Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Nigel (11 Lists)



Ancillary Justice by Ann LeckieThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century
1,209 books — 8,953 voters
1984 by George OrwellTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyAnimal Farm by George OrwellThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
Books that Changed My World View
467 books — 411 voters

1984 by George OrwellAnimal Farm by George OrwellThe Power and the Glory by Graham GreeneThe Heart of the Matter by Graham Greene
Best Books of the Decade: 1940s
819 books — 1,144 voters
The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerCharlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteLord of the Flies by William GoldingThe End of the Affair by Graham Greene
Best Books of the Decade: 1950s
1,181 books — 1,508 voters

One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken KeseyTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.Catch-22 by Joseph HellerDune by Frank Herbert
Best Books of the Decade: 1960s
1,356 books — 1,778 voters
Girl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy ChevalierJurassic Park by Michael CrichtonSnow Falling on Cedars by David GutersonThe Secret History by Donna TarttHigh Fidelity by Nick Hornby
Best Books of the Decade: 1990s
3,130 books — 3,678 voters

The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonLife of Pi by Yann Martel
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,189 books — 28,380 voters
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsWatership Down by Richard AdamsThe Princess Bride by William GoldmanShōgun by James ClavellTinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy by John le Carré
Best Books of the Decade: 1970s
1,946 books — 1,880 voters

Matilda by Roald DahlThe Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettThe Restaurant at the End of the Universe by Douglas AdamsThe Witches by Roald DahlLife, the Universe and Everything by Douglas Adams
Best Books of the Decade: 1980s
2,257 books — 2,434 voters
The Goldfinch by Donna TarttThe Girl on the Train by Paula HawkinsGone Girl by Gillian FlynnAncillary Justice by Ann LeckieSweet Tooth by Ian McEwan
Best Books of the Decade: 2010s
7,686 books — 14,160 voters

The Princess Bride by William GoldmanThe Godfather by Mario PuzoJaws by Peter BenchleyThe Silence of the Lambs by Thomas HarrisThe Last of the Mohicans by James Fenimore Cooper
The MOVIE was BETTER than the BOOK
1,133 books — 10,102 voters