Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Michelle (81 Lists)



The Thorn Birds by Colleen McCulloughThe Distant Hours by Kate Morton
Best Books Set in Australia
1,068 books — 585 voters
Dianetics by L. Ron Hubbard
Worst Rated Books on Goodreads
539 books — 310 voters

Valley of the Dolls by Jacqueline SusannThe Group by Mary McCarthy
If You Like Mad Men . . .
63 books — 90 voters
The Visitors by Sally Beauman
Best Books About Egypt
491 books — 574 voters

Firefly Lane by Kristin HannahThe Glitter Plan by Pamela Skaist-Levy
2014: What the Over 35's Are Reading
2,476 books — 520 voters
Dressing Marilyn by Andrew Hansford
Hooray for Hollywood (non-fiction)
232 books — 38 voters

All About All About Eve by Sam Staggs
Behind the Glamorous Façade
20 books — 9 voters
The Help by Kathryn StockettThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
Smart Summer Reads
12,624 books — 10,593 voters

The House at Riverton by Kate Morton
Downton Abbey-esque Books
601 books — 999 voters
Interview with the Vampire by Anne RiceRoots by Alex HaleyThe Thorn Birds by Colleen McCulloughWhere the Sidewalk Ends by Shel SilversteinSophie’s Choice by William Styron
Best Books of the Decade: 1970s
1,946 books — 1,880 voters

The Bonfire of the Vanities by Tom WolfeThe House of the Spirits by Isabel AllendeA Time to Kill by John GrishamA Light in the Attic by Shel SilversteinThe Mammoth Hunters by Jean M. Auel
Best Books of the Decade: 1980s
2,257 books — 2,434 voters
The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankEat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth GilbertAlive by Piers Paul ReadReading Lolita in Tehran by Azar NafisiTuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom
Must Read Non-Fiction
5,245 books — 4,415 voters

Lightning by Dean KoontzSomewhere In Time by Richard MathesonTime and Again by Jack Finney
The Best Time-Travel Romance Novels
991 books — 4,125 voters
Time and Again by Jack Finney
Dual Time Romances
261 books — 678 voters

The Alienist by Caleb CarrThe Help by Kathryn Stockett
Most Brilliant Historical Novels in the past 45 yrs
1,110 books — 1,144 voters
Gone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellWitch Child by Celia ReesRoll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. TaylorA Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba BrayThe Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare
Teen Historical Fiction
1,389 books — 3,088 voters

The Wives of Los Alamos by TaraShea NesbitAll the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
Historical Fiction 2014
379 books — 1,973 voters
The Polar Express by Chris Van AllsburgMake Way for Ducklings by Robert McCloskeyMadeline by Ludwig Bemelmans
Children's Picture Books With Beautiful Illustrations
2,157 books — 1,304 voters

Standing in the Rainbow by Fannie FlaggThe Notebook by Nicholas SparksWelcome to the World, Baby Girl! by Fannie Flagg
Southern Chick Lit
275 books — 232 voters
Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden
GREAT Love Stories
167 books — 124 voters

Gone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellThe Thorn Birds by Colleen McCulloughMemoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenThe Clan of the Cave Bear by Jean M. Auel
Historical romances with more substance than your average wallpaper setting
536 books — 863 voters
The Witching Hour by Anne RiceWitch Child by Celia Rees
Best Books With Witches
1,778 books — 2,404 voters

Make Way for Ducklings by Robert McCloskeyCurious George by H.A. ReyThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisMadeline by Ludwig Bemelmans
Favorite Children / YA books from the 70's, 80's and earlier.
343 books — 162 voters
Edie by Jean Stein
BandMark's top 5 music fiction/Bio books of all times!
16 books — 36 voters

Valley of the Dolls by Jacqueline SusannThe Godfather by Mario PuzoPeyton Place by Grace MetaliousRage of Angels by Sidney SheldonMaster of the Game by Sidney Sheldon
Very Popular Novels of Mid-Century America
248 books — 57 voters
Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier
Best Gothic Books of All Time
585 books — 3,501 voters

Chanel Bonfire by Wendy Lawless
Books read in January 2013
35 books — 9 voters
Chanel Bonfire by Wendy Lawless
2013: What the Over 35s Have Read So Far
2,622 books — 326 voters

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl
Magic in the Mix
37 books — 25 voters
The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
Books That Are Becoming Movies & TV Shows
285 books — 550 voters


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