Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Inez (12 Lists)



Perfume by Patrick SüskindThe Collector by John Fowles
The Most Disturbing Books Ever Written
3,191 books — 11,287 voters
Freedom by Jonathan FranzenGone Girl by Gillian Flynn1984 by George OrwellTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Thought-Provoking Fiction
52 books — 38 voters

Mandragora by David McRobbieThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakTomorrow, When the War Began by John Marsden
Favourite Aussie YA books
576 books — 963 voters
Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel
Big Fat Books Worth the Effort
1,874 books — 7,000 voters

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónAnne of Green Gables by L.M. MontgomeryThe Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest by Stieg Larsson
Books I Became So Obsessed With I Stopped Everything Else in My Life to Finish.
12,129 books — 9,889 voters
The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónThe Angel's Game by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
Modern Gothic
711 books — 1,357 voters

Bereft by Chris WomersleyThe Finkler Question by Howard Jacobson
Not the Booker Prize 2010
86 books — 179 voters
The Book Thief by Markus ZusakCloudstreet by Tim WintonTomorrow, When the War Began by John MarsdenBereft by Chris WomersleyThe Secret River by Kate Grenville
Best Modern Australian Literature
562 books — 669 voters

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Best Books Ever
76,085 books — 282,710 voters
The Merry-Go-Round in the Sea by Randolph StowA Fringe of Leaves by Patrick WhiteTomorrow, When the War Began by John Marsden
Best Books Set in Australia
1,068 books — 585 voters