Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by James (6 Lists)



Black Rain by Masuji IbuseAfter Dark by Haruki Murakami1Q84 by Haruki MurakamiHard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World by Haruki MurakamiNorwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami
Japanese Fiction
410 books — 330 voters
The Martian by Andy WeirAll the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
What We're Reading at Goodreads: September 2015
750 books — 816 voters

Old Man's War by John ScalziLeviathan Wakes by James S.A. CoreyConsider Phlebas by Iain M. BanksDune by Frank Herbert
Excellent Space Opera
1,016 books — 3,642 voters
Stiff by Mary RoachLongitude by Dava SobelThe Code Book by Simon SinghUncommon Grounds by Mark PendergrastSpice by Jack Turner
Microhistory: Social Histories of Just One Thing
1,825 books — 2,213 voters

Norwegian Wood by Haruki MurakamiThe Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki MurakamiA Wild Sheep Chase by Haruki MurakamiDance Dance Dance by Haruki MurakamiBlack Rain by Masuji Ibuse
Best Japanese Books
771 books — 3,248 voters
East of Eden by John SteinbeckOthello by William ShakespeareThe Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer
Thought I Would Hate It...But Fell in Love
270 books — 161 voters