Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Michelle Bacon (23 Lists)



Middlesex by Jeffrey EugenidesThe Poisonwood Bible by Barbara KingsolverShe’s Come Undone by Wally LambEast of Eden by John SteinbeckAnna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
Oprah's Book Club Picks
124 books — 2,201 voters
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century
1,237 books — 8,983 voters

Crime and Punishment by Fyodor DostoevskyAlice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis CarrollAnna Karenina by Leo TolstoyA Christmas Carol by Charles DickensThe Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle
Best Books of the 19th Century
1,704 books — 6,878 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeCharlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardAre You There God? It’s Me, Margaret by Judy Blume
Best Young Adult Books
13,128 books — 80,200 voters

New Moon by Stephenie MeyerBreaking Dawn by Stephenie MeyerTwilight by Stephenie MeyerEclipse by Stephenie MeyerKitty's Revenge by Jimmy Pudge
Books I Would NEVER Recommend
183 books — 24 voters
Rebecca by Daphne du MaurierAnd Then There Were None by Agatha ChristieThe Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan DoyleCrime and Punishment by Fyodor DostoevskyThe Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie
Best Literary Mysteries
2,557 books — 4,625 voters

Miles to Go by Miley CyrusDianetics by L. Ron HubbardThe Audacity of Hope by Barack ObamaAn Inconvenient Truth by Al GoreChange We Can Believe In by Obama for Change
Books I Have No Intention of Reading
1,638 books — 5,989 voters
1984 by George OrwellAnimal Farm by George OrwellThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerRomeo and Juliet by William ShakespeareCharlotte’s Web by E.B. White
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,758 books — 120,824 voters

Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card1984 by George OrwellThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodAnimal Farm by George Orwell
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,483 books — 24,759 voters
A Walk to Remember by Nicholas SparksCharlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteAngela’s Ashes by Frank McCourtThe Ghosts of Varner Creek by Michael WeemsOut of Egypt by Anne Rice
Books You've Read That Have Made You Weep
172 books — 97 voters

And Then There Were None by Agatha ChristieRebecca by Daphne du MaurierIn Cold Blood by Truman CapoteCarrie by Stephen KingThe Spy Who Came In from the Cold by John le Carré
Thrillers
4,620 books — 5,640 voters
Twilight by Stephenie MeyerEclipse by Stephenie MeyerNew Moon by Stephenie MeyerBreaking Dawn by Stephenie MeyerThe Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown
Over Rated & Over Hyped
243 books — 63 voters

The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsMiddlesex by Jeffrey EugenidesMystic River by Dennis LehaneThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakKafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami
Best Books of the 21st Century
9,847 books — 22,040 voters
Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by J.K. RowlingLittle House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls WilderCharlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteWhere the Sidewalk Ends by Shel SilversteinThe Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
What Book Got You Hooked?
3,850 books — 10,547 voters

Rebecca by Daphne du MaurierAnna Karenina by Leo TolstoyA Walk to Remember by Nicholas SparksThe Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Literary Love Triangles (Non-YA)
530 books — 1,887 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee1984 by George OrwellHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingEast of Eden by John Steinbeck
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,899 books — 49,790 voters

The Twilight Saga by Stephenie MeyerA Tale of Two Cities by Charles DickensLove in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel García MárquezBeloved by Toni Morrison
I Don't Understand All That Fuss
986 books — 2,577 voters
And Then There Were None by Agatha ChristieRebecca by Daphne du MaurierIn Cold Blood by Truman CapoteMystic River by Dennis Lehane
Best Crime & Mystery Books
7,318 books — 15,663 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee1984 by George OrwellAnimal Farm by George OrwellThe Grapes of Wrath by John SteinbeckThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
Best Page-Turners with Redeeming Social Value
8,081 books — 5,745 voters
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Poisonwood Bible by Barbara KingsolverThe Things They Carried by Tim O'BrienCorelli’s Mandolin by Louis de BernièresNeverwhere by Neil Gaiman
Best Books of the Decade: 1990s
3,129 books — 3,678 voters

Pet Sematary by Stephen KingMisery by Stephen KingCarrie by Stephen KingInterview with the Vampire by Anne Rice
Best Horror Novels
2,087 books — 5,455 voters
The Shipping News by Annie ProulxThe Short Second Life of Bree Tanner by Stephenie MeyerA Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James JoyceA Tale of Two Cities by Charles DickensGreat Expectations by Charles Dickens
The Worst Books of All Time
8,096 books — 19,875 voters

Ender’s Game by Orson Scott CardA Clockwork Orange by Anthony BurgessMiddlesex by Jeffrey EugenidesRebecca by Daphne du MaurierThe Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Best Books Ever
76,717 books — 285,160 voters