Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Jay Odd (22 Lists)



Kafka on the Shore by Haruki MurakamiSmoke and Mirrors by Neil GaimanFragile Things by Neil GaimanNothing Is Strange by Mike Russell
Dreamlike worlds / surreal fiction
33 books — 20 voters
Kafka on the Shore by Haruki MurakamiThe Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki MurakamiMetamorphosis and Other Stories by Franz KafkaNothing Is Strange by Mike Russell
Best Surrealist Literature
264 books — 213 voters

Nothing Is Strange by Mike Russell
Best Weird Fiction Books
1,200 books — 1,095 voters
Nothing Is Strange by Mike Russell
Contemporary Short Story Collections
551 books — 335 voters

Smoke and Mirrors by Neil GaimanFragile Things by Neil GaimanThe Martian Chronicles by Ray BradburyNothing Is Strange by Mike Russell
Best Fantasy Short Story Collections
525 books — 295 voters
The Martian Chronicles by Ray BradburyNothing Is Strange by Mike Russell
Best Short Story Collections
1,552 books — 856 voters

The Complete Stories and Poems by Edgar Allan PoeNothing Is Strange by Mike Russell
Collections of Short Stories
2,897 books — 2,041 voters
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick1984 by George OrwellNothing Is Strange by Mike Russell
Best Reality Warping Fiction
332 books — 171 voters

A Clockwork Orange by Anthony BurgessTrainspotting by Irvine WelshFight Club by Chuck PalahniukNothing Is Strange by Mike Russell
Best Genuinely Unusual Fiction
304 books — 156 voters
A Clockwork Orange by Anthony BurgessHouse of Leaves by Mark Z. DanielewskiFight Club by Chuck PalahniukNothing Is Strange by Mike Russell
Bizarre books
666 books — 417 voters

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis CarrollThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsNothing Is Strange by Mike Russell
Trippy Books
849 books — 903 voters
The Arabian Nights by AnonymousNothing Is Strange by Mike Russell
Best Book Cover Art
12,378 books — 7,093 voters

A Clockwork Orange by Anthony BurgessNaked Lunch by William S. BurroughsNothing Is Strange by Mike Russell
Weirdest Books Ever
1,192 books — 1,189 voters
A Clockwork Orange by Anthony BurgessFight Club by Chuck Palahniuk1984 by George OrwellNothing Is Strange by Mike Russell
Let's Shake It Up A Bit
964 books — 574 voters

Lovecraft Unbound by Ellen DatlowNothing Is Strange by Mike Russell
Unconventional, Seductive, Intelligent and Dizzyingly Surreal
743 books — 387 voters
Lovecraft Unbound by Ellen DatlowThe Exploding Book by Mike Russell
Surreal, Psychedelic, Mind-Bending Novels.
365 books — 137 voters

The Graveyard Book by Neil GaimanStrange Secrets by Mike Russell
Books That Should Be Made Into Movies
32,237 books — 68,784 voters
Charlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryCharlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald DahlLord of the Flies by William GoldingCoraline by Neil Gaiman
Best Young Adult Books
13,128 books — 80,201 voters

1984 by George OrwellThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankAnimal Farm by George OrwellThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryLord of the Flies by William Golding
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,760 books — 120,829 voters
Nothing Is Strange by Mike Russell
Strange Anthologies
16 books — 8 voters

Wire and Spittle by Chris Kelso
Slave State books
11 books — 9 voters
Animal Farm by George OrwellAlice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis CarrollLord of the Flies by William GoldingCharlotte’s Web by E.B. White
Best Books Ever
76,691 books — 285,180 voters