Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Eilis (17 Lists)



The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
Books That Should Be Made Into Movies
32,220 books — 68,255 voters
East of Eden by John SteinbeckAnna Karenina by Leo TolstoyJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëJonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna ClarkeA Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving
Big Fat Books Worth the Effort
1,874 books — 6,997 voters

Wolf Hall by Hilary MantelPossession by A.S. ByattOrlando by Virginia WoolfPerfume by Patrick SüskindFingersmith by Sarah Waters
Best Historical Fiction Books that Are Actually Historical Fiction
2,518 books — 2,757 voters
The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryA Prayer for Owen Meany by John IrvingSophie’s Choice by William Styronシンドラーズ・リスト [Schindlers List] by Thomas KeneallyThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Books that Made You Cry!
3,359 books — 7,921 voters

Circle of Friends by Maeve BinchyHigh Fidelity by Nick HornbyBeowulf by Unknown
The Book Was Better Than the Movie
1,561 books — 18,689 voters
Gone with the Windsors by Laurie Graham
Best Books About Mistresses
448 books — 728 voters

Wyrd Sisters by Terry PratchettLife, the Universe and Everything by Douglas AdamsThe Restaurant at the End of the Universe by Douglas Adams
Books That Made Me Laugh Out Loud
2,066 books — 2,371 voters
A Prayer for Owen Meany by John IrvingOne Day by David NichollsSchindler’s List by Thomas Keneally
Books That Made You Cry
1,607 books — 3,275 voters

Possession by A.S. Byatt
Time Magazine's All-Time 100 Novels
100 books — 296 voters
The Blue Castle by L.M. Montgomery
Best Romances With Spinsters, Wallflowers, Or Old Maids
474 books — 867 voters

Persuasion by Jane Austen
Best Jane Austen Novels
20 books — 478 voters
London by Peter Ackroyd
The Big Non-fiction
192 books — 87 voters

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
What Book Would You Like To Live In?
8,742 books — 8,877 voters
Breakfast at Tiffany’s and Three Stories by Truman CapoteVanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray
Best Female Lead Characters
4,846 books — 5,880 voters

The Blue Castle by L.M. Montgomery
Fictional Crushes
636 books — 578 voters