Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Rox (22 Lists)



My Heart Is a Chainsaw by Stephen Graham JonesThe Final Girl Support Group by Grady Hendrix
2021 Horror Releases
172 books — 235 voters
The Death of Vivek Oji by Akwaeke EmeziFreshwater by Akwaeke EmeziPet by Akwaeke Emezi
Queer African Reads
83 books — 21 voters

The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
Literary Gay Romantic Novels
105 books — 259 voters
Wuthering Heights by Emily BrontëFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyWe Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley JacksonDracula by Bram StokerThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
Best Gothic Books of All Time
585 books — 3,501 voters

Cemetery Boys by Aiden ThomasClap When You Land by Elizabeth AcevedoBe Not Far from Me by Mindy McGinnisYou Should See Me in a Crown by Leah JohnsonLegendborn by Tracy Deonn
YA Novels of 2020
825 books — 2,639 voters
The Hate U Give by Angie ThomasCemetery Boys by Aiden ThomasClap When You Land by Elizabeth AcevedoYou Should See Me in a Crown by Leah JohnsonGrown by Tiffany D. Jackson
2020 YA/MG Books With POC Leads
297 books — 724 voters

Final Exit by Derek HumphrySmoke Gets in Your Eyes & Other Lessons from the Crematory by Caitlin DoughtyThe Bell Jar by Sylvia PlathThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankThe Fault in Our Stars by John Green
Thanatopsis: Death, Dying, and Mortality
582 books — 264 voters
The Eternal Audience of One by Rémy NgamijeMy Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan BraithwaiteBorn a Crime by Trevor Noah
Great Modern African Reads
88 books — 55 voters

The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerNightfall by L.J. Smith
Trees died for this?
1,364 books — 859 voters
The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen ChboskyWintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson
If you love John Green books you'll love these books
115 books — 145 voters

On the Come Up by Angie Thomas
2019 YA/MG Books With POC Leads
260 books — 214 voters
On the Come Up by Angie ThomasTwo Can Keep a Secret by Karen M. McManusChildren of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi
Goodreads Choice Awards 2019: Y/A Fiction
82 books — 65 voters

The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldCity of Bones by Cassandra ClareTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeNightfall by L.J. Smith
Disappointing Books
2,735 books — 4,605 voters
The Grownup by Gillian FlynnBird Box by Josh MalermanMy Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan BraithwaiteWe Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson
Books in the Freezer Podcast
106 books — 43 voters

Two Can Keep a Secret by Karen M. McManus
Mystery & Thriller 2019
246 books — 562 voters
The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
What Women Born in the 90's Have Read in 2019
2,587 books — 303 voters

The Hate U Give by Angie ThomasTurtles All the Way Down by John GreenWe Should All Be Feminists by Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieChildren of Blood and Bone by Tomi AdeyemiTo All the Boys I've Loved Before by Jenny Han
What Women Born in the 90's Have Read in 2018
2,415 books — 316 voters
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. RowlingThe Host by Stephenie Meyer
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,189 books — 28,378 voters

The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. RowlingWuthering Heights by Emily BrontëThe Fault in Our Stars by John GreenRomeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare
Best Books Ever
76,094 books — 282,860 voters
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldOf Mice and Men by John SteinbeckHarry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,807 books — 49,789 voters

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen ChboskyHoles by Louis SacharLooking for Alaska by John GreenClockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare
Best Young Adult Books
13,096 books — 80,175 voters
Macbeth by William ShakespeareOf Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
Required Reading in High School
813 books — 1,288 voters