Big Books of 2026

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



England Have My Bones by T.H. White
Books that just have cool titles
361 books — 94 voters
The Spy Who Came In from the Cold by John le CarréTinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy by John le CarréThe Day of the Jackal by Frederick ForsythCasino Royale by Ian FlemingSmiley's People by John le Carré
Espionage
985 books — 1,020 voters

Burmese Days by George OrwellBlue Highways by William Least Heat-MoonThe Sun Also Rises by Ernest HemingwayA Moveable Feast by Ernest HemingwayKon-Tiki by Thor Heyerdahl
Best Traveling Vicariously
2,121 books — 1,848 voters
War of the Flea by Robert Taber
A list for the student of Guerrilla Warfare and Insurgency
13 books — 9 voters

The Utility of Force by Rupert SmithThe Gun by C.J. ChiversWartime by Paul FussellBaa Baa Black Sheep by Gregory BoyingtonBlack Hawk Down by Mark Bowden
Best Non-fiction War Books
2,123 books — 2,358 voters
Kitchen by Banana YoshimotoThe Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea by Yukio MishimaThe Temple of the Golden Pavilion by Yukio MishimaSpring Snow by Yukio MishimaLizard by Banana Yoshimoto
Best Japanese Books
771 books — 3,248 voters

The Cruel Sea by Nicholas Monsarrat
War at Sea (Fiction)
106 books — 42 voters
The Ordinary Seaman by Francisco GoldmanMaster & Commander by Patrick O'BrianThe Caine Mutiny by Herman WoukThe Cruel Sea by Nicholas MonsarratThe Riddle of the Sands by Erskine Childers
Nautical Novels
431 books — 331 voters