Big Books of 2026

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



White Oleander by Janet FitchThe Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead
Oprah's Book Club Picks
124 books — 2,204 voters
The Audacity of Hope by Barack ObamaSurvival in Auschwitz by Primo LeviSybil by Flora Rheta Schreiber
Best Memoir / Biography / Autobiography
5,819 books — 6,347 voters

Gone Girl by Gillian FlynnThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakRoom by Emma DonoghueWater for Elephants by Sara Gruen
TO DIE FOR 2000 - 2015 STAND-ALONES
1,979 books — 5,353 voters
Fight Club by Chuck PalahniukThe Da Vinci Code by Dan BrownThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakGone Girl by Gillian FlynnOf Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
Most Shocking Twist
173 books — 135 voters

The Help by Kathryn StockettThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls
Best for Book Clubs
14,622 books — 18,456 voters
Gone Girl by Gillian FlynnThe Girl on the Train by Paula HawkinsDark Places by Gillian FlynnSharp Objects by Gillian Flynn
Female Psychological Thrillers/Suspense Written by Women
1,358 books — 3,341 voters

Invisible Monsters by Chuck PalahniukDark Places by Gillian Flynn
Darkest Books of All Time
1,275 books — 1,716 voters
The Road by Cormac McCarthyLord of the Flies by William GoldingFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyThe Shining by Stephen KingThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
Quality Dark Fiction
2,508 books — 3,227 voters

Odd Thomas by Dean Koontz
Best Horror Novels
1,984 books — 5,446 voters
Blindness by José SaramagoGone Girl by Gillian FlynnGuts by Chuck PalahniukThe Girl Next Door by Jack KetchumMy Story by Dave Pelzer
The Most Disturbing Books Ever Written
3,196 books — 11,296 voters