Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by William Butt (19 Lists)



American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis
The Most Disturbing Books Ever Written
3,191 books — 11,288 voters
Blood Meridian, or, the Evening Redness in the West by Cormac McCarthyNo Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthyOuter Dark by Cormac McCarthyChild of God by Cormac McCarthyThe Orchard Keeper by Cormac McCarthy
Best Cormac McCarthy Books
17 books — 182 voters

Lamb by Christopher Moore
Best Humorous Books
4,328 books — 7,872 voters
The Shining by Stephen KingIt by Stephen KingThe Stand by Stephen King’Salem’s Lot by Stephen KingHeart-Shaped Box by Joe Hill
The Definitive Horror Book List
1,368 books — 1,976 voters

Guns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondSapiens by Yuval Noah HarariAngela’s Ashes by Frank McCourtCollapse by Jared Diamond
Must Read Non-Fiction
5,245 books — 4,415 voters
Lamb by Christopher MooreFool by Christopher Moore
Books that Make you Laugh
3,505 books — 5,013 voters

High Fidelity by Nick HornbyAbout a Boy by Nick HornbyThe Polysyllabic Spree by Nick HornbyA Long Way Down by Nick HornbyJuliet, Naked by Nick Hornby
Best of Nick Hornby
47 books — 17 voters
The Rum Diary by Hunter S. ThompsonSapiens by Yuval Noah HarariChasing the Devil by Tim ButcherOuter Dark by Cormac McCarthyThe Green Mile by Stephen King
Best Books Ever
76,097 books — 282,752 voters

Chasing the Devil by Tim ButcherGod Is Not Great by Christopher Hitchens2001 by Arthur C. ClarkeHigh Fidelity by Nick HornbySapiens by Yuval Noah Harari
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,505 books — 119,952 voters
Fall of Giants by Ken FollettWinter of the World by Ken FollettBehind the Beautiful Forevers by Katherine Boo
Best Books of the 21st Century
9,835 books — 21,938 voters

Brave New World by Aldous HuxleyAnimal Farm by George Orwell1984 by George OrwellLord of the Flies by William Golding
Books that make you think.
1,116 books — 1,047 voters
Angela’s Ashes by Frank McCourtOn Writing by Stephen King
Biography and Memoirs that are BETTER than Fiction
2,435 books — 2,955 voters

Chasing the Devil by Tim Butcher
Travel Published in Decade: 2010s
57 books — 56 voters
Behind the Beautiful Forevers by Katherine Boo
Foreign Lands
2,348 books — 2,192 voters

Swan Song by Robert McCammonThe Stand by Stephen KingI Am Legend and Other Stories by Richard MathesonOryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood
Very Best Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
331 books — 594 voters
Swan Song by Robert McCammonNOS4A2 by Joe HillThe Hellbound Heart by Clive BarkerI Am Legend and Other Stories by Richard MathesonThe Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson
Best Horror Books by People Other Than Stephen King
1,550 books — 1,502 voters

NOS4A2 by Joe HillThe Road by Cormac McCarthyThe Troop by Nick CutterBooks of Blood by Clive BarkerThe Hellbound Heart by Clive Barker
Best Horror Novels
1,984 books — 5,447 voters
The Shining by Stephen KingGerald's Game by Stephen KingThe Hellbound Heart by Clive BarkerThe Amityville Horror by Jay Anson’Salem’s Lot by Stephen King
Scariest books of all time
639 books — 732 voters

The Shining by Stephen KingThe Stand by Stephen KingDuma Key by Stephen KingThe Talisman by Stephen KingMisery by Stephen King
Best of Stephen King
178 books — 3,876 voters