Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Melanie (11 Lists)



1984 by George OrwellBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyThe Handmaid's Tale by Margaret AtwoodThe Stand by Stephen King
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
3,769 books — 26,025 voters
Momo by Michael EndeThe Neverending Story by Michael EndeThe City of Dreaming Books by Walter MoersThe 13½ Lives of Captain Bluebear by Walter MoersKrabat by Otfried Preußler
Best German Authors
606 books — 705 voters

The Tain by AnonymousRed Branch by Morgan LlywelynAn Táin by Colmán Ó Raghallaigh
Rathcroghan Royal Site
11 books — 4 voters
1984 by George OrwellThe Grapes of Wrath by John SteinbeckA Prayer for Owen Meany by John IrvingFoucault’s Pendulum by Umberto EcoA Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry
Favorites from 1001 Books You Should Read Before You Die
503 books — 1,054 voters

Der Trafikant by Robert Seethaler
Books that should get translated into English
10 books — 7 voters
Confessions of a Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella
Books I Have No Intention of Reading
1,638 books — 5,990 voters

Shōgun by James ClavellGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellThe Thorn Birds by Colleen McCulloughThe Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónCold Mountain by Charles Frazier
Best Historical Fiction
7,440 books — 25,628 voters
The Wives of Henry VIII by Antonia FraserThe Autobiography of Henry VIII by Margaret George
Best Biographies of English Royalty
247 books — 67 voters

The Winds of Winter by George R.R. MartinThe Doors of Stone by Patrick RothfussA Dream of Spring by George R.R. Martin
Hurry Up and Release It!!!
250 books — 3,785 voters
Animal Farm by George OrwellA Christmas Carol by Charles DickensOf Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
World's Greatest Novellas
714 books — 1,446 voters

The Crimson Petal and the White by Michel FaberA Prayer for Owen Meany by John IrvingThe Táin by AnonymousFoucault’s Pendulum by Umberto Eco
Best Books Ever
76,715 books — 285,136 voters