Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Rita Crossley (6 Lists)



The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonThe Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg LarssonThe Alienist by Caleb CarrThe Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest by Stieg Larsson
Best Literary Mysteries
2,557 books — 4,628 voters
A Christmas Carol by Charles DickensThe Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark TwainThe Call of the Wild by Jack LondonWater for Elephants by Sara GruenThe Gift of the Magi by O. Henry
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,760 books — 120,834 voters

Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
Books Really Worth Re-Reading
716 books — 294 voters
Charlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteAnne of Green Gables by L.M. MontgomeryHarry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. RowlingThe Color Purple by Alice WalkerThe Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,899 books — 49,787 voters

A Painted House by John GrishamThe English Patient by Michael OndaatjeThe Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettPeace Like a River by Leif EngerThe Help by Kathryn Stockett
Best Novels in Female Perspective
641 books — 420 voters
The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova
What Should I Read in 2012?
452 books — 478 voters