Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Andreea (14 Lists)



The Age of Innocence by Edith WhartonThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerExtremely Loud & Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran FoerDeath of a Salesman by Arthur MillerFranny and Zooey by J.D. Salinger
Tales of New York City
1,507 books — 1,216 voters
Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenAlice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis CarrollThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark TwainLord of the Flies by William GoldingThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
The Guardian's "1000 Novels Everyone Must Read"
1,016 books — 593 voters

A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee WilliamsTropic of Cancer by Henry MillerMetamorphoses by Ovid
Nudes
580 books — 79 voters
Requiem for a Dream by Hubert Selby Jr.Trainspotting by Irvine WelshJunky by William S. Burroughs
Addicts
271 books — 350 voters

Animal Farm by George OrwellThe Ultimate Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,350 books — 24,655 voters
Norwegian Wood by Haruki MurakamiAfter the Quake by Haruki MurakamiSputnik Sweetheart by Haruki MurakamiDance Dance Dance by Haruki MurakamiAlmost Transparent Blue by Ryū Murakami
Best Japanese Books
771 books — 3,248 voters

Animal Farm by George Orwell
Best Books Ever
76,043 books — 282,501 voters
The Master and Margarita by Mikhail BulgakovEverything is Illuminated by Jonathan Safran Foer
Favorite Magical Realism Novels
1,304 books — 4,515 voters

The Epic of Gilgamesh by Anonymous
Best of Epic Poetry
123 books — 201 voters
Trainspotting by Irvine WelshFight Club by Chuck Palahniuk
Talking 'Bout My Generation...
581 books — 445 voters

Everything is Illuminated by Jonathan Safran FoerExtremely Loud & Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran FoerThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniTwilight by Stephenie Meyer
Best Books of the 21st Century
9,835 books — 21,937 voters
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly by Jean-Dominique Bauby
Favorite Memoirs/Autobiographies
2,094 books — 1,945 voters

The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryMadame Bovary by Gustave FlaubertTwenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by Jules VerneThe Red and the Black by StendhalLes Fleurs du Mal by Charles Baudelaire
Best French Literature
871 books — 1,554 voters
The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryLolita by Vladimir NabokovAnimal Farm by George OrwellLord of the Flies by William Golding
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,807 books — 49,787 voters