Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Guy Simoneau (57 Lists)



The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
Must Read Classics
1,861 books — 4,649 voters
Hamlet by William ShakespeareLove Poems and Sonnets by William Shakespeare
Best of William Shakespeare
103 books — 1,239 voters

Nicu II and Victoria's Incestuous Romance by Kenneth Jarrett Singleton
Self-Pub or Indie Books Worth the Read
1,548 books — 1,216 voters
American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis
Best Transgressive Fiction
868 books — 967 voters

Lord of the Flies by William Golding
Books Set on Islands
1,052 books — 348 voters
Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami
Best Haruki Murakami Books
25 books — 838 voters

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll
Best Reality Warping Fiction
330 books — 170 voters
Naked Lunch by William S. Burroughs
Quality Dark Fiction
2,508 books — 3,222 voters

Naked Lunch by William S. BurroughsKafka on the Shore by Haruki MurakamiCharlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl
Trippy Books
843 books — 897 voters
How to Win Friends & Influence People by Dale Carnegie
Best Self Help Books
2,285 books — 2,326 voters

Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami
What Book Would You Like To Live In?
8,742 books — 8,872 voters
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling
Best Eccentric Characters
169 books — 85 voters

The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich by William L. Shirer
Now That Was Well Worth Reading
406 books — 174 voters
War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
MUST READ RUSSIAN CLASSICS
113 books — 142 voters

Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami
Magical Realism
439 books — 639 voters
Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami
Dreamlike worlds / surreal fiction
33 books — 20 voters

Naked Lunch by William S. BurroughsAmerican Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis
Weirdest Books Ever
1,193 books — 1,184 voters
Kafka on the Shore by Haruki MurakamiAmerican Psycho by Bret Easton EllisSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Unconventional, Seductive, Intelligent and Dizzyingly Surreal
741 books — 388 voters

Naked Lunch by William S. Burroughs
Unique Books
1,206 books — 432 voters
The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich by William L. ShirerKafka on the Shore by Haruki MurakamiHamlet by William ShakespeareThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
Best Books Ever
76,085 books — 282,710 voters

American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis
The Goriest Books Ever
409 books — 626 voters
The Stranger Beside Me by Ann Rule
Non-fiction books about Serial Killers
149 books — 159 voters

Lord of the Flies by William Golding
Bullying
358 books — 230 voters
Manufacturing Consent by Edward S. Herman
Disturbing Truths
555 books — 355 voters

American Psycho by Bret Easton EllisNaked Lunch by William S. Burroughs
Most Messed Up
845 books — 514 voters
Life of Pi by Yann MartelHow to Win Friends & Influence People by Dale Carnegie
Inspiring Books
4,683 books — 3,356 voters

War and Peace by Leo TolstoyThe War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells
Best War Novels
1,671 books — 1,389 voters
How to Win Friends & Influence People by Dale Carnegie
Motivational and Self-Improvement Books
2,988 books — 3,007 voters

Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky
Best Philosophical Literature
1,167 books — 2,724 voters
The Stranger Beside Me by Ann Rule
Best True Crime
1,345 books — 1,886 voters


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