Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Sam Elessar (5 Lists)



Animal Farm by George OrwellJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëAnna Karenina by Leo TolstoyPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenHeart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad
Everyman's Library 100 Essentials
103 books — 151 voters
Animal Farm by George OrwellLolita by Vladimir NabokovThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldThe Waves by Virginia WoolfThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
Penguin Modern Classics
411 books — 486 voters

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingAnimal Farm by George OrwellThe Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. LewisThe Old Man and the Sea by Ernest HemingwayThe Two Towers by J.R.R. Tolkien
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,807 books — 49,787 voters
The Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenEat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth GilbertThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Best for Book Clubs
14,622 books — 18,456 voters

The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. LewisThe Alchemist by Paulo CoelhoTwilight by Stephenie Meyer
Best Books Ever
76,166 books — 283,174 voters