Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Patrick (9 Lists)



The Mind Illuminated by Culadasa (John Charles Yates)Mindfulness in Plain English by Henepola Gunaratana
Best Meditation Books
112 books — 143 voters
The Martian by Andy Weir
best hard science fiction
394 books — 720 voters

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. CoveyThe 5 Love Languages by Gary Chapman
Best Self Help Books
2,285 books — 2,326 voters
The Shining by Stephen King’Salem’s Lot by Stephen KingPet Sematary by Stephen KingRed Dragon by Thomas Harris
Best Horror Novels
1,984 books — 5,447 voters

The Stand by Stephen KingThe Shining by Stephen KingPet Sematary by Stephen KingChristine by Stephen KingThe Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon by Stephen King
Best of Stephen King
178 books — 3,876 voters
1984 by George OrwellLord of the Flies by William GoldingIt by Stephen KingLolita by Vladimir Nabokov
The Most Disturbing Books Ever Written
3,191 books — 11,290 voters

Gone Girl by Gillian FlynnFaceless Killers by Henning MankellPerfume by Patrick SüskindThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonAngels & Demons by Dan Brown
Best Crime & Mystery Books
7,306 books — 15,549 voters
1984 by George OrwellAnimal Farm by George OrwellHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingMemoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenThe Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,499 books — 119,971 voters

The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsMemoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenThe Fault in Our Stars by John GreenThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
Best Books Ever
76,088 books — 282,839 voters