Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Sam (21 Lists)



A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James JoyceThe Trial by Franz KafkaIf on a Winter’s Night a Traveler by Italo CalvinoThe Metamorphosis by Franz KafkaUlysses by James Joyce
The Modernist Canon
79 books — 12 voters
Ulysses by James JoyceWaiting for Godot by Samuel BeckettThe Trial by Franz KafkaLolita by Vladimir NabokovThe Castle by Franz Kafka
Modernist Literature
189 books — 66 voters

Ulysses by James JoyceLolita by Vladimir NabokovA Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James JoyceWaiting for Godot by Samuel BeckettThe Trial by Franz Kafka
100 Modernist Reads
101 books — 52 voters
Crash by J.G. BallardThe Crystal World by J.G. BallardEmpire of the Sun by J.G. BallardHigh-Rise by J.G. BallardThe Drowned World by J.G. Ballard
Best of J.G. Ballard
25 books — 17 voters

The Castle in the Forest by Norman Mailer
Faction
446 books — 83 voters
The Road by Cormac McCarthy
Best Cormac McCarthy Books
17 books — 182 voters

On the Road by Jack KerouacNaked Lunch by William S. Burroughs
Beat Generation Literature
114 books — 51 voters
On the Road by Jack KerouacNaked Lunch by William S. BurroughsJunky by William S. BurroughsQueer by William S. BurroughsChronicles, Volume One by Bob Dylan
Beat Lit
235 books — 182 voters

Umbrella by Will Self
2012 Man Booker Prize Longlist
12 books — 177 voters
Naked Lunch by William S. BurroughsFear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. ThompsonThe Atrocity Exhibition by J.G. BallardThe Master and Margarita by Mikhail BulgakovCrash by J.G. Ballard
Weirdest Books Ever
1,193 books — 1,185 voters

A Clockwork Orange by Anthony BurgessLolita by Vladimir Nabokov1984 by George OrwellTrainspotting by Irvine WelshFRANKENSTEIN by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
The Best Use of Stylistic Language (best form/language)
561 books — 545 voters
The Origin of Species by Charles DarwinSpirit Filled Life Bible by Anonymousالقرآن الكريم by AnonymousThe Communist Manifesto by Karl MarxThe Holy Bible by Anonymous
The Most Influential Books
1,479 books — 5,282 voters

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldLolita by Vladimir NabokovThe Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,451 books — 119,744 voters
The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar WildeThe City and the Pillar by Gore VidalMyra Breckinridge by Gore Vidal
Best Gay Fiction
2,649 books — 3,866 voters

Animal Farm by George OrwellThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar WildeLolita by Vladimir NabokovFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyA Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess
Best Books Ever
76,035 books — 282,332 voters
The Rum Diary by Hunter S. ThompsonJunky by William S. BurroughsThe Master and Margarita by Mikhail BulgakovThe Tea Party and Other Plays by Harold Pinter
Under the Influence
364 books — 121 voters

1984 by George OrwellOn the Road by Jack KerouacFear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. ThompsonThe Metamorphosis by Franz KafkaA Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess
Cult Classics
1,567 books — 2,122 voters
Dianetics by L. Ron Hubbard
Dealbreakers: If You Like This Book, We Won't Get Along
2,028 books — 5,323 voters

1984 by George OrwellThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldAnimal Farm by George OrwellLolita by Vladimir NabokovThe Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,807 books — 49,785 voters
1984 by George OrwellAnimal Farm by George OrwellCrash by J.G. Ballard
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
3,742 books — 25,978 voters

The Naked and the Dead by Norman MailerA Farewell to Arms by Ernest HemingwayEmpire of the Sun by J.G. Ballard
Best War Novels
1,671 books — 1,388 voters