Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Danja (15 Lists)



Krabat by Otfried PreußlerTschick by Wolfgang HerrndorfDie Wilden Hühner by Cornelia Funke
YA Books by German Writers
397 books — 257 voters
The Chemistry of Death by Simon BeckettThe Secret History by Donna TarttThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Song of Achilles by Madeline MillerThe Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Couldn't Put The Book Down
16,777 books — 16,581 voters

Tschick by Wolfgang HerrndorfBaba Dunjas letzte Liebe by Alina BronskyThe Reader by Bernhard Schlink
Young / Contemporary German Literature
77 books — 57 voters
Bunny by Mona AwadAnnihilation by Jeff Vandermeer
Best Weird Fiction Books
1,200 books — 1,092 voters

Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenHowl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne JonesHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. RowlingLittle Women by Louisa May AlcottThe Curious Case of Benjamin Button by F. Scott Fitzgerald
The MOVIE was BETTER than the BOOK
1,133 books — 10,103 voters
The Hating Game by Sally ThorneIt Ends with Us by Colleen HooverTipping the Velvet by Sarah WatersThe Weight of Water by Anita ShreveMarked by P.C. Cast
The Worst Books of All Time
8,104 books — 19,875 voters

Fahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar WildeMuch Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare
Books All English Lit Majors Should (& Need to) Read
193 books — 58 voters
Come Close by SapphoThe Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins ReidHani and Ishu’s Guide to Fake Dating by Adiba Jaigirdar
WLW book list
403 books — 50 voters

Come Close by Sappho
Penguin Little Black Classics
127 books — 206 voters
Howl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones
New Fairytales
51 books — 42 voters

The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
Bloomsbury Modern Classics
10 books — 20 voters
Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. JamesCity of Bones by Cassandra ClareFangirl by Rainbow RowellBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyAll the Bright Places by Jennifer Niven
Is It Just Me? Books You Disliked That Everyone Else Seems To Love
2,079 books — 2,691 voters

The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen ChboskyHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. RowlingHowl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne JonesWonder by R.J. PalacioPride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,479 books — 119,912 voters
Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky AlbertalliDie Mitte der Welt by Andreas SteinhöfelAristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire SáenzThe Song of Achilles by Madeline MillerThe Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue by Mackenzi Lee
Best YA Fiction with GLBTQQI themes / characters
1,959 books — 5,986 voters

Die kleine Hexe by Otfried PreußlerKrabat by Otfried PreußlerOh, wie schön ist Panama by JanoschDie Mitte der Welt by Andreas SteinhöfelDie Wilden Hühner by Cornelia Funke
German Childrens' Books in German
304 books — 113 voters