Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Joe Green (26 Lists)



X-Men by Chris ClaremontX-Men by Chris ClaremontMarvels by Kurt BusiekThe Infinity Gauntlet by Jim Starlin
Best of Marvel Comics
709 books — 275 voters
Ender’s Game by Orson Scott CardDune by Frank HerbertFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburySpeaker for the Dead by Orson Scott Card
Favorite Novels Which Won the Hugo Award
84 books — 1,614 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeCharlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteDifferent Seasons by Stephen KingThe Silence of the Lambs by Thomas HarrisThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
American Literature at the Movies
462 books — 179 voters
Watchmen by Alan MooreV for Vendetta by Alan MooreThe Sandman, Vol. 1 by Neil GaimanBatman by Frank MillerBatman by Frank Miller
Required Reading Graphic Novels
1,173 books — 2,013 voters

Watchmen by Alan MooreThe Sandman, Vol. 1 by Neil GaimanV for Vendetta by Alan MooreY by Brian K. VaughanBatman by Frank Miller
500 Essential Graphic Novels
939 books — 863 voters
The Essential Calvin and Hobbes by Bill WattersonHomicidal Psycho Jungle Cat by Bill WattersonThe Authoritative Calvin and Hobbes by Bill WattersonIt's a Magical World by Bill WattersonCalvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson
Comics! Comics! Graphic Novels!
494 books — 77 voters

Watchmen by Alan MooreBatman by Frank MillerBatman by Alan MooreBatman by Frank MillerKingdom Come by Mark Waid
Best Superhero Graphic Novels
632 books — 437 voters
1984 by George OrwellFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyEnder’s Game by Orson Scott Card
New Coming-of-Age Titles for Required High School Reading
170 books — 475 voters

It by Stephen KingThe Stand by Stephen King’Salem’s Lot by Stephen KingMisery by Stephen KingPet Sematary by Stephen King
Best of Stephen King
178 books — 3,875 voters
Einstein by Walter Isaacson
Scientists and Philosophers
233 books — 157 voters

I Am the Cheese by Robert Cormier
I Picked It Up Because of the Title
7,928 books — 2,080 voters
Dune by Frank HerbertEnder’s Game by Orson Scott Card1984 by George OrwellFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyBrave New World by Aldous Huxley
S&L Top-100 Science Fiction, Fantasy Titles
1,708 books — 2,208 voters

The Giver by Lois LowryThe Things They Carried by Tim O'BrienThe Sandman, Vol. 1 by Neil GaimanHomicidal Psycho Jungle Cat by Bill WattersonA Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson
Best Books of the Decade: 1990s
3,129 books — 3,678 voters
Moonbase Crisis by Rebecca MoestaOther People's Heroes by Blake M. Petit
Cheap Kindle Books Worth Reading
1,375 books — 1,170 voters

The Martian Chronicles by Ray BradburySpeaker for the Dead by Orson Scott Card
Space Exploration and Planet Colonization
124 books — 56 voters
Ender’s Game by Orson Scott CardThe Outsiders by S.E. HintonThe Giver by Lois LowryLord of the Flies by William GoldingThe Chocolate War by Robert Cormier
Best YA to Appeal to Boys
649 books — 377 voters

Ace Hits the Big Time by Barbara Beasley MurphyA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleThe Chocolate War by Robert CormierThe Giver by Lois LowryEnder’s Game by Orson Scott Card
Best youth novels
136 books — 16 voters
The Illustrated Man by Ray BradburySomething Wicked This Way Comes by Ray BradburyEthan Frome by Edith WhartonThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
Books read for school
24 books — 5 voters

The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown
I Don't Understand All That Fuss
986 books — 2,577 voters
Ender’s Game by Orson Scott CardDune by Frank Herbert1984 by George OrwellFahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,482 books — 24,753 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee1984 by George OrwellThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,899 books — 49,793 voters
The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,755 books — 120,804 voters

Watchmen by Alan MooreThe Sandman, Vol. 1 by Neil GaimanBatman by Frank MillerY by Brian K. VaughanBatman by Alan Moore
Best Graphic Novels
3,450 books — 6,769 voters
It by Stephen King’Salem’s Lot by Stephen KingPet Sematary by Stephen KingMisery by Stephen King
Best Horror Novels
2,087 books — 5,456 voters

Mein Kampf by Adolf Hitler
Dealbreakers: If You Like This Book, We Won't Get Along
2,037 books — 5,322 voters
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsAnimal Farm by George OrwellRomeo and Juliet by William ShakespeareThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakEnder’s Game by Orson Scott Card
Best Books Ever
76,704 books — 285,103 voters