Big Books of 2026

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



Junky by William S. BurroughsBallad of the Whiskey Robber by Julian Rubinstein
Under the Influence
364 books — 121 voters
Infinite Jest by David Foster WallacePost Office by Charles Bukowski
Substance Abuse & Addiction
717 books — 1,315 voters

Post Office by Charles BukowskiTales of Ordinary Madness by Charles Bukowski
Drunken Masters
281 books — 376 voters
On the Road by Jack Kerouac
65 Books You Need to Read in Your 20s (according to Buzzfeed)
149 books — 108 voters

Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace
Addicts
271 books — 350 voters
Rant by Chuck PalahniukInfinite Jest by David Foster Wallace
Weirdest Books Ever
1,193 books — 1,184 voters

Rant by Chuck PalahniukThe Wasp Factory by Iain Banks
Now That's REALLY Freakin' Weird...
714 books — 552 voters
On the Road by Jack KerouacInfinite Jest by David Foster Wallace
A Postmodernist "Canon"
273 books — 172 voters

Post Office by Charles Bukowski
Best Dark Humor
729 books — 1,631 voters
Brave New World by Aldous HuxleyFahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Best Books Ever
76,123 books — 282,980 voters

On the Road by Jack Kerouac
Great Stream of Consciousness Novels
132 books — 193 voters
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyBrave New World by Aldous Huxley
Darkest Books of All Time
1,275 books — 1,716 voters

On the Road by Jack KerouacPost Office by Charles BukowskiJunky by William S. Burroughs
Cult Classics
1,567 books — 2,120 voters
Brave New World by Aldous HuxleyOn the Road by Jack Kerouac
Best Experimental Books Ever
1,107 books — 1,719 voters

Gun, With Occasional Music by Jonathan LethemWhen Gravity Fails by George Alec Effinger
Most Under-rated Science Fiction
2,080 books — 2,169 voters
Brave New World by Aldous HuxleyFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyOn the Road by Jack KerouacThe Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,807 books — 49,791 voters

The Gone-Away World by Nick HarkawayWorld War Z by Max Brooks
Best Dystopian Novels of the Past 25 Years
57 books — 60 voters
The Gone-Away World by Nick HarkawaySlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Unexpectedly Funny
127 books — 73 voters

The Gone-Away World by Nick Harkaway
Nerdventure
125 books — 215 voters
The Instructions by Adam Levin
The 800+ page Gorillaz
459 books — 518 voters