Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Leah (20 Lists)



The Female of the Species by Joyce Carol OatesBlonde by Joyce Carol Oates
Best of Joyce Carol Oates
117 books — 85 voters
The Windup Girl by Paolo Bacigalupi
Non-Western Speculative Fiction
149 books — 82 voters

Johnny Got His Gun by Dalton Trumbo
Best War Novels
1,671 books — 1,389 voters
Fingersmith by Sarah WatersThe Dante Club by Matthew Pearl
Best Historical Mystery
2,070 books — 4,531 voters

We, the Drowned by Carsten JensenThe Magic Mountain by Thomas Mann
Big Fat Books Worth the Effort
1,874 books — 6,997 voters
We, the Drowned by Carsten Jensen
Best Scandinavian and Nordic Literature
1,210 books — 1,244 voters

House of Leaves by Mark Z. DanielewskiGeek Love by Katherine DunnHaunted by Chuck Palahniuk
Now That's REALLY Freakin' Weird...
714 books — 552 voters
The Giver by Lois LowryAnimal Farm by George OrwellBattle Royale by Koushun TakamiBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyFahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
3,751 books — 25,989 voters

At the Hands of Persons Unknown by Philip DrayLies My Teacher Told Me by James W. Loewen
Social Justice: Books on Racism, Sexism, and Class
2,127 books — 1,534 voters
Rumo & His Miraculous Adventures by Walter MoersThe 13½ Lives of Captain Bluebear by Walter MoersThe City of Dreaming Books by Walter MoersThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsThe Island of Dr. Moreau by H.G. Wells
What Book Would You Like To Live In?
8,744 books — 8,880 voters

Nostromo by Joseph ConradSteppenwolf by Hermann HesseThe Magic Mountain by Thomas MannSome Things Are Better Left Unplugged by Vincent W. SakowskiThe Human Stain by Philip Roth
Most Difficult Novels
588 books — 2,043 voters
Rumo & His Miraculous Adventures by Walter MoersWe, the Drowned by Carsten JensenFool by Christopher MooreThe 13½ Lives of Captain Bluebear by Walter MoersFingersmith by Sarah Waters
Books That Should Be Made Into Movies
32,222 books — 68,297 voters

Burmese Days by George Orwell
Best Books Ever
76,166 books — 283,179 voters
The World According to Garp by John Irving
Best of John Irving
27 books — 344 voters

Survivor by Chuck PalahniukHaunted by Chuck PalahniukDamned by Chuck PalahniukDiary by Chuck PalahniukInvisible Monsters by Chuck Palahniuk
Best Chuck Palahniuk Books
24 books — 382 voters
The Magic Mountain by Thomas Mann
Best German/Austrian/Swiss Literature
1,030 books — 955 voters

We, the Drowned by Carsten Jensen
Nautical Novels
431 books — 331 voters
The 120 Days of Sodom by Marquis de Sade
The Most Disturbing Books Ever Written
3,196 books — 11,297 voters

Go Ask Alice by Beatrice Sparks
Best Young Adult Books
13,096 books — 80,176 voters
Fingersmith by Sarah Waters
Best LGBTQIA literature
1,772 books — 2,167 voters