Big Books of 2026

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



Jane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyThe Grapes of Wrath by John SteinbeckThe Fault in Our Stars by John GreenEast of Eden by John Steinbeck
100 Books to Read in a Lifetime: Readers' Picks
15,172 books — 17,437 voters
East of Eden by John SteinbeckThe Grapes of Wrath by John SteinbeckGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellThe Poisonwood Bible by Barbara KingsolverWhere the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,807 books — 49,788 voters

In the Woods by Tana FrenchThe Thirteenth Tale by Diane SetterfieldThe Beekeeper's Apprentice by Laurie R. KingThe Secret History by Donna TarttThe Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
Best Crime & Mystery Books
7,306 books — 15,547 voters
Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellThe Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettThe Red Tent by Anita DiamantThe Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Best Historical Fiction
7,393 books — 25,577 voters

Jane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëLord of the Flies by William GoldingThe Grapes of Wrath by John SteinbeckThe Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,479 books — 119,936 voters
The Nightingale by Kristin HannahGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellThe Fault in Our Stars by John Green
Best Book Club Tear-Jerkers
76 books — 89 voters

The Thirteenth Tale by Diane SetterfieldThe Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónMr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan
Bookish Thrillers
113 books — 127 voters
The Fault in Our Stars by John GreenThe Martian by Andy WeirRoom by Emma Donoghue
Best Books of the Decade: 2010s
7,686 books — 14,160 voters

Gone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellLittle Women by Louisa May AlcottAre You There God? It’s Me, Margaret by Judy BlumeBlack Beauty by Anna SewellHeidi by Johanna Spyri
What Book Got You Hooked?
3,843 books — 10,496 voters
The Notebook by Nicholas SparksJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
All Time Favorite Romance Novels
5,585 books — 12,536 voters

Wicked by Gregory MaguireMoby-Dick or, The Whale by Herman MelvilleOne Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García MárquezA Brief History of Time by Stephen W. HawkingDune by Frank Herbert
The Most Begun "Read but Unfinished" (Started) book ever
2,605 books — 13,134 voters
Jane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëTess of the D’Urbervilles by Thomas HardyThe Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel HawthorneDavid Copperfield by Charles Dickens
Best Books of the 19th Century
1,703 books — 6,872 voters

Middlesex by Jeffrey EugenidesThe Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel HawthorneTess of the D’Urbervilles by Thomas HardyExtremely Loud & Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran FoerJane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
Best Books Ever
76,086 books — 282,728 voters
Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides
Books That Exceeded Your Expectations
14,699 books — 16,424 voters

Spirit Filled Life Bible by Anonymous
The Most Influential Books
1,479 books — 5,283 voters
Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,189 books — 28,380 voters

Middlesex by Jeffrey EugenidesExtremely Loud & Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran FoerRoom by Emma Donoghue
Best Books of the 21st Century
9,835 books — 21,937 voters
Wicked by Gregory Maguire
Commonly Loved Books I Hate
392 books — 525 voters

Intensity by Dean Koontz
Best Dean Koontz Books
91 books — 902 voters
Jurassic Park by Michael CrichtonHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. RowlingGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
The Book Was Better Than the Movie
1,561 books — 18,690 voters