Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Jonah Gray (11 Lists)



Watchmen by Alan MooreThe Complete Maus by Art SpiegelmanV for Vendetta by Alan MooreBatman by Frank MillerPersepolis by Marjane Satrapi
Required Reading Graphic Novels
1,173 books — 2,014 voters
Lord of the Flies by William GoldingAnimal Farm by George OrwellThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd
Best Page-Turners with Redeeming Social Value
8,081 books — 5,745 voters

Animal Farm by George OrwellLord of the Flies by William GoldingTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee1984 by George OrwellThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die
1,336 books — 5,850 voters
Animal Farm by George OrwellWatership Down by Richard AdamsGorillas in the Mist by Dian FosseyThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryPet Sematary by Stephen King
Best Books About Animals
1,848 books — 1,854 voters

The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson BurnettAnimal Farm by George OrwellMacbeth by William ShakespeareRomeo and Juliet by William ShakespeareThe Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
Must Read Classics
1,866 books — 4,661 voters
Down and Rising by Rohith S. KatbamnaLord of the Flies by William GoldingA Child Called "It" by Dave PelzerThe Road by Cormac McCarthyAnimal Farm by George Orwell
The Most Disturbing Books Ever Written
3,214 books — 11,342 voters

Down and Rising by Rohith S. KatbamnaThe Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
Best Multicultural General Fiction
588 books — 376 voters
Down and Rising by Rohith S. KatbamnaLord of the Flies by William GoldingWatership Down by Richard AdamsAnimal Farm by George OrwellEnder’s Game by Orson Scott Card
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
3,766 books — 26,023 voters

Down and Rising by Rohith S. KatbamnaTrainspotting by Irvine WelshThe Basketball Diaries by Jim CarrollThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniJ.R.R. Tolkien 4-Book Boxed Set by J.R.R. Tolkien
Best Books Ever
76,690 books — 285,196 voters
Down and Rising by Rohith S. KatbamnaTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeLord of the Flies by William GoldingThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniA Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,759 books — 120,842 voters

Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark HaddonHouse of Leaves by Mark Z. DanielewskiWatchmen by Alan Moore
Best Experimental Books Ever
1,107 books — 1,718 voters