Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Ashley (59 Lists)



Frankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyThe Haunting of Hill House by Shirley JacksonWe Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson
Best Gothic Books of All Time
585 books — 3,502 voters
Novels & Stories by Shirley Jackson
Library of America
224 books — 49 voters

Dracula by Bram StokerInterview with the Vampire by Anne Rice
Best Adult Vampire Books
1,770 books — 4,916 voters
The Prophets by Robert Jones Jr.
New York Times 100 Notable Books of 2021
100 books — 40 voters

Animal Farm by George OrwellTrainspotting by Irvine Welsh
Darkest Books of All Time
1,275 books — 1,716 voters
32 Candles by Ernessa T. CarterThe Coldest Winter Ever by Sister SouljahFlyy Girl by Omar Tyree
Best Black/African American Chicklit
432 books — 403 voters

A Stitch in Time by Penelope Lively
Best British and Irish Literature
1,169 books — 1,111 voters
The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham JonesSaga #1 by Brian K. Vaughan
Non-Caucasian Protagonists in Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror, and Paranormal Romance
2,514 books — 2,756 voters

The Secret Agent by Joseph ConradThe Spy Who Came In from the Cold by John le CarréTinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy by John le Carré
Best Spy Novels
1,292 books — 2,253 voters
The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead
Historical Fiction 2019
415 books — 655 voters

The Giver by Lois Lowry
Best Young Adult Books
13,096 books — 80,177 voters
Nova by Samuel R. Delany1984 by George OrwellBrave New World by Aldous Huxley
Best Science Fiction of the 20th Century
553 books — 481 voters

Watchmen by Alan MooreOliver Twist by Charles DickensUncle Tom’s Cabin by Harriet Beecher StoweOn the Road by Jack KerouacThe Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway
1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die
1,321 books — 5,842 voters
1984 by George OrwellThe Giver by Lois LowryBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyParable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
3,751 books — 25,989 voters

Watchmen by Alan MooreBrave New World by Aldous Huxley1984 by George Orwell
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,351 books — 24,669 voters
Forrest Gump by Winston GroomThe Devil Wears Prada by Lauren WeisbergerJurassic Park by Michael CrichtonJumanji by Chris Van AllsburgMary Poppins by P.L. Travers
I Only Watched the Movie!
1,222 books — 6,121 voters

The Art of the Heist by Myles J. Connor
True Crime
726 books — 608 voters
Macbeth by William Shakespeare
Best Plays Ever
853 books — 1,129 voters

Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,546 books — 120,102 voters
1984 by George Orwell
Best SF Books that weren't Nominated for Hugo or Nebula
168 books — 291 voters

The Giver by Lois LowryThe Westing Game by Ellen Raskin
The Most Deserving Newbery
116 books — 3,001 voters
Vanity Fair by William Makepeace ThackerayA Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen
Jezebel's Books All Women Should Read
772 books — 1,399 voters

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Cat in the Hat by Dr. Seuss
The Book Was Better Than the Movie
1,561 books — 18,688 voters
How the Grinch Stole Christmas! by Dr. Seuss
Favorite Christmas Books
1,515 books — 1,565 voters

And Then There Were None by Agatha ChristieHercule Poirot's Christmas by Agatha Christie
Best Agatha Christie Book
111 books — 1,374 voters
And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
Best Crime & Mystery Books
7,316 books — 15,556 voters

Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie
Detective Fiction
1,187 books — 1,082 voters
The Giver by Lois Lowry
Couldn't Put The Book Down
16,832 books — 16,625 voters

Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf
Novels With People's Names in the Title
1,632 books — 170 voters
The Yellow Wall-Paper by Charlotte Perkins GilmanA Doll's House by Henrik IbsenTheir Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
Best Feminist Fiction
1,504 books — 2,673 voters


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