Fiction
492 books — 449 voters
First Step 2 Forever by Justin BieberJustin Bieber - My World Piano, Vocal and Guitar Chords by Justin BieberComing Out Straight by Richard CohenThe Secret by Rhonda ByrneEat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert
Dealbreakers: If You Like This Book, We Won't Get Along
2,028 books — 5,323 voters

The Twelve by Justin CroninThe Red House by Mark HaddonIn One Person by John IrvingInterview with the Vampire by Ashley Marie Witter
Can't Wait Books of 2012
2,516 books — 15,087 voters