Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Sky (30 Lists)



Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
The Best Urban Fantasy
4,404 books — 12,551 voters
The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. RowlingLife of Pi by Yann MartelCatching Fire by Suzanne Collins
Best Books of the 21st Century
9,835 books — 21,937 voters

His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman
The Best Epic Fantasy (fiction)
4,208 books — 25,720 voters
Eve & Adam by Michael Grant
Best Book Covers Of All Time
1,872 books — 1,351 voters

American Psycho by Bret Easton EllisAlice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis CarrollNick & Norah's Infinite Playlist by Rachel CohnGirl, Interrupted by Susanna KaysenFight Club by Chuck Palahniuk
The MOVIE was BETTER than the BOOK
1,133 books — 10,103 voters
The Giver by Lois Lowry
Read These In School - Liked Them Anyway
340 books — 470 voters

Heart of Darkness by Joseph ConradThings Fall Apart by Chinua AchebeThe Crucible by Arthur MillerThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
Forced to read in school, but hated
321 books — 559 voters
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingHoles by Louis SacharThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Giver by Lois LowryLooking for Alaska by John Green
Best Books for Teen Boys
1,430 books — 1,552 voters

Heart of Darkness by Joseph ConradThings Fall Apart by Chinua AchebeThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
Read These In School - Would Have Preferred A Root Canal
466 books — 1,587 voters
The Giver by Lois LowryThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsNumber the Stars by Lois LowryIsland of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'DellWhere the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein
Best School Assigned Books
766 books — 2,063 voters

The Giver by Lois LowryThe Golden Compass by Philip PullmanNumber the Stars by Lois Lowry
I'm glad someone made me read this book
10,657 books — 10,270 voters
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark by Alvin SchwartzMore Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark by Alvin Schwartz
Most Terrifying Short Stories
375 books — 493 voters

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Giver by Lois LowryMemoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,479 books — 119,908 voters
Life of Pi by Yann MartelLooking for Alaska by John Green
Weird, Addictive, Psychological, Must Reads
466 books — 254 voters

Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenThe Stand by Stephen KingLife of Pi by Yann MartelThe Giver by Lois Lowry
I Should Probably Read This Sometime...
11,316 books — 10,112 voters
A Tale of Two Cities by Charles DickensHeart of Darkness by Joseph ConradThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark TwainAnimal Farm by George Orwell
The Most Begun "Read but Unfinished" (Started) book ever
2,605 books — 13,134 voters

The Giver by Lois Lowry
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
3,748 books — 25,989 voters
The Stand by Stephen King
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,351 books — 24,664 voters

Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenIsland of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell
Best Historical Fiction
7,392 books — 25,577 voters
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. RowlingTwilight by Stephenie MeyerHarry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
The Book Was Better Than the Movie
1,561 books — 18,690 voters

Among the Hidden by Margaret Peterson Haddix
Books That Should Be Made Into Movies
32,228 books — 68,146 voters
Things Fall Apart by Chinua AchebeHeart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad
The Worst Books of All Time
8,104 books — 19,875 voters

Life of Pi by Yann MartelHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. RowlingThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsCatching Fire by Suzanne Collins
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,189 books — 28,380 voters
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. RowlingMemoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenThe Bell Jar by Sylvia PlathHarry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,807 books — 49,790 voters

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsHarry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling
Top 100 New Classics
262 books — 417 voters
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Giver by Lois LowryThe Golden Compass by Philip PullmanNumber the Stars by Lois LowryLooking for Alaska by John Green
Best Young Adult Books
13,123 books — 80,171 voters

The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
Fictional Mental Hospital Novels
259 books — 771 voters
Girl, Interrupted by Susanna Kaysen
Evil Hospitals and Asylums
91 books — 137 voters

Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. DickThe Hollow Chocolate Bunnies of the Apocalypse by Robert RankinThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark HaddonCloudy with a Chance of Meatballs by Judi BarrettThe Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul by Douglas Adams
Best Book Titles
11,390 books — 7,822 voters
Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden
Best Books Ever
76,082 books — 282,688 voters