Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Stefanie (8 Lists)



The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankBrave New World and Brave New World Revisited by Aldous HuxleyOne Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken KeseySlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,479 books — 119,905 voters
Briar Rose by Jane YolenThe Princess Bride by William Goldman
The Best Fairytales and Retellings
2,797 books — 9,159 voters

The Mermaid Chair by Sue Monk KiddGreat Expectations by Charles Dickens
Disappointing Books
2,735 books — 4,605 voters
The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodBeloved by Toni MorrisonMatilda by Roald DahlThe Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer BradleyThe Restaurant at the End of the Universe by Douglas Adams
Best Books of the Decade: 1980s
2,257 books — 2,434 voters

White Oleander by Janet FitchThe Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. TolkienThe Two Towers by J.R.R. TolkienThe Return of the King by J.R.R. TolkienThe Princess Bride by William Goldman
Books Whose Movies Did Them Justice
60 books — 17 voters
Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden
Best Historical Fiction
7,392 books — 25,577 voters

Dune by Frank HerbertStranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. Heinlein1984 by George Orwell
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,351 books — 24,663 voters
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance by Robert M. PirsigWobegon Boy by Garrison KeillorThe Areas of My Expertise by John HodgmanThe First Third by Neal CassadyHeart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad
The Worst Books of All Time
8,104 books — 19,875 voters